Case Study Methodology in Business Research

ISBN-13: 9780750681964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 328 str.

J Dul

Opis

A guide to design and conduct theory-testing and other case studies, this title sets out structures and guidelines that assist students and researchers from a wide range of disciplines to develop their case study research in a consistent and rigorous manner. It aims to clarify the difference between practice-oriented and theory-oriented research.

Spis treści

Foreword (Chris Voss, London Business School); Aims and overview of this book; A review of case studies in business research (Raf Jans and Koen Dittrich); Principles of empirical research; Theory-testing research; Part II: Theory-testing in case study research; Testing sufficient and necessary conditions; How to test a sufficient or a necessary condition;Case study 1: Testing a theory of collaboration characteristics of innovation projects (Koen Dittrich); Methodological reflection on case study 1; Case study 2: Testing a theory of ideal typical organizational configurations of successful product innovations (Ferdinand Jaspers and Jan van den Ende; Methodological reflection on case study 2; Testing a deterministic proportional relationship; How to test a deterministic proportional relationship; Case study 3: Testing the influence of urban time access windows on a retailer’s distribution costs (Hans Quak); Methodological reflection on case study 3; Testing a probabilistic proportional relationship; How to test a probabilistic proportional relationship; Case study 4: Testing the influence of a retailer’s distribution strategy on a retailer’s sensitivity to urban time access windows (Hans Quak; Methodological reflection on case study 4; Part III: Other types of case study research; The pilot case study; How to design and conduct a pilot case study; Case study 5: Testing a theory of conditions of success of new products (Murthy Halemane and Felix Janszen; Methodological reflection on Case study 5; The theory-building case study; How to design and conduct a theory-building case study; Case study 6: Exploring which company representatives are involved in communication with providers of business services (Wendy van der Valk and Finn Wynstra; Methodological reflection on case study 7; The practice-oriented case study; How to design and conduct a practice-oriented case study; Case study 7: Building a model of best practice of company standardization (Henk de Vries and Florens Slob);Methodological reflection on case study 7

O autorze

Jan Dul, Professor of Technology and Human Factors, RSM Erasmus University, Rotterdam and Tony Hak, Associate Professor of Research Methodology, RSM Erasmus University, Rotterdam