Case Research Foundation | Annual Report 2023
Helping keep the classroom vital and alive, grounded in the shifting complexities faced by managers around the world. Paul R. Lawrence Fellowships, granted by the CRF, enable doctoral students and early-career faculty members to attend the annual conference of the North American Case Research Association (NACRA) for specialized training in case research, writing and teaching.
“By bringing in talented early-career scholars from around the world, our fellowship program helps promote the development of outstanding cases that will be relevant to the experience of students from many cultures.”
Our 2023 Fellows
This year, we received 44 completed applications (24 doctoral students; 20 early-career faculty). We were pleased to award 8 Paul R. Lawrence Fellowships in 2023. Meet our 2023 fellowship recipients here.
This was the largest group we have ever hosted, because it included 8 from this year’s cohort and 5 from earlier cohorts who were able to attend this year for the first time.
The 2024 conference will be held in Orlando, Florida.
ADDING VALUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
With NACRA, the Case Research Journal, and our institutional sponsors, the Case Research Foundation has worked to provide professional development opportunities to members and former fellows throughout the year—not just during the conference.
Recent webinar topics have included:
“What Makes a Good Case?”
“Case Writing Tips and Topic Insights from Award-Winning Authors”
“NACRA Reviewers Workshop”
Spotlight on prl fellow alums
We are always delighted to hear about new case publications by our alums. Here are some recent highlights among many:
Lam An
PRL Fellow ’22
Assistant Professor, University of Winnipeg
The ToyBox Education Project: A Case in Social Enterprise Planning (Ivey Publishing)
This case is about building a sustainable business model for ToyBox, an educational social enterprise in Manitoba, Canada, that focuses on providing parents accessible learning tools to help develop their children’s numeracy and literacy skills.
Maria Ballesteros-Sola
PRL Fellow ’16
Associate Professor, California State University Channel Islands
EOS International: Scaling Financially Sustainable Impact Through Technologies in Nicaragua and Beyond (Case Research Journal)
This case focuses on a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to using technology-based products, such as efficient ovens and drip irrigation systems, to improve peoples’ livelihoods in rural Nicaragua. It was a finalist for the Curtis E. Tate Award for the best case published in the Case Research Journal in 2022.
Caleb Chen
PRL Fellow ’19
Assistant Professor, Macau University of Science and Technology
Hyperlocal or International: Aomi’s Bottleneck and Breakthrough (Ivey Publishing)
The founder and chief executive officer of Aomi, an online food delivery platform in Macau, faced a dilemma: with limited resources, would it be better to diversify into other businesses in its home country or expand its core business internationally?
Stephanie Raible
PRL Fellow ’21
Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Critical Concrete: Pivot Possibilities For A Sustainable Architecture Social Enterprise (Case Research Journal)
The founder of Critical Concrete, a sustainable architecture social enterprise in Porto, Portugal, considered a range of strategies to help the organization more consistently deliver on its social mission.
Financials
Our Administrative Costs
Our board of directors, faculty mentors, and committee members volunteer their time. We receive in-kind donations from the North American Case Research Association and other friends. Our administrative costs support website development, fellowship marketing, and management of the selection process. In 2023, our administrative expenses were 9% of our total expenses; the rest went directly to fellowship support.
Thanks to
Board of Directors
Anne T. Lawrence
Aundrea Kay Guess
Allan R. Cohen
Michael M. Goldman
Maria Ballesteros-Sola
Anjan Ghosh
Olga Kandinskaia
Faculty mentors
Maria Ballesteros-Sola
Brent Beal
Karen Boroff
Thomas Buckles
Sergio Canavati
Eric Dolansky
Jim Fisher
Josep Franch
Armand Gilinsky
Janis Gogan
Michael Goldman
Mahendra Gujarati
Cynthia Ingols
Chuck Kalnbach
Olga Kandinskaia
Joe Kavanaugh
Christine Kratz
Pascale Lapointe
Anne Lawrence
John Lawrence
Joan Ramon Mallart
Terry McGovern
Rebecca Morris
Kylene Myrah
Vi Narapareddy
Margaret Naumes
Susan Peters
Marlene Reed
Woody Richardson
Arunaditya Sahay
Karin Schnarr
Grishma Shah
Jeff Shay
Susan Sieloff
Vishwanath SR
Ram Subramanian
Marilyn Taylor
John Walsh
William Wei
Donors
Ogechi Adeola
Mrityunjay Athreya
Sherwood E. Bain
Maria Ballesteros-Sola
James Biteman
Denise Breckon
Lew Brown
Michael Burawoy
James Carroll
Chad Carson
Christopher Cassidy
Bala Chakravarthy
Caleb Chen
Danielle Clark
Allan and Joyce Cohen
Clifford E. Darden
Nancy Dearman and John Kotter
Gregory Dunn
Robert Eccles
Timothy Edlund
Nada Elnahla
Deborah Ettington and Thomas Burean
Lisa Facey-Shaw
Victor A. Faux
Cle-Anne Gabriel
Michael Goldman
Viktor Golovii
Aundrea Kay Guess
Monika Gupta
Takahiro Fujimoto
Ankan Ghosh
Janis Gogan and Ashok Rao
Ranjay Gulati
Randall Harris
Matthew Hollow
Cynthia Ingols and Steven J. Spitz
Joshin John
Shahir Kassam-Adams
Harvey Kolodny
Kerryn Krige
Harry W. Lane
Mitchell Langbert
Anne T. Lawrence
William S. (Tad) Lawrence
Jay W. Lorsch
Michael McCaskey
Terry McGovern
William and Margaret Naumes
Jeff Paul
Stephanie Raible
Marlene Reed
Aravind Reghunathan
Mark P. Rice
Lynne and Woody Richardson
Ronald Roman
Satyam
Kathryn Savage
Nermeen Shehata
Karin Schnarr
John Seeger (in honor of)
Melvin and Linda Stanford
David Stehlik
Linda Swayne
Marilyn and Robert Taylor
Paul Thompson
Michael L. Tushman and Marjorie Williams
Charalambos Vlachoutsicos
Michael F. Welsh
Meredith Woodwark
Jan Zahrly
We thank the following organizations for their generous sponsorship
