Case Studies for Business

Finding Case Studies

Case studies in books

Case studies in library databases

Case studies for free online

Case studies to buy online


Understanding Case Studies

How to analyze case studies

How to design and use the case study method

Articles on Case Studies

 

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Rosalie Waller
Newnham Liaison Librarian

rosalie.waller@senecac.on.ca

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James Buczynski

Seneca@York Liaison Librarian

james.buczynski@senecac.on.ca

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The following sources can be searched for business case studies.  The collections of case studies may be searched by topic, keyword, author and title.  Books and documents covering the case method of learning are also included.


Finding Case Studies

Case studies in books

Guided keyword search from the Seneca Library Catalogue
Hint:
1. Type your subject into the first search box, eg. business ethics
2. Type case studies into the second search box
3. Click Search

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Case studies in library databases

Library Database Content
Hints for finding case studies
Business Source Premier

Harvard Business School case studies


Select abstracts from 1942 to present

1. Click Search within publication, on the right side

2. Type your subject into the second search box

3. Click Search and select a case


Note: To order your case in full-text, click on the URL below the abstract.

Business Source Premier
Case studies from different sources

1. Type your subject into the search box, eg. leadership

2. Scroll down the page to Special limiters for Business Source Premier

3. Under Document Type choose Case Study

4. Click Search and select a case

ABI/INFORM Global and

CBCA Business


1. Type your subject into the search box, eg. customer service

2. Click More Search Options and choose Case Study from the drop down menu under Document Type

3. Click Search and select a case

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Case studies for free online

Acadia Institute of Case Studies (AICS)

School of Business Administration, Acadia University.  Case studies on entrepreneurship and small business operations.

CasePlace.org

Aspen Institute Center for Business Education.  Case studies on social and environment issues in business.

Foster School of Business (University of Washington)

Business case studies from their annual competitions.

The Times 100

Case studies organized by company.

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Case studies to buy online

Businesscases.org

Business and CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) case studies.

Darden Business Publishing (Univeristy of Virginia)

Case studies which are award-winning and multimedia cases at the University.

ecch

Cases from all case producing schools and individuals worldwide.

Harvard Business School Cases (Harvard University)

Thousands of case studies covering all aspects of business.

Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University)

Selected cases developed by Kellogg faculty.

Melbourne Business School Case Study Services (University of Melbourne)

Approximately 400 Australasian case studies.

Richard Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario)

Over 2,500 active case studies in nine major disciplines.

Stanford Graduate School of Business (Stanford University)

Case studies written by the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Thunderbird School of Global Management

Case clearinghouse for international business cases.

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Understanding Case Studies

How to analyze case studies

The documents below discuss how to analyze, prepare and structure reports on case studies.
 

An approach to case analysis

Case analysis method
Case writing guide
 
Books:

Case study handbook: how to read, discuss and write persuasively about cases by William Ellet

Call Number: HD30.4 .E435 2007

Newnham & Markham campuses

Do a Guided Keyword search using the Seneca Library Catalogue.

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How to design and use the case study method

The books below cover the case research method.
Case research: the case writing process by Michiel R. Leenders
Call number: HD20 .L4 1978
Newnham campus
How to use the case study in training for decision making by David Willings
Call number: HD20 .W538
Newnham campus

Learning by the case method: practical approach for community leaders by Anne K. Stenzel
Call number: HV41 .S785

King campus

 

Applications of case study research by Robert K. Yin
Call Number:H61 .Y56 2003

Seneca@York campus

 

Case study research by Robert K. Yin

Call Number: H62 . Y56 2009
Seneca@York campus

 

 

Embedded case study methods by Roland W. Scholz
Call Number: Q180.55 .M4 S365 2002
Newnham campus

 

Success case method by Robert O. Brinkerhoff
Call Number: HF5386 .B837 2003
Newnham & Seneca@York campuses

 
On order:

 

Art & craft of case writing by William Naumes

Newnham campus

 

 

Case study anthology by Robert K. Yin

Newnham campus

 

Qualitative research through case studies by Max Travers

Newnham campus



Teaching and the case method by Louise B. Barnes

Newnham campus

 

Articles

Case Method: A Perspective
GINI, A. R.. Journal of Business Ethics. Aug 1985. Vol. 4, Iss. 000004; p. 351 (2 pgs)
Case Against Cases
Roy Harris. CFO. Boston: Apr 21, 2003. p. 1
Case for Case Studies
Niemyer, Elizabeth S. Training & Development. Jan 1995. Vol. 49, Iss. 1; p. 50 (3 pgs)
Case method - does learning theory matter?
Alan Mumford. Development and Learning in Organizations. Bradford: 2005. Vol. 19, Iss. 4; p. 17 (3 pages)
Case method teachings as science and art: a metaphoric approach and curricular application
Anne M Greenhalgh. Journal of Management Education. Thousand Oaks: Apr 2007. Vol. 31, Iss. 2; p. 181 (14 pgs)
Case studies: Indispensable tools for trainers
Einsiedel, Albert A Jr. Training & Development. Aug 1995. Vol. 49, Iss. 8; p. 50 (4 pgs)
Case writing reconsidered
Craig C Lundberg, et al. Journal of Management Education. Thousand Oaks: Aug 2001. Vol. 25, Iss. 4; p. 450 (14 pgs)
Contexts for communication: Teaching expertise through case-based in-basket exercises
James M Stearns, et al. Journal of Education for Business. Washington: Mar/Apr 2003. Vol. 78, Iss. 4; p. 213
Darden's dean finds inspiration in Socrates: case method is at the heart of the school's teaching philosophy
Della Bradshaw. Financial Times. London (UK): Jul 17, 2006. p. 12
Developing and testing student oriented case studies; The production process and classroom/examination experiences with "entertaining" topics
Barra Ó Cinnéide. Journal of European Industrial Training. Bradford: 2006. Vol. 30, Iss. 5; p. 349
Effect of the case method on tolerance for ambiguity
Kevin C Banning. Journal of Management Education. Thousand Oaks: Oct 2003. Vol. 27, Iss. 5; p. 556
Efficacy of Case Method Teaching in an Online Asynchronous Learning Environment
Charlie C Chen, et al. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies. Hershey: Apr-Jun 2006. Vol. 4, Iss. 2; p. 72 (15 pgs)
Encouraging participation in case discussions: A comparison of the MICA and the Harvard case methods
Ramarao Desiraju, C Gopinath. Journal of Management Education. Thousand Oaks: Aug 2001. Vol. 25, Iss. 4; p. 394 (15 pgs)
Entrepreneurial research a pedagogic note
K. K Mitchell. Allied Academies International Conference. Academy of Educational Leadership. Cullowhee: 2005. Vol. 10, Iss.1;p. 33(6 pgs)

Ethics of business schools
Mangan, Katherine S. Chronicle of Higher Education; 9/20/2002, Vol. 49 Issue 4, pA14, 3p

Finance professors' use of case discussion leadership at Harvard and Darden MBA programs
by Smith, Rachel A., Ph.D., Regent University, 2005, 289 pages

For and against the case method

Stonham, Paul. European Management Journal, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 1995, Pages 230-232

Great case-teaching-notes debate
Craig C Lundberg, Joan Winn. Journal of Management Education. Thousand Oaks: Apr 2005. Vol. 29, Iss. 2; p. 268 (16 pgs)
Historical cases as teaching tools in management courses-an appraisal
Robin T Peterson, Lakshmi Govindarajulu. Journal of Education for Business. Washington: Jan/Feb 2003. Vol. 78, Iss. 3; p. 170
In Defense of the Case Method: A Reply to Argyris
Berger, Michael A.. Academy of Management. The Academy of Management Review. Briarcliff Manor: Apr 1983. Vol. 8, Iss.2; p.329(5 pgs)
Learning What It Really Costs: Teaching Business Ethics With Life-Cycle Case Studies
Joseph R Desjardins, Ernest Diedrich. Journal of Business Ethics. Dordrecht: Nov 2003. Vol. 48, Iss. 1; p. 33
Management theory jungle revisited
Harold Koontz. Academy of Management. The Academy of Management Review. Apr 1980. Vol. 5, Iss. 000002; p. 175 (13 pgs)
New developments in the use of cases for learning
Joseph Wolfe. Journal of Workplace Learning. Bradford: 1998. Vol. 10, Iss. 6/7; p. 320
Print, video, or the CEO: The Impact of Media in Teaching Leadership with the Case Method
David J O'Connell, et al. Journal of Management Education. Thousand Oaks: Jun 2004. Vol. 28, Iss. 3; p. 294 (25 pgs)
Save Research-Abandon the Case Method of Teaching
Steven M Shugan. Marketing Science. Linthicum: Mar/Apr 2006. Vol. 25, Iss. 2; p. 109 (7 pgs)
Should Case Materials Precede or Follow Lectures?
Fred Phillips, Ganesh Vaidyanathan. Issues in Accounting Education. Sarasota: Aug 2004. Vol. 19, Iss. 3; p. 305 (15 pgs)
Socratic method in the introductory PR course: an alternative pedagogy
Michael G. Parkinson, et al. Public Relations Review, Volume 28, Issue 2, June 2002, Pages 167-174
Some limitations of the case method: Experiences in a management development program
Chris Argyris. Academy of Management. The Academy of Management Review (pre-1986). Apr 1980. Vol. 5, Iss. 000002; p. 291 (8 pgs)
Strategic management: An evaluation of the use of three learning methods
David Jennings. The Journal of Management Development. Bradford: 2002. Vol. 21, Iss. 9/10; p. 655 (11 pgs)
Teaching ethics by the case method
Kenneth Winston. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Hoboken: Winter 2000. Vol. 19, Iss. 1; p. 153
Use of case studies in management training and development. Part 1
W David Rees, Christine Porter. Industrial and Commercial Training. Guilsborough: 2002. Vol. 34, Iss. 1; p. 5 (4 pgs)
Use of case studies in management training and development. Part 1
W David Rees, Christine Porter. Industrial and Commercial Training. Guilsborough: 2002. Vol. 34, Iss. 1; p. 5 (4 pgs)
Using the Case Method of Teaching
Kenneth F Harling, Jay Akridge. Agribusiness. New York: Jan/Feb 1998. Vol. 14, Iss. 1; p. 1 (14 pgs)
 

 

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