Licensing Restrictions
Due to licensing restrictions, Harvard Business School Case Studies are restricted to classroom use by individual students. The BU Libraries, including Pardee Library, are unable to purchase these cases for the library’s collections or obtain them through Interlibrary Loan. Individuals who wish to acquire copies of these cases for personal use can purchase them directly from Harvard Business Publishing (see link below).
Instructors who wish to assign Harvard Business School cases to their students can arrange course packs directly with Harvard Business Publishing (see link below). Students must pay a fee to access these course packs, with costs varying depending on the number of cases included.
If you prefer not to pay a fee for cases, please explore this guide further for information on cases available through existing library resources or Open Access Cases (free).
Harvard Business Review
- Harvard Business Review via Business Source CompleteA selection of case studies from Harvard Business Review from 1922-present can be accessed via the Business Source Complete database. To limit your search results to case studies, select "Case study" for the Document Type.
- Harvard Business Review Digital Articles via Business Source CompleteContains select items from HBR from 2007-present. Select "Case study" for the Document Type to limit search results.
Please note that since August 2013, Harvard Business Review has designated 500 of their most popular articles as "read-only," restricting the ability to print or download these articles via Business Source Complete. You can view the original list of these articles at the link below. If you require an article from the HBR 500 list, you may be able to access it through our print subscription of Harvard Business Review at Pardee Library.
*Faculty: Be aware that articles from our Business Source Complete subscription may not be linked to course management systems due to licensing restrictions. However, you can purchase these articles directly from Harvard Business School Publishing for inclusion in course packs.
