Kuva Margit Mannila
Case Study
How, why, What?
When used?
Exploring a phenomenon in context, using one or more data collection methods.
Describing in depth a case or cases.
Exploratory case studies
How, what?
When used?
Used when there is no single set of outcomes.
Exploratory Case Study. (29.9.2021)
"Aim to answer ‘how’ or ’why’ questions with little control on behalf of
researcher over occurrence of events. This type of case studies focus on
phenomena within the contexts of real-life situations. Example: “An
investigation into the reasons of the global financial and economic
crisis of 2008 – 2010.” [...] aim to find answers to the questions of ‘what’ or ‘who’. Exploratory
case study data collection method is often accompanied by additional
data collection method(s) such as interviews, questionnaires,
experiments etc. Example: “A study into differences of leadership
practices between private and public sector organizations in Atlanta,
USA.” (How to write a case study? 29.9.2021.)
Critical instance case studies
Critical instances case studies are used to determine the cause and consequence of an event. It is said that the main reason for this type of case study is to investigate one or
more sources with unique interest and sometimes with no interest in
general. Could we say that this is a good way tuo become falilar with your topic? A critical case study can also be used to question a universal
assertion. (My perfect words 26.10.2021).
Descriptive case studies aim to analyze the sequence of interpersonal events after a certain amount of time has passed. Studies in business research belonging to this category usually describe culture or sub-culture, and they attempt to discover the key phenomena. Example: “Impact of increasing levels of multiculturalism on marketing practices: A case study of McDonald’s Indonesia.” (How to write a case study? 29.9.2021.)
Program effects case studies
Using Case Studies to do Program Evaluation. (PDF) (26.10.2021).
Prospective case studies
Song, J.W. & Chung, K.C. (2010). Observational Studies: Cohort and Case-Control Studies.
Cumulative case studies
Narrative case studies (http://xnet.kp.org/permanentejournal/winter07/narrative.html)
Reis, R. Using Narrative in Case Studies. Stanford University. (26.10.2021).
Embedded case studies
Fritz, Katherine. Case Study and Narrative Analysis. (26.10.2021).
Table 2 Decision tree for choosing the right case study. Case Study. (29.9.2021)
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