Case study methodology offers a creative and flexible way to gain a comprehensive
understanding of human complexities in context, using various means to collect data. This …

The problem and the solution. This chapter overviews case study research and proposes a
manner in which case study research can contribute to theory building in applied disciplines …

„Congratulations! You are reading the best edition of Case Study Research to date. This
fourth edition contains more material, is more readable, and has more practical value than …

We had the idea for this book when the three of us were writing a set of conference papers
on case study research in late 1997 and early 1998. In the course of this, we gained a …

This study was inspired by two of the leading papers in the case study method: Eisenhardt
(1991) and Dyer and Wilkins (1991). The work of those authors could be considered a …

Aim To describe how case study research (CSR) was used inductively as an all-
encompassing theoretical framework to examine learning in the workplace. Background …

A case study is a commonly used method among business economics when studying firms
and organisational behaviour. It can be seen as a special research strategy and approach …

Case study research has a long history within the natural sciences, social sciences, and
humanities, dating back to the early 1920's. At first it was a useful way for researchers to …

Abstract [argue that] although case study research is gaining in popularity, there is little
agreement about either the definition of case study research or the underlying philosophical …

Explanatory case study methodology has been used to research complex systems in the
fields of business, public policy and urban planning, to name a few. While it has been …