Business Cases
This page contains information about how to find business case studies using AC Library database subscriptions and online sources.
You can find Business Cases from within the following databases using the Databases A-Z list on our homepage.
- Tourism Cases from CABI.
- Films On Demand
- Case Studies presented with video. Search "case study" as keyword.
- Gale OneFile Business (or other Gale database such as Academic Onefile Select)
- Select "Case Study" from your Document Type options in Advanced search.
- Proquest One Business : select or limit to Emerald Business Case Studies
- Canadian Business and Current Affairs
- Select "Case Study" from your Document Type options in Advanced search.
- Safari by O'Reilly
- Scroll down the browse page until you see the "Case Studies" list or choose "Topics" > "View all Topics" and then select "Case Study" under format. (Case studies presented with video)
Library Resources
Business Cases That Get Results - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HF5718.5 M377 2019ISBN: 9781780174556
Case Studies in Transition and Employment for Students and Adults with Disabilities - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HD7256.U6 S76 2019ISBN: 9780398092412
Managing Cybersecurity Risk : Cases Studies and Solutions - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HD30.38 M3634 2018ISBN: 9781787198913
Modern Construction Case Studies - Opens in a new window by Call Number: TH2235 .W38 2016ISBN: 3035608806
R3 Corda for Architects and Developers: With Case Studies in Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, Travel, Telecom, and Agriculture - Opens in a new window by ISBN: 9781484245293Publication Date: 2019
Case Studies in Dental Hygiene - Opens in a new window by Call Number: RK60.5 .T365 2009ISBN: 9780131589940
Crisis Communication : case studies and lessons learned from international - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HD49 .B73 2018ISBN: 9781498751346
Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics, Second Edition - Opens in a new window by Call Number: Q325.5 .K457 2020ISBN: 9780262044691
Supply Chain Management Models: Forward, Reverse, Uncertain, and Intelligent Foundations with Case Studies - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HD38.5 .F39 2018ISBN: 9781138570177
Unraveling the Mysteries of Case Study Research - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HD30.4 .T394 2017ISBN: 9781786437235
We Never Expected That by Call Number: HD38.7 .B3675 2021ISBN: 9781793619884Publication Date: 2021-08-30
Databases:
- Business (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowBroker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings. It includes subjects such as management, economics and politics.
- Canadian Business & Current Affairs This link opens in a new windowChoose newspaper as resource type from limiters or use the Newspaper Search in Page 1+ to add Canadian news content to your results
A diverse collection of publications, including scholarly journals, trade publications, dissertations, books, newspapers and magazines. Covers Canadian studies, business, culture, current event, education, literature, agriculture, history, and language, as well as government and politics. - Canadian Major Dailies This link opens in a new windowChoose newspaper as resource type from limiters or use the Newspaper Search in Page 1+ to add Canadian news content to your results
National and leading regional newspapers, such as the National Post, the Globe and Mail, the Montreal Gazette, and the Ottawa Citizen. - Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowVideo clips on a variety of subject areas including art and architecture, environmental science, health and social sciences, technology and trades. The videos are copyright cleared for classroom use at Algonquin College.
- ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
A complete business library containing millions of full-text items across scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, market research reports, dissertations, books, videos and more. Check out Proquest One Business Libguide for help using this database effectively.
- Safari by O'Reilly This link opens in a new windowFrom the home page, scroll down to Case Studies > See More. Find cases for Business Transformation and more.
- Statista This link opens in a new window*Not searchable in Page 1+. Search directly in database to access content*
Provides coverage of consumer and market data covering more than 80,000 business-related topics from more than 22,500 sources in 170+ industries. Consumer Insights can be search independently by accessing it under the insights tab.
eCommerce Insights is its own product and is accessible from the main Statista platform under the Insights tab. Once you have linked out to the ecommerce product you should select the University Access button to reauthenticate before beginning your search. - Tourism Cases (CABI) This link opens in a new windowCase studies from the world of tourism, hospitality, leisure, events and recreation. It includes practical, real-life examples and expertise of tourism businesses, projects, and programs globally.
Note: This package does not include access to book chapters.
Journals:
- Business Case Journal - Opens in a new windowIncludes cases in which a student is placed in the role of a decision-maker & asked to make recommendations appropriate to the context of the situation, and case studies (descriptions of real situations).
Web Resources
- 20 Classic Case Studies Every Business Student Should Know - Opens in a new windowAlthough the following are focused on specific businesses, all business students can learn lessons from their triumphs and mistakes. Read on, and you'll find 20 classic case studies you'd do well to know as a business student.
- Business Case Studies - Opens in a new windowWelcome to our business site, we have over 600 case studies that cover a wealth of business topics in real businesses, our business theory pages cover all the topics you need to know in business. In our eBook store you can download PDF versions of all our case studies or get one of our ebook collections, if you prefer we have audio case studies or printed books.
- The Case Centre - Opens in a new windowIf you're looking to try out case teaching, or your budget is a little tight, why not try a case from one of our high-quality free case collections..
You must be registered and logged in to our website to access free cases. Once logged in you can use the 'show only items in the free case collection' tick box on our product search to search all free cases. - Case Studies - Stanford Business - Opens in a new windowThis listing contains abstracts and ordering information for case studies written and published by faculty at Stanford GSB.
Publicly available cases in this collection are distributed by Harvard Business Publishingopen in new window and The Case Centreopen in new window. - Case Studies in the EnvironmentLibrary online subscription
- Free Case Studies: Ivey School of Business - Opens in a new windowComplimentary Cases for Secondary School Classrooms
- IBIMA - Opens in a new windowIBIMA Business Review Journal (IBIMABR) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes publishing quality Case Studies in all business fields that significantly contribute to practice and support continuous learning efforts in organizations.
- Journal of Case Studieslibrary online subscription
- MIT Sloan Management - LeadingEdge - Opens in a new windowA free resource. The teaching business case studies available on LearningEdge, are narratives that facilitate class discussion about a particular business or management issue.
- Open Cases at UBC - Opens in a new windowThe resources and content on this website have been developed with maximum re-usability in mind. In addition to being openly licensed, the open case studies have been written and published on the UBC Wiki and are then syndicated here.
- Penske Case Studies - Opens in a new windowLOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN CASE STUDIES