Research guides: Entrepreneurship: Case Studies

Case Studies

Case studies are usually short articles describing real-world business examples that illustrate a particular problem or principle in detail. There are many cases available online for free or for a fee, and you can also search the library catalogue and selected databases below.

Looking for something specific?

To use UTL Library Search to find books of entrepreneurship case studies, enter "Entrepreneurship case studies" in the search field and select "Subject" from the "Any field" dropdown menu.

Or search these databases to find individual cases in digital format (articles):

Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Search for a company or topic and select "Case study" under "Document type."
CBCA Reference & Current Events This link opens in a new window
Enter "entrepreneurship" or another topic of choice in the text field and check "Business case" under "Document type."

Entrepreneurship Cases

Arthur Andersen Case Studies in Business Ethics
Ninety case studies from1987-94 produced by the Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business in cooperation with 525 institutions including University of Toronto. Free.
The Asian Business Case Centre - Nanyang Technical University
A collection of cases in Chinese and English focusing on Asian management and business experience. Searchable by topic or company. Free.
BCIC Business Case Library (archived link)
Cases focused on IT, energy, and tech companies in British Columbia. Produced by BC Innovation Council. Free.
Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
Cases on 13 Canadian companies including Ferrero, Lassonde, Maple Leaf Foods and PepsiCo Canada, produced by the CAPI and sponsored by Export Development Canada. Free.
Case Centre - Free Cases
A distributor of over 50,000 cases on a variety of business topics including entrepreneurship produced by various institutions. Some electronic and paper cases are free and others are sold for a fee, with free teaching materials.
CasePlace - Aspen Institute (archived link)
Over 800 entrepreneurship cases focusing on "social, environmental and ethical issues in business." Archived link.
Harvard Business School Cases - Entrepreneurship
Cases on e.g. Google Glass and Andreessen Horowitz from Harvard Business Publishing. Educators can register for free access to cases and teaching materials; others are charged a fee. Note: Some older Harvard cases are available via Business Source Premier.
Ivey Publishing - Entrepreneurship Cases
Over 2,800 entrepreneurship cases out of the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. Teaching notes also available. Paywall.
MIT Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship
Via the Case Center. Legatum Center case studies illuminate the thought processes of entrepreneurs, the challenges they face, and the solutions they devise as they develop their businesses. These cases are available without charge to help teachers, students, and aspiring entrepreneurs.
MIT Sloan School of Management
Entrepreneurship cases available for free, includes teaching notes. Educators are asked to register.
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Science cases written by science faculty primarily from the U.S. and Canada, produced by the University at Buffalo. Free.
Rotman Gender and the Economy Case studies
The Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the Rotman School of Management promotes an understanding of gender inequalities and how they can be remedied – by people of all genders – in the world of business and, more broadly, in the economy. Case studies can be filtered using tags including for entrepreneurship, and include high-profile Canadian founder cases.
Stanford Graduate School of Business - Case Studies
Select "Entrepreneurship" under "Narrow your results>Additional topics."
The Times 100 Case Studies
UK cases produced by the Times, searchable by topic, company, industry, or edition. Free.

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