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Answered By: James Capobianco Last Updated: Jun 16, 2023     Views: 2331

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Unless provided by a course within Canvas, HBS case studies are only available for purchase. Go to the Harvard Business Publishing Store to purchase HBS cases.

Faculty & Faculty Assistants

To add an HBS case to an HKS course please see the OCM KNet page.

Course instructors can register for an Educator Premium account, which provides free access to HBS cases and teaching notes by clicking on the at Educator Premium Register Now link.

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- Access to over 50,000 learning materials - Latest ideas from Harvard Business Review - Digital access to teaching guides & resources - Simulations with real-world choices and outcomes

Our catalog includes a variety of learning topics such as

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“I can’t imagine a more versatile resource than Harvard Business Publishing - everything from cases, videos to simulations are available. The advantage of teaching with HBP materials is twofold: ease of mind for the faculty and credibility for the students.”

“After 35 years as an academic, I have come to the conclusion that there is a magic in the way Harvard cases are written. Cases go from specific to general, to show students that business situations are amenable to hardheaded analysis that then generalize to larger theoretical insights. The students love it!”

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Answered By: Jennifer Greenleaf Last Updated: Aug 10, 2023     Views: 2935

• MIT Sloan case studies can be accessed at  Sloan Teaching Resources Library
• Harvard Business School case studies cannot be purchased for our library collection, but we can still get them for you.  Search  Business Source Complete   (enter “Harvard Business School cases” in the SO Publication Name field. ) or the HBR website for titles, then order through MIT Libraries Interlibrary Borrowing service (MIT community only) using ILLIAD

Other Case Studies:

• MIT Center for Information Systems Research To find business cases on the CISR website, browse Working Papers (case studies are found in this category) or search "case study."
• ABI/Inform Global and  Business Source Complete are Libraries databases covering scholarly articles and other types of literature in business and management. To find case studies, use the Document Type limiter in Advanced Search.
• Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is resource for working papers in management and other social sciences. Use Title/Abstract search and include “case study” (in quotes) in your search.

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Students currently registered in an HBS MBA or Doctoral class may request certain HBS Cases from the HBP Cases catalog .

Service Overview

Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) allows Baker Library to provide cases to students, as a courtesy to support student learning.  This service is an added benefit based on a service agreement with HBP. 

Eligibility

Students currently registered in an HBS MBA or Doctoral class may request cases to assist in their individual academic or career research.  These cases will be provided free of charge:

• HBS Cases with no letter designation
• HBS Cases with (A) designation (i.e., not (B), (C), etc.)
• HBS Background Notes
• HBS Case Flash Forward
• HBS Supplements

Cases and other course materials outside of the scope of this service will not be provided by Baker Library. Some out of scope cases may be available for purchase through the Harvard Business Review Store . Materials ineligible for request include: 

• Non-HBS cases
• Cases with any letter designation other than (A)
• Core curriculum
• Module Notes
• Retired cases
• Teaching notes
• Articles, including HBR publications 
• Material in any non-PDF file format

Restrictions

• Cases may be used only for individual academic or career research.
• RCs: RC START week until RC START week following year (late August) 
• ECs: RC START week through last EC exam following year (late April)
• Case request limit does not carry over from RC year to EC year.
• Students monitor their number of requests.
• Sharing or distributing any portion of cases in any format is prohibited.
• Each eligible student must make their own requests one at a time for their own use, even if working in a group.

Identify Eligible Cases

• Search the Faculty Research Page by keyword.
• Search HBP Cases catalog by keyword.
• Filter by Source: Harvard Business School or search within these eligible cases . 
• Filter by Content Type:   Case - Main Case, Background Note, Supplement, or Case Flash Forward. (NOTE: Other types of cases may be purchased at the  Harvard Business Review Store .)

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Alternatives for Locating Cases

• Cases are available for purchase at the Harvard Business Review Store .
• Cases are available for Educators to review at Harvard Business Publishing .
• HBS case abstracts also can be searched and located in Business Source Complete .
• Harvard Business articles, chapters, and books can be found in HOLLIS .
• Contact Special Collections for cases no longer in print.
• See a list of recently published cases .
• Read more about the HBS Case Method in Practice .

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Searching for case studies in Business Source Complete

Can i find hbr case studies using library databases.

Yes. Use the Business Library database Business Source Complete . Many principle case studies will be found using the HBR website and must be purchased.

Step 1. Start at the Business Library homepage . Use Journal Finder - type Harvard Business Review . Select the database Business Source Complete .

Step 2. Business Source Complete opens. In the second search box type your keyword.

Step 3. In the third search box type CASE STUDY.

Need more help searching? Use the search guidelines for finding articles by topic. Click here

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Can i purchase articles and case studies from hbr's website.

Yes. Anyone can search and purchase case studies and articles at Harvard Business Publishing: https://hbr.org/store  

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Hbr coursepack url, if your instructor created a hbr coursepack, you will find the coursepack url in the syllabus and/or within elearning..

Can't find the URL? Ask your instructor.

First time? Click the URL and Register . Create your own username and password.

Login and view the coursepack.

Coursepacks may include articles, case studies, video, and chapters. Look for the PURCHASE COURSEPACK button at the top of the the main box.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What does it mean - EXPIRED??

Don't panic. A coursepack URL only expires at the end of the term. Contact your instructor .

Do I need to BUY everything?

Yes and no! All items flagged as Required readings must be purchased - all at once. If articles are flagged as Optional - you can decide to purchase or not.

What is the advantage of a coursepack?

With a coursepack you don't need to search and hunt for the articles and cases studies. Most HBR articles and cases studies are not freely available outside of the HBP website. There is an educational discount for coursepack items - typically around 50%.

Where can I find Harvard Business Review case studies?

1) Library: Business Source Complete

2) HBR coursepack - instructors provide URL (costs $)

3) Harvard Business Review website (costs $)

If I don't use HBR case studies, are there other sources for case studies? 

Yes. There are many! Check out the research guide for  Case Studies .

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Answered By: Esther Gil Last Updated: Sep 25, 2023     Views: 1923

You can find case studies at the Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP) website  which you can then purchase from them.

HBSP's customer service is available 24/7. Use the relevant contact information provided below to make any requests.

• U.S./Canada: (800) 545-9689
• Outside U.S. and Canada: 1 (617) 783-7600
• India: 000 800001 6935 (toll free)
• Text: (800) 545-7685
• Fax:  +1 (617) 783-7666

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[email protected]  

If you are an instructor who is planning to use case studies from HBSP in a course, you should request a course pack through them. You can do so by registering as an educator at the HBSP website , or signing in if you are already registered. With an educator account, you receive access to course materials, copies of cases, guides to cases, and other educator resources.

You can view HBSP's Copyright Permissions on the website as well. If you need further assistance, please contact the HBSP Special Permissions Team at [email protected] or call:

• 888 500-1020 (toll-free inside U.S. & Canada)
• +1 617 783-7587 (outside the U.S. & Canada).

If you have any other questions, please contact the University Libraries Research Center.

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Due to licensing restrictions, BU Libraries cannot purchase HBS cases for it's collections, or obtain them through Interlibrary Loan. Individuals can purchase copies of cases for their own use directly from Harvard Business Publishing .

Instructors that assign Harvard Business School cases to their students can set up course packs directly with Harvard Business Publishing . Students will need to pay a fee to access the course pack and cost will vary depending on number of cases involved.

A small number of case studies can also be found in Harvard Business Review through our Business Source Complete subscription.

Additional sources for business cases can be found on our Business Case Studies  guide.

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Does the Library have access to Harvard Business Review (HBR) Case Studies?

Harvard Business School's case studies are a popular requested item here at McDermott Library. Access to the case studies can be explained by first making the following important distinction:

• Case studies distributed through Harvard Business Publishing must be purchased individually online via www.hbr.org/case-studies . Libraries cannot purchase this content.
• Case studies published in Harvard Business Review are accessible through Library-provided links because your Library subscribes to this journal. See instructions below.

Some other offerings, like the HBR Visual Library, are available to individual subscribers only.

Accessing articles from Harvard Business Review (HBR):

1) From the Library homepage , enter "harvard business review" under the Discover tab in the main search area. Click the search button.

2) In your results, look for the record that says "Journal" above the title and click Available Online.

3) Find links to this journal under the View Online section. Note that the Business Source Complete link covers a wider date range, from 1922 to present day.

4) On the resulting page (EBSCOhost), you can either browse by year, volume on the right side or click the "Search within this publication" link just above the Publication Details and use keywords, author names, or article titles to search within HBR.

Important tips regarding sharing of Harvard Business Review content:

Send only the citation information, rather than a url or saved PDF if you wish to share content from HBR. The recipient must navigate using the steps above or the library-provided link to Business Source Complete in order to access full text.

• Copying and sending the url / link from a full text HBR article will not work for the recipient. The links to HBR are not static; they are designed to have credentials verified before providing full text.
• It is a violation of the terms of use policy to save the full text PDF of HBR content and share with others.
• Articles denoted as "limited access" cannot be saved or printed.

For additional help finding business case studies in general, see the Word document "Finding Case Studies" linked below.

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