Business Case Studies are often used in business and management disciplines to explore different scenarios that may be fictitious, or based on real-life situations. Some case studies are aimed at academic staff for use in teaching sessions to stimulate group discussion. They are used to look at an example of business practice in depth and analyse the problems / potential solutions. If you have been asked to carry out your own case study analysis as part of an assignment, you may find it helpful to look at the Guide to Writing a Case Study Assignment.
You can find case study articles on our databases (effective search examples listed below) in textbooks and on case study websites that often provide some free content.
Harvard Business Case Studies can be accessed via the Business Source Database (see below for access details).
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EBSCO released a new Business Search Interface (BSI) in July 2025. This new interface makes business research more intuitive and efficient. Students and staff can easily browse leading business journals and magazines, search specific topics and easily locate country economic data, company profiles, industry information, and market research.
EBSCO's Business Source Ultimate is an indispensable resource for business students. The database offers access to more than 3,500 active full text journals, including many peer-reviewed publications. It spans various business topics, from current trends to historical information and global perspectives. The resource also includes important video collections, such as a new collection of videos from Academy of Management.
You can find case studies published in journals on ABI / Inform.
A key online database for global business and economics topics, including thousands of full text journals, company news, country/industry reports and trend reporting. ABI features key business and economics periodicals such as The Economist.
A limited number of case studies are available on the Emerald database. Follow these steps to access them:
The Emerald publishing platform provides online access to articles from over 120 important academic journal titles in the fields of business, management and economics. Full text archives date from 1994 and abstracts from 1989.
The Financial Times often includes case studies about specific companies / business scenarios in its articles.
The easiest way to browse these is to enter "case studies" as a search phrase in the search box (once logged in):
Textbooks often contain case studies to illustrate how theory can relate to practice.
You can search for case studies in textbooks by finding a relevant e-book title then doing a text search for 'case study'. You can also browse the contents in print or online books to see if there is a list of case studies included in the textbook.
Registration is required for you to search the Case Centre's collection of freely available case studies.
Free case studies provided by MIT Sloan School of Management.
Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Case Bank
An online library of business cases focused on principle-based ethics.
Reports of customer-first marketing stories, including case studies and other material. Choose case studies as the content type to filter your search
Nanyang Technopreneurship Case Centre (NTCC)
Case studies created by Nanyang Technical University that feature Singapore-based and global companies confronting issues and challenges in their businesses.
Journal of Business Cases and Applications
Aimed at business academics, this journal has case studies and exercises for use in teaching.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Find case studies relating to sustainability in business.
Case studies from the Robins School of Business, University of Virginia. Please note that permission should be requested to use the cases in teaching sessions.