Subject Guides: APA Citation Style (7th Edition): Case Studies

General Format

Harvard Business School Case Study

Author(s). (Year).Title of case study. HBS No. number of case study. City, State abbreviation or Country of publication: Publisher.

Examples:

Smith, S. (2003). Leadership. HBS No. 7806122. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing.

Hecht, P. & Wells, J. (rev. 2005, February 2). The Cheetah Conservation Fund Bush Project. HBS No. 205046. Boston MA: Harvard Business School Publishing.

Ivey Business School Case Study

Author(s). (Year). Title of case study. Ivey ID: number of case study. City, State abbreviation or Country of publication: Publisher.

Examples

Bernhut, S. (n.d.). In conversation: Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Ivey ID: 9B02TC13. London, Canada: Ivey Publishing.

Bryant, M. J., & Theobalds, M. (rev. 2002, September 27). Caribbean Internet Café. Ivey ID: 9A98B002. London, Canada: Ivey Publishing.

Textbook Case Study

Author(s) or editor(s) of the chapter or entry or case study. (Year of book). Title of chapter or entry or case study. In First initial. Last name, & First initial. Last name (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xx-xx). City, State abbreviation or Country of publication: Publisher.

Example

Pederson, S. (2008). The XYZ Group. In J. Ness, Cases in digital processing (pp.11-20). Saskatoon, Canada: CDMA Publishing.

(examples courtesy of http://www.nait.ca/libresources/Citations/APA_Examples.pdf)

When do I use a retrieval date?

An online retrieval date is only required for an unarchived source that is likely to change, such as a Twitter profile or Facebook page, or a webpage with no date.

(See section 9.16 of the APA Publication Manual, 7th ed.)