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Frequently Asked Questions

Cases
How do I find cases?
What is “Social Impact Management?”
Where to go to obtain case studies?

Contributing Ideas
How can I suggest a case for CasePlace.org?

Keyword Tips
What are some Business and Society keywords that I might try?
Keywords, Alphabetical List
Keywords by Topic

Searching the Site
How do I know what Keywords to use?
How do I find the Topics and Keywords?

User Registration
Can anyone register to use CasePlace.org?

Using the Site
What do I enter on the Keywords line?
What are the benefits of membership?
What are Teaching Modules?
How can I keep track of cases I'm interested in on CasePlace.org?
How do I add cases to "My Folders" on the site?
How do I set up "My CasePlace"?
Who are the content providers?

How do I find cases?
You can find cases by searching or browsing the site.

Search: Enter your keyword(s) in the "search the site" box at the top left of every page or try our advanced search. The advanced search will let you specify multiple criteria – such as disciplines, topics, industries, regions, and media types – for searching the entire site, including cases.
Browse: To browse for cases, your might start by exploring the Cases section and use the sub-menu there to filter by a particular academic discipline. Or go to Topics, for materials sorted by themes.

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What is “Social Impact Management?”
Social Impact Management is an area of study that bridges business needs and wider societal concerns, examining how each affects the other. By understanding the relationship between business needs and social concerns, we can develop and improve ways for both businesses and society to thrive. As private corporations grow in size and influence, and as public pressure intensifies for corporations to address pressing social and environmental concerns, the field of Social Impact Management is becoming increasingly crucial.
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Where to go to obtain case studies?
The full text of a few cases is now available on CasePlace.org.

In all other instances, you can get a copy of a case by getting in touch with the source. Source contact information is found in the "How to Obtain This Case" box at the top right of each case page. We at CasePlace.org are unable to make most cases directly available to our registered users due to copyright issues and varying case costs. Some cases are free; others can be purchased (almost all of them for a reasonable fee).

For each case, we list a source, which might be a case distributor or the author of a case. We also provide the URL when we have the web address for you to visit (just click on it). If we have a Reference number listed, you can use this when you arrive at the case distributor's website to purchase the case or request a sample (it is the distributor's Reference number, not CasePlace.org's). You can also usually use the Title or Author of the case to locate it at the source. For cases from individual authors, we provide the email and/or mailing address for you to contact the author. If you have trouble locating a case that we list, please contact us.
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How can I suggest a case for CasePlace.org?
We greatly encourage members to send us their ideas to keep the site as dynamic as possible. There are two ways to suggesta case:

In the Cases section, there's a place on each page to "Suggest a Case." Just click on the link to submit your suggestion.

Or, you can use the more general contact us form, which sends us an email. Please be as specific as you can be about the title, author, and source of the case. It can be a case that you know about, a case you have taught, or a case you have written (whether it is distributed by another source or not). If you have an electronic copy of the case, please attach it in an email to caseplace@aspeninstitute.org. We will review the case for inclusion in CasePlace.org.
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What are some Business and Society keywords that I might try?
These lists of keywords -- click below -- were developed by Aspen BSP to guide your searching. You can use any keyword. These keywords suggest starting points and give you a conceptual map of the business and society domain. Keywords by Topic are clustered under the Topics used throughout the site.
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Keywords, Alphabetical List
For a complete list, click here.
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Keywords by Topic
For a complete list, click here.
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How do I know what Keywords to use?
You can enter any word on the Keywords line of a search -- a topic, country, author, company name, etc. To use thematic Keywords in the area of social impact management, you can refer to the list created by Aspen ISIB as we have mapped this terrain. You can view the keywords >clustered under Major Topics

If you are not sure what term we have used (e.g., gender, sex, women, female) in coding the cases for you to search, the list of keywords will be helpful.

You can also enter more advanced (Boolean) searches on the Keywords line, using the operators AND, OR, NOT.
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How do I find the Topics and Keywords?
You can search for cases and related teaching materials, using Topics and Keywords that provide a conceptual map of the growing field of research on how business and society are linked.

Any keyword can be entered in the "search the site" box. See also: keyword tips for more ideas.
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Can anyone register to use CasePlace.org?
Yes. Anyone can register.

Our user base includes faculty members from business schools and Universities, students at business schools and from other areas, and members of the business community and other sectors of society who want to understand and incorporate Social Impact Management into the curriculum and the work place.
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What do I enter on the Keywords line?
You can enter any word(s) you want to use to find cases and related materials. For example, you could enter words from the case title if you know it, or the name of an author, or the country in which the case takes place. You can also enter any thematic word.

Look at our lists of Keywords (click Cases on the navigation bar to go to the main Cases page) to see how we've created a conceptual map of the field of business and society (or, as we call it, Social Impact Management by coding cases for some specific keywords. You can use any of these words or phrases to search.

If you leave the Keywords line blank you can guide your search from the drop-down menus.

Finally, you can use Boolean logic on the Keywords line (some example: Japan AND Korea; women OR gender; banking NOT debt). If you list a set of words separated by commas, it is implicitly an OR list (that is, it will find cases with ANY of those words, and not restrict the search results to cases with ALL of those words).
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What are the benefits of membership?
If you are a faculty member, signing up to be part of the CasePlace community will allow you to access teaching notes and other materials to support your teaching of the cases we feature on this site. All members, faculty or not, benefit in the following ways:

Set up your own My CasePlace page, where you can manage all the materials you've found in your searches access the MEMBER DIRECTORY, which gives you basic contact information about other users of CasePlace.org

MY PROFILE lets you indicate information about your contact information and your interests BOOKMARKS save documents you found in previous sessions, to make them easy for you to access again TO DO LISTS track cases you found and may want to order. As a member, new documents of particular interest to you will be brought to your attention as they are added to the site.
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What are Teaching Modules?
Teaching Modules are sets of cases, references, and other materials organized around a special theme. While a single case or reading can be illuminating, a set of materials can show you multiple points of view on an issue, the main debates around an issue, or how a case comes to life through supplementary articles from the business press. For faculty members, Teaching Modules are closer to the kinds of integrated assignments that would appear on a course syllabus. We welcome your comments on how you might use the Teaching Modules or ideas for creating or adding to Teaching Modules.
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How can I keep track of cases I'm interested in on CasePlace.org?
You can get a copy of a case by clicking on the case and then getting in touch with the Source Contact. We at CasePlace.org are unable to make cases directly available to our membership due to copyright issues and varying case costs. Some cases are free; others can be purchased (almost all of them for a reasonable fee).

For each case, we list a Source, which might be a case distributor or the author of a case. We list a Source URL when we have the web address for you to visit (just click on it). If we have a Reference number listed, you can use this when you arrive at the case distributor's website to purchase the case or request a sample (it is the distributor's Reference number, not CasePlace.org's). You can also usually use the Title or Author of the case to locate it at the Source. For cases from individual authors, we provide the email and/or mailing address for you to contact the author.
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How do I add cases to "My Folders" on the site?
"My Folders" are a special feature for registered members, which allow you to manage the cases you've identified over the course of your visits to CasePlace.org. They're somewhat analogous to shopping carts on other sites (except that you don't purchase cases from CasePlace.org). To add a case to one of your Folders:
• Search for cases by using the "Search the Site" feature at the left of every page, or by selecting Cases from the navigation bar. You can also browse cases by a specific Discipline or Topic.
• Your search (perhaps after some refinement) will yield a list of cases.
• Click on the title of a case that is of interest to you, and you'll be taken to a page that displays all the relevant information about a case.
• If you're interested in adding this case to your Folder for future reference, click on the "Add to My Folder" icon at the top of the page. This will allow you to add the case to one of your existing Folders, or you can create a new Folder and give it a name.
• When you return to CasePlace, you'll see your "My Folders" list in the My CasePlace section.
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How do I set up "My CasePlace"?
The My CasePlace section is available to all registered users. All you need to do is complete a short registration form. On this form you can also let us know what areas are of particular interest to you, and send us you comments. Choose a user name, and you will be emailed with a password that will allow you to sign in.
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Who are the content providers?

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