Business Cases
This page contains information about how to find business case studies using library databases, and online.
You can find Business Cases from within the following databases:
- Business Source Complete
- Select "Case Study" from your Document Type options in Advanced search.
- 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.
Library Resources
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Business Cases That Get Results - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HF5718.5 M377 2019ISBN: 9781780174556 -
Business ethics: Readings and cases in corporate morality - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HF5387 .B87 2014 ebookISBN: 9781118722954 -
Business Ethics Through Movies: A case study approach - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HF5387 .T439 2015 ebookISBN: 9781118941911 -
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 -
Developing insights on branding in the B2B context : case studies from business practice - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HF5415.1263 .D484 2018ISBN: 9781787562769 -
Lessons in Corporate Finance - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HG4026 .A87 2016ISBN: 9781119207429 -
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
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Crisis Communication : case studies and lessons learned from international - Opens in a new window by Call Number: HD49 .B73 2018ISBN: 9781498751346 -
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
Databases:
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Business Source CompleteArticles from scholarly business journals and magazines. It also includes country overviews, market research reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses, industry reports, and videos from the Harvard Faculty Seminar Series.
**Harvard Business Review access via Business Source Complete is not intended for use as assigned course material in academic institutions by any means of incorporating the content into course resources. -
Canadian Major DailiesNot searchable in OneSearch. Search directly in database to access content.
National and leading regional newspapers, such as the National Post, the Globe and Mail, the Montreal Gazette, and the Ottawa Citizen. -
Canadian Business & Current AffairsNot searchable in OneSearch. Search directly in database to access content.
A diverse collection of publications, including scholarly journals, trade publications, dissertations, books, newspapers and magazines. It covers Canadian studies, business, culture, current event, education, literature, agriculture, history, and language, as well as Canadian government and politics. It includes 600 full text titles. -
Safari by O'ReillyFrom the home page, scroll down to Case Studies > See More. Find cases for Business Transformation and more.
Journals:
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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).
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Journal of Case Studies - Opens in a new windowJournal of Case Studies was established by the Society for Case Research to provide a continual flow of effective up-to-date cases to promote excellence in case teaching.
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MIT Sloan Management Review - Opens in a new windowFull-text subscribed access to MIT Sloan content.
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Harvard Business Review - Opens in a new windowAdditional restrictions may apply including the use of this content as assigned course material. Please consult your institution's librarian about any restrictions that might apply under the license with your institution. For more information and teaching resources from Harvard Business Publishing including Harvard Business School Cases, eLearning products, and business simulations please visit hbsp.harvard.edu.
Web Resources
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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.
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Business Case Studies - Opens in a new windowLearn business studies online with our extensive revision pages, download case studies from real world companies and associated lesson materials and worksheets for teachers and students.
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The Case Centre - Opens in a new windowYou 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.
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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.
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Free Case Studies: Ivey School of Business - Opens in a new windowComplimentary Cases for Secondary School Classrooms
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How to do an Analysis of a Business Case - Opens in a new windowPearson Education.
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HR Open Case Studies - Opens in a new windowOur case studies are written by practitioners for practitioners, and are designed to stop talking about theory and showcase the organizations getting HR and recruiting right in practice
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Penske Case Studies - Opens in a new windowLOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN CASE STUDIES
Searching for Business Cases
Watch the video or follow the steps below to learn how to find business cases in the Library digital resource collections. You can also download the Finding Business Cases video transcript.
To find business cases in Business Source Complete:
- Open the collection.
- Select Advanced Search.
- Under 'Limit your results', select Case Study under Document Type.
- Check Full Text to make sure you will only see results where you can read the full document.
- Enter your search terms into the search bars and click Search. Your results will be displayed in a list.
To find business cases in Entrepreneurial Studies Source:
- Open the collection
- Click Advanced Search.
- Under ‘Document Type’, select Case Study.
- Under ‘Limit Your Results’, select Full Text to make sure you will only see results where you can read the full document.
- Enter your search terms into the search bars and click Search. Your results will be displayed in a list.
To find business cases in Canadian Business and Current Affairs:
- Open the collection
- Click Advanced Search.
- Check Full Text to make sure you will only see results where you can read the full document.
- Under Document Type, select Business Case.
- Enter you search terms in the search bars and click Search. You can see the results of your search in a list.
Most of these results should be case studies but to verify, I can look at the title or click the result and look at the abstract to make sure. It will usually use words like ‘case study’, ‘analysis’ or ‘situation’.