Finding case studies
Case studies are descriptions of real or hypothetical business problems.
Case studies can be found in:
- books, ebooks, and journal articles via Library Search (include the phrase "case study" in the search)
- online business databases:
- ABI/INFORM collectionWorldwide business journals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and companies.
- Business Source CompleteBusiness Source Complete is a scholarly journal article database, providing bibliographic and full text access to business, finance, and management journal articles, as well as company & industry information.
- Sage KnowledgeSAGE Knowledge is a social sciences digital library containing resources by publisher, Sage, for students, researchers, and faculty. It includes a range of content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, business cases, professional development titles, and more.
- Tourism Cases"Tourism Cases is a growing collection of case studies written by international practitioners and academics. Designed to share experiences and expertise from the Tourism Industry, our case studies offer practical, real-life examples in one easily searchable platform."
- WARC / by AscentialWarc is a comprehensive marketing information service. Warc provides marketing and communications case studies, research papers, conference reports and authoritative forecasts of advertising expenditure for all major economies used by researchers worldwide.
International business case studies books
Dynamics of international business: Asia-Pacific business casesPublication Date: 2013CaseBase: case studies in global business Covers business case studies focused on issues in emerging markets and emerging industries across the globe.
Publication Date: 2011
Leading culture change in global organizationsPublication Date: 2012
Case studies on the web
These websites provide a few free case studies. Information on what is publicly available is generally noted in the details of the cases.
- Business EthicsBusiness Ethics is the study of ethical dilemmas, values, and decision-making in the world of commerce.
Analysing case studies
The following resources provide advice on how to read and interpret case studies, and how to prepare written case study analysis.
The case writer's toolkitPublication Date: 2018
The case study handbook: a student's guide. Revised edition.Publication Date: 2018
Case Study Research for BusinessPublication Date: 2012
The Case Study HandbookPublication Date: 2007
Case study skills: How to analyse problems in case studiesPublication Date: 2011
Doing case study research: a practical guide for beginning researchers. 4th editionISBN: 0807779822Publication Date: 2021
