The case study method allows students to examine past and current business situations, which gives them two years' worth of indirect, real-world experience across industries and regions.The case study method offers students the opportunity to step into the shoes of managers, critique their decisions and provide alternative solutions.In the meeting, the presidents requested Kennedy's assistance in establishing a business administration program that would produce future managers.Dean Baker sent three professors, George Cabot Lodge, Henry Arthur and Thomas Raymond, to gauge the level of support from the business community and society at large in each of the Central American countries for the project.The 70-hectare (170-acre) site was purchased with funds raised through donations from the private sector and the governments of Central America, the result of a campaign headed by INCAE's National Committee in Nicaragua.The campus was built with a loan provided by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration with United States Agency for International Development funding.2017 INCAE requires its professors to have contact with the business sector to ensure that the material they present in the classroom is up to date and relevant.