LibGuides: Management & Business: Case studies

Sources for finding case studies

Please note the below are suggestions of some external websites which are not managed by or linked to the University Library. Selected cases are free but most have a mix of free and paid cases and will require registration.

The Case Centre
The Case Centre offers selected free case studies from global Business Schools. Registration is required to access cases and requires verification using university details - there may be a delay so please register in advance. The advanced search allows you to search for free cases only and/or cases with teaching materials attached.
IBS Case Development Centre
(Free) Asia-Pacific's Largest Repository of Management Case Studies Business Case Studies
MIT List of Cases
(Free) Cases in entrepreneurship, leadership/ethics, operations management, strategy, sustainability, and system dynamics.
Stanford School of Business: Cases
Free and fee cases from Stanford faculty. Also includes cases from Harvard School of Business and the Case Centre.
University of Western Ontario: Free Cases
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"Ivey is renowned for its Case-Method of Learning and is a top publisher of business cases worldwide (second only to Harvard). We are pleased to make the following Ivey cases available to secondary school teachers for use in their classes free of charge." Other cases available by purchase.
Yale School of Management - Cases
Free and Fee cases from Yale Faculty on a variety of topics , issues, and companies.

Library databases to search for case studies

ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
To find case studies, go to the Advanced Search, and then limit Document Type to Business Cases. Then, run your search with this filter.
Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
To find cases, go to the Advanced Search and filter to Case Study.
Emerald Journals This link opens in a new window
Use Advanced search and refine to case studies