Commercial sites to purchase cases
Commercial cases, like those from Harvard Business School, Ivey and others:
- a copy of the case is to be purchased by/for each student in a class
- like workbooks and other consumables, may not be copied under copyright "fair use"
- the library cannot purchase or get copies on interlibrary loan (ILL)
- Webster University faculty wishing to use commercial cases shouldcheck with theirCollege or School on the home campus or with staff at their extended campus about the procedures for student purchasing.
Case studies used in the classroom, which we at the library call the "case study method" of educational pedagogy,usually present the case facts and, rather than provide the solution,provide alternative solutions and/or questions to lead discussion or challenge students to apply theories learned in their course. Commercial publishers often provide faculty withteaching notes and other resources to facilitatestudent learning. Faculty may be required to register for an account that allows them to access the publisher's website to identify and purchase cases for classroom use.
Established by European higher education institutions as a "reliable facility for sharing case materials among business teachers."
University of Virginia
Harvard Business Publishing: Education
Harvard also partners with business schools and universities, such as Ivey, Kellogg, Standford, Thunderbird and more, to streamline searching and distribution of their cases.
Ivey Publishing - Ivey Business School
Provides "business case studies with a global perspective."
