Case Study Research and Applications
Subtitle: Design and Methods
Edition: Sixth Edition
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Published: Nov 03, 2017
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, California; London, England; New Deli, India; Sinapore
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781506336169
Copyright date: 2018
Other titles: Case Study Research
Description: "[This book] provides a complete portal to the world of case study research. With the integration of 11 applications in this edition, the book gives readers access to...case studies drawn from a wide variety of academic and applied fields. Ultimately, [this book] will guide students in the...design and use of the case study research method. New to this edition: includes 11 in-depth applications that show how researchers have implemented case study methods successfully; increases reference to relativist and constructivist approaches to case study research, as well as how case studies can be part of mixed methods projects; places greater emphasis on using plausible rival explanations to bolster case study quality; discusses synthesizing findings across case studies in a multiple-case study in more detail; adds an expanded list of 15 fields that have text or texts devoted to case study research; and sharpens discussion of distinguishing research from non-research case studies. The author brings to light at least three remaining gaps to be filled in the future: how rival explanations can become more routinely integrated into all case study research; the difference between case-based and variable-based approaches to designing and analyzing case studies; and the relationship between case study research and qualitative research."--
Notes: Source title: Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods
Table of contents: label: Forward; label: Preface
pagenum: xiii; label: Acknowledgements
pagenum: xxvii; label: About the Author
pagenum: xxx; label: Chapter 1
title: Getting Started: How to Know Whether and When to Use the Case Study as a Research Method
pagenum: 3; label: Chapter 2
title: Designing Case Studies: Identifying Your Case(s) and Establishing the Logic of Your Case Study
pagenum: 25; title: Application #1: An Exploratory case Study: How New Organizational Practices Become Routine
pagenum: 66; title: Application #2: Defining the "Case" in a Case Study: Linking Job Training and Economic Development Initiatives at the Local Level
pagenum: 75; title: Application #3: How "Discovery" Can Occur in the Field: Social Stratification in a Midsized Community
pagenum: 71; label: Chapter 3
title: Preparing to Collect Case Study Evidence: What You Need to Do Before Starting to Collect Case Study Data
pagenum: 81; label: Chapter 4
title: Collecting Case Study Evidence: The Principles You Should Follow in Working With Six Sources of Evidence
pagenum: 111; title: Application #4: Doing Interviews in the Field: Citizens on Patrol
pagenum: 139; title: Application #5: Making Field Observations: First Day in an Urban Neighborhood
pagenum: 145; title: Application #6: Assembling a Question-and-Answer Database: A Case Study of a Community Organization
pagenum: 150; label: Chapter 5
title: Analyzing Case Study Evidence: How to Start Your Analysis, Your Analytic Choices, and How They Work
pagenum: 165; title: Application #7: Using a Case Study to Compare Directly Competing Rival Hypotheses: Whether Military Base Closures Produce Catastrophic Economic Impacts or Not; title: Application #8: A Nutshell Example of an Explanatory Case Study: How a Federal Award Affected a University Computer Department
pagenum: 206; title: Application #9: An Explanatory Case Study: Transforming a Business Firm Through Strategic Planning
pagenum: 209; label: Chapter 6
title: Reporting Case Studies: How and What to Compose
pagenum: 219; title: Application #10: A Multiple-Case Study Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Data: Proposal Processing at 17 Universities
pagenum: 249; label: Appendix A. A Note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Psychology
pagenum: 258; label: Appendix B. A note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Evaluations
pagenum: 269; title: Application #11 An Evaluation Case Study: Evaluation of a Community Coalition's Campaign
pagenum: 279; label: Brief Glossary of Terms Directly Related to Case Study Research
pagenum: 286; label: References
pagenum: 289; label: Author Index
pagenum: 303; label: Subject Index
pagenum: 309