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Business case studies provide a real-life account of how a problem or situation was addressed. Often companies are featured.

Case studies enable you to:

*learn about major business principles 

*analyze the problems or issues an organization is facing and use the business theory you've learned to solve them.

*find out what problem solving skills an organization applied to address a problem/issue

You can find case studies in the following Library's databases:

Find international and some local case studies:

• Case studies. MIT Sloan School of Management. 
• Business case studies by company From The Times newspaper, UK.
• ACRC. Asia Case Research Centre. From the University of Hong Kong. Includes China Cases series. For purchase.
• Thompson Center for Business Case Studies From HKUST. Apply online for free copy.
• SSRN E-Library (Social Science Research Network). Limit search to 'Title only' and add the term "case study"
• Harvard Business Review Case Studies For purchase. 
  (Note: Harvard Business School cases are also held in the Library. Most are from the 1980s. Available for a short term loan.)
• Stanford Business Case Studies From Stanford University Graduate School of Business. For purchase

To locate case studies in books and e-books, search CityU LibraryFind

• do a subject search using the words "case studies". e.g. Leadership -- Case studies

Examples of subject searches in the CityU LibraryFind include:

• Find books & e-books in CityU LibraryFind on how to study, write or analyze a case study. Select from the following subject headings:
  • Case method 
  • Management -- Case studies --Study and teaching