Case Studies

This website provides access to case studies by subject, as a service of the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program (BSP). There are a limited number of free case studies available. If a free download is not available then information about how to locate and purchase a case study is provided.

Cases are available for purchase through the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Cases can be accessed by topic (e.g. ethics), and an abstract is included in the description of the case.

Case studies are arranged by topic or course offered with a section just for undergraduate study. References to supplementary materials for teaching, such as books and Harvard Business Review reprinted articles, are also available. Case studies and other supplementary materials can be ordered online, along with the necessary permission.

This website is maintained by the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Cases can be accessed by keyword searching and discipline (e.g. marketing). There is also a listing of cases by theme (e.g. biotechnology). Abstracts are included with the references to the cases, which can be purchased online, along with the necessary permission.

They’re not OER, but some of Stanford’s business case studies are available for free download. Filter availability by “Available to download at no charge.”

Provides access to free case studies that deal with various business topics and use actual companies with related learning materials

Focuses on entrepreneurship and small business operations.

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Free case studies by MIT Sloan School of Management.

The Open Case Studies project at UBC brings together faculty and students from different disciplines to write, edit, and learn with case studies that are free and open.