Harvard Referencing: Case Studies
Related links within this guide
- The in-text reference
The basics of using in-text references in Harvard. - The Reference List
The format for a Reference List in Harvard. - How to use quotes in Harvard
How to include short and long quotes in your work. - Secondary Sources
What to do if you want to reference a quote that someone else has referenced? - Useful Library resources
Basic format to reference an online case study
The basics of a Reference List entry for an case study:
- Author or authors. The surname is followed by first initials.
- Year of publication.
- Case study title, in italics.
- Date viewed.
- URL <in angled brackets>.
Example:
Business Queensland 2016, Coastal Cruises Mooloolaba, case study, viewed 14 February 2017, <http://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/support/case-studies/coastal-cruises>.
Referencing case studies: Examples
| Material Type | In-text example | Reference List example |
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| Case Study: Online | (Business Queensland 2016). |
Business Queensland 2016, Coastal Cruises Mooloolaba, case study, viewed 14 February 2017, <http://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/support/case-studies/coastal-cruises>.
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Case Study: Book Chapter |
According to Gorski and Pothini (2018, p. 92)… |
Gorski, PC, & Pothini, SG 2018, ‘Cases on immigrant status’, case study, in Gorski, PC, & Pothini, SG (eds), Case Studies on Diversity and Social Justice Education, Routledge, Milton, Qld, 92-100. |
| Case Study: From a Library Database |
(Hamdulay & Vidhani 2018) |
Hamdulay, F & Vidhani, H 2018, The evolution of lean thinking at K-Way: where to next? case study, retrieved from Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies. |