Research Guides: Business Case Studies: Finding Case Studies in the Library

Harvard Business School Cases

Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business School does not make full-text case studies available to libraries - these cases are only available for purchase from the Harvard Business Review website.
Business Source Ultimate
Business Source Ultimate database indexes HBS cases: combine your topic and Harvard Business School Cases. The database provides direct links to the cases on the Harvard Business Review (HBR) website, where you can purchase them (usually under $10 USD). Business Source Ultimate contains full-text articles from HBR that are considered case studies.

Also see the Free Case Studies and Buying Case Studies pages of this guide.

Search market research and article databases for case studies by adding the phrase "case studies" to your search.

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Combine your topic with the subject term case studies: e.g. marketing and automobile industry and sub(case studies).
Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Combine your topic with phrases "case studies" or "case study". HBS case studies are indexed but full-text is not available. Includes case study articles published in Harvard Business Review. Also try searching datamonitor and "case study".
Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) This link opens in a new window
Canadian journals. Combine your topic with the subject term "case studies".
Emerald Publishing This link opens in a new window
Journals and ebooks in business, management and engineering. Combine your topic with the phrase "case studies".
O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Scroll down on the homepage and look for the Case Studies heading
SAGE Business Cases This link opens in a new window
Discipline-wide collection of global business cases from a variety of industries.
Warc : World Advertising Research Center This link opens in a new window
includes case studies which showcase how leading brands achieve key marketing objectives. Each report focuses on a specific industry sector, and summarises relevant campaigns. Sectors include government, non-profit, food, automotive, telecoms, retail and travel/tourism.

Many books contain case studies in their contents. Combine "case studies" along with another search term in a library catalogue keyword search.

Examples: