LibGuides: Business Subject Help: Case Studies & Statistics

Useful case study & statistics websites

Case studies provide examples of 'real' or fictional scenarios that can be used in assignments as supporting evidence. It is vital to critically analyse any case study, looking at different viewpoints and solutions to then make a judgement. There are a number of places where you can find business case studies. Within Business Source Complete or Emerald Insight do a search by keyword and also type in the words case study.

The following websites also provide free case studies:

BELL Teaching Case Studies
BELL teaching cases explore sustainability related business challenges and capture business decisions that identify environmental challenges as business development opportunities.
IDEAS: Economics and Finance Research
Comprehensive bibliographic database dedicated to Economics.
MIT Sloan Teaching Innovation Resources (MSTIR) - Case Studies
Case studies in this collection highlight the decision-making process in a business or management setting. Others are descriptive or demonstrative in nature, showcasing something that has happened or is happening in a particular business or management environment.
The Times 100: Business Case Studies
Over 600 case studies that cover a wealth of business topics in real businesses,

Statistics

These links provide statistics specific to your subject area.

Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements is an international financial institution which is owned by member central banks. Its primary goal is to foster international monetary and financial cooperation while serving as a bank for central banks
Bank of England
The Bank of England (BoE) is the UK's central bank.
BizStats
Free Business Statistics, Financial Ratios and Industry Statistics
Building Society Association Statistics
Facts and figures about building societies and other mutuals including building society assets, savings market and mortgage market statistics, the BSA Property Tracker research and a glossary of terms.
European Central Bank
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro.
Insolvency statistics
Insolvency statistics from the Insolvency Service (an HM Government department).
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries.
London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London.
NASDAQ
The Nasdaq Stock Market is an American stock exchange based in New York City. It is the most active stock trading venue in the US by volume, and ranked second on the list of stock exchanges by market capitalization of shares traded, behind the New York Stock Exchange.
NationMaster
NationMaster gives access to market sizing and trends across 300 industry verticals and a global coverage.
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Indicators on agriculture, development, economy, environment, finance, government, health, technology, employment etc..
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
UK Census data - business and industry statistics, economic activity, employment data, population statistics & much more
Regional Trends
Regional Trends is a comprehensive regular source of official statistics for the Statistical Regions of the UK (Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Government Office Regions within England). It includes a wide range of demographic, social, industrial and economic statistics, covering aspects of life in the regions.
Social Trends
Social Trends draws together social and economic data from a wide range of government departments and other organisations; it paints a broad picture of UK society today, and how it has been changing.
TheCityUK
Industry-led body representing UK-based financial and related professional services
UK Finance
UK Finance is the collective voice for the banking and finance industry, representing more than 300 firms across the industry.
World Federation of Exchanges
350 market data indicators, ranging from statistics on exchange traded products such as equities, derivatives and ETFs to granular data on IPOs, and the WFE’s Median Simple Spread liquidity indicator.

Statistics

These links provide statistics specific to your subject area.

Audit Bureau of Circulations - ABC releases data for the UK media industry to use when trading print, digital and event advertising.
Joint Industry Committee for Regional Media Research - Audience data for local media in print and online
National Readership Survey - a joint venture company in the UK between the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, the Newspaper Publishers Association and the Periodical Publishers Association. It provided audience research for print advertising trading in the UK. Historical data still available and more current data available via PAMCO
RAJAR - Radio Joint Audience Research Limited - RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited) was established in 1992 to operate a single audience measurement system for the radio industry - BBC, UK licensed and other commercial stations.

Statistics

These links provide statistics specific to your subject area.

Crime Trends in England & Wales - crime levels and trends based primarily on the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime data.
Geoconvert - tool that makes it easy to match UK postcodes, census geographies and convert data between them
Ministry of Justice Statistics - range of statistics relating to the operation of the criminal and civil justice systems, on aspects of criminal justice policy, and on other areas of the department’s responsibility.
NationMaster - global statistics search portal.
Regional Trends - comprehensive regular source of official statistics for the Statistical Regions of the UK (Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Government Office Regions within England). It includes a wide range of demographic, social, industrial and economic statistics, covering aspects of life in the regions.
Social Trends - draws together social and economic data from a wide range of government departments and other organisations; it paints a broad picture of UK society today, and how it has been changing. Source agency: Office for National Statistics Designation: National Statistics