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  1. The case study approach

    This paper is structured around the following main questions: What is a case study? What are case studies used for? How are case studies conducted? What are the potential pitfalls and how can these be avoided?

  2. (PDF) The case study as a type of qualitative research

    This article presents the case study as a type of qualitative research. Its aim is to give a detailed description of a case study – its definition, some classifications, and several...

  3. Case Study Methodology of Qualitative Research: Key Attributes …

    A case study is one of the most commonly used methodologies of social research. This article attempts to look into the various dimensions of a case study research …

  4. Case Study Method: A Step-by-Step Guide for Business Researchers

    Case study method is the most widely used method in academia for researchers interested in qualitative research (Baskarada, 2014). Research students select the case study …

  5. What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for?

    ological purposes a case study is best defined as an in-depth study of a single unit (a relatively bounded phenomenon) where the scholar's aim is to elucidate features of a larger class of …

  6. What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for?

    A “case study,” I argue, is best defined as an intensive study of a single unit with an aim to generalize across a larger set of units. Case studies rely on the same sort of …

  7. Case study research: opening up research opportunities

    1. Introduction. 2. What is a case study? 3. Epistemological positioning of case study research. 4. Rigor and quality in case studies. 5. Conclusions. Abstract. Purpose. The …

  8. Methodology or method? A critical review of …

    Case study methodology maintains deep connections to core values and intentions and is “particularistic, descriptive and heuristic” (Merriam, 2009, p. 46). As a study design, case study is defined by interest in individual …