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Case Studies

Case Study from a Library Database
Reference List Citation

Author's Last Name, Author's First Initial. (Publication Year). Title of case study. Case Study Number (if given). Database URL.


Examples

Havard, C. T. (2021). Basketball at the most magical place on Earth: A case study of the NBA’s season conclusion at Walt Disney World amid the COVID-19 pandemic. https://library.senecacollege.ca/res/sagebuscase 

Srinivasan, S., Lorsch, J. W., & Pitcher, Q. (2017). Uber in 2017: One bumpy ride. HBS No. 117-070. https://library.senecacollege.ca/res/harvardcasestudies
In-Text Citation: Quote

(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)


Examples

(Havard, 2021, p. 7)

(Srinivasan et al., 2017, p.15)
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Author's Last Name, Year)


Examples

(Havard, 2021, p. 7)

(Srinivasan et al., 2017)
Case Study from a Website
Reference List Citation

Author's Last Name, Author's First Initial. (Publication Year). Title of case study. Case study number (if given). URL.


Examples

Shotts, K. W., & Melvin, S. (2021). Intellectual property in a time of pandemic: The COVID-19 vaccines. Case No. ETH33. https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/case-studies/intellectual-property-time-pandemic-covid-19-vaccines 

Henderson, R. M., Locke, R. M., & Lyddy, C. (2019). Nike considered: Getting traction on sustainability. https://mitsloan.mit.edu/teaching-resources-library/nike-considered-getting-traction-sustainability 
In-Text Citation: Quote

(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number if given)


Examples

(Shotts & Melvin, 2021, p. 2)

(Henderson et al., 2019, p. 4)
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Author's Last Name, Year)


Examples

(Shotts & Melvin, 2021)

(Henderson et al., 2019)
Case Study from a Book
Reference List Citation

Last Name of Case Study/Chapter Author, Author's First Initial. (Publication Year of Book). Title of case study or chapter. In First Initial. Last Name of Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. Page Numbers). Publisher.


Examples

Rivera, R. G. (2021). Green cause-related marketing for social innovation: Helping people to reimagine plastic recycling and sustainability. In M. M. Galan-Ladero, C. Galera-Casquet, & H. M. Alves (Eds.), Cause-related marketing: Case studies from a global perspective (pp. 19-30). Springer.
In-Text Citation: Quote

(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number if given)


Examples

(Rivera, 2021, p. 23)
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Author's Last Name, Year)


Examples

(Rivera, 2021)