Jan Dul, Tony Hak

Case Study Methodology in Business Research (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Provides students with everything needed to design and conduct a case study project, with clear and concise text for methodology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136422515
• Artikelnr.: 38248155

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword (Chris Voss, London Business School)
Aims and overview of this book
A review of case studies in business research
Principles of empirical research
Theory-testing research. 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
Methodological reflection on case study 1
Case study 2: Testing a theory of ideal typical organizational configurations of successful product innovations
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
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
Methodological reflection on case study 4. 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
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
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
Methodological reflection on case study 7

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Foreword (Chris Voss, London Business School); Aims and overview of this book; A review of case studies in business research; Principles of empirical research; Theory-testing research. 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; Methodological reflection on case study 1; Case study 2: Testing a theory of ideal typical organizational configurations of successful product innovations; 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; 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; Methodological reflection on case study 4. 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; 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; 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;Methodological reflection on case study 7