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Finding Case Studies

Below are several sources for case studies drawn from databases, internet sites, and online resources.

UMSL Databases with case studies

Business Source Complete
Business Source Complete provides full text for thousands of journals, including both peer-reviewed, academic journals and trade business publications. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses. To find case studies, enter search terms (examples: "restaurant" or "advertising") in the usual boxes, then under "Document type," choose "Case Study."
Ebook Central (ProQuest)
Ebook Central is ProQuest's Ebook platform. The collection consists mostly of individually purchased titles.
O'Reilly for Higher Education
Covers a wide variety of topics: computers, programming, hardware, system administration, security, general software, business case studies, accounting, careers, presentations, science, medicine, psychology, math, statistics & data science, travel & hobbies.
Formats include learning paths, case studies, interactive tutorials, audio books, videos, etc.
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Internet Case Studies

Arthur Andersen Case Studies in Business Ethics
A collection of 90 case studies (85 mini, 5 major) created as part of a joint project on ethics issues in business.
All participating universities, including Carnegie Mellon, have license to use these materials and reproduce them as needed for instructional purposes. [UMSL is listed as a participating university.]
Case Centre (UK)
Collected from various entities - only some cases are free. Registration required.
Case Studies - New York Times
Choose "Section" and limit your results to "Business."
The Library supplies subscriptions to the New York Times for all students, faculty and staff. To sign up, go to https://libguides.umsl.edu/nyt-wsj.
Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative
Cases integrate the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Principles. There are cases available in three formats: one-part documents, two-part documents, and online video e-cases.
ICMR Free Business Strategy Cases
The IBS Center for Management Research (ICMR) offers case studies, many of which are focused on business and marketing in India.
Ivey - Complimentary Cases
A selection of free cases from the Ivey Business School at Western University
Journal of Business Cases and Applications
Open Access journal publishing case studies and teaching notes/commentary to accompany the case studies.
Journal of Business Case Studies (JBCS)
Open Access journal discussing teaching with case studies - few actual studies seem to be included.
Journal of Information Systems Education
Open Access journal dedicated to Information Systems case studies and teaching using case studies.
LearningEdge (MIT Sloan School of Management)
The teaching business case studies available on LearningEdge, which fall under the headings of entrepreneurship, leadership/ethics, operations management, strategy, sustainability, and system dynamics, are narratives that facilitate class discussion about a particular business or management issue. Teaching cases are meant to spur debate among students rather than promote a particular point of view or steer students in a specific direction.
Logistics and Supply Chain Case Studies (Penske)
Case studies outlining how Penske has worked with corporations on logistics and supply chain issues.
MarketingSherpa
Case studies and other resources with an emphasis on marketing.
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Case studies covering a variety of fields, including Business. They also provide an assortment of other ethics resources (videos, links, podcasts, etc.).
oikos
A selection of free cases. oikos, "an international, student-led non-profit organization for sustainability in economics and management" also sponsors an annual Case Writing Competition.
re:Work
re:Work is an effort by Google and others to help share and push forward the practice and research of data-driven HR. Select "Case Studies" from the menu.
Society of Human Resources Management cases
Registration is required. Instructors, please see: https://www.shrm.org/certification/for-organizations/academic-alignment/faculty-resources/Pages/case-studies.aspx
Stanford Graduate School of Business
A limited number are available for download at no charge. Use the "Narrow your results" option to obtain a list of these free cases.
Ted Rogers Leadership Centre
The Ethical Leadership Case Study Collection features both long-form and mini case studies.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Use the "Refine Your Search" option to limit results to case studies.

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