Business Administration: Business Case Resources

Searching the University of Manitoba Libraries

Navigate to the UML search page.

Sample search terms: “case study handbook”, “business case”

Search Tips:

• Use subject filters to narrow your results. E.g., business, business ethics, etc.

• Use quotation marks " " around a concept of two or more words to search for exact phrase. E.g., "business case"

Searching UML Business-Specific Databases

Find the following business specific databases in our Subject Guides (e.g. Business Administration) or in the UML Databases A-Z List

• ABI/Inform Complete
• Business Source Premiere
• Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (CBCA)

Sample search terms: "business ethics", "business plan", entrepreneurship, loans, management, supply chain etc.

Search Tips:

• Run an advanced search, under “Document Type” select “business case” or “case study”
• Then pick a company or topic to search, enter in the search field and click search.
• Use filters on the results page to limit your results to “Full Text”

The following journal titles are available through UML.

• Asian Case Research Journal
• Harvard Business Review Please note: Harvard Business Review cases retrieved from the Libraries cannot be used as teaching materials due to copyright restrictions. Please contact your subject librarian for further information.
• International Journal of Case Studies in Management
• International Journal of Management Cases
• Journal of Business Case Studies
• Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies
• South Asian Journal of Business & Management Cases
• The Times 100 Business Case Studies

The following business case web resources are open access.

• Arthur Andersen Case Studies in Business Ethics (Carnegie Mellon Tepper Business School)
• The Asian Business Case Centre – Nanyang Technical University
• BCIC Business Case Library (archived)
• Business Case Studies
• Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
• Case Place – Aspen Institute (archived)
• Case Studies in Aboriginal Business (CBU)
• Ethics Unwrapped: Cases (McCombs School of Business)
• Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
• LANSA Case Studies
• MarketingSherpa (choose “case studies” content type)
• MaRS
• MIT Sloan School of Management – Entrepreneurship cases
• NCCSTS Case Study Collection (National Science Teaching Association)
• Penske Logistics Case Studies
• Rotman Gender and the Economy Case Studies
• Society of Human Resources Management
• Ted Rogers Leadership Centre (TMU)
• University of British Columbia Open Case Studies
• WBCSD: World Business Council for Sustainable Development

The following business case resources are available for purchase:

• The Case Centre - Free Cases (some free, some paid)
• Darden Business Publishing
• Harvard Business School Cases - Entrepreneurship
• Ivey Publishing – Entrepreneurship Cases
• Stanford Graduate School of Business – Case Studies

Ordering business cases to be used as course materials can be arranged through the UM BookStore. Please consult the UM BookStore Intranet Site for more information.