Cases were typically reports written by practicing public administrators on managerial problems and how they solved them. In the mid-1940s, Harvard University developed public administration cases looks like current appearance.

• 这些案例的最初的作者是一些公共行政人员。很典型地,这些案例都是关于一些管理问题及其解决方案的报告。在1940年代中期,与现代公共行政学案例形式相当接近的案例在哈佛大学得到发展。