Case Study Research : Design and Methods
ISBN: 9781412960991 | 1412960991
Edition: 4thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Pub. Date: 10/31/2008
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Robert K. Yin serves as Chairman of the Board and CEO of COSMOS Corporation, an applied research and social science firm that has been in operation since 1980.
Providing a complete portal to the world of case study research, the Fourth Edition of Robert K. Yin's best-selling text offers comprehensive coverage of the design and use of the case study method as a valid research tool. This thorough text now covers more than 50 case studies (approximately 25% of them new), gives fresh attention to quantitative analyses,... MORE
Providing a complete portal to the world of case study research, the Fourth Edition of Robert K. Yin's best-selling text offers comprehensive coverage of the design and use of the case study method as a valid research tool. This thorough text now covers more than 50 case studies (approximately 25% of them new), gives fresh attention to quantitative analyses,... MORE
| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| Introduction: How to Know Whether and When to Use Case Studies as a Research Method | |
| The Case Study as a Research Method | |
| Comparing Case Studies With Other Research Methods in the Social Sciences | |
| Different Kinds of Case Studies, But a Common Definition | |
| Summary | |
| Designing Case Studies: Identifying Your Case(s) and Establishing the Logic o... MORE | |
| General Approach to Designing Case Studies | |
| Criteria for Judging the Quality of Research Designs | |
| Case Study Designs | |
| Modest Advice in Selecting Case Study Designs | |
| Preparing To Collect Case Study Evidence: What You Need to Do Before Starting to Collect Case Study Data | |
| The Case Study Investigator: Desired Skills | |
| Preparation and Training for a Specific Case Study | |
| The Case Study Protocol | |
| Screening the Candidate "Cases" for Your Case Study | |
| The Pilot Case Study | |
| Summary | |
| Collecting Case Study Evidence: The Principles You Should Follow in Working With Six Sources of Evidence | |
| Six Sources of Evidence | |
| Three Principles of Data Collection | |
| Summary | |
| Analyzing Case Study Evidence: How to Start Your Analysis, Your Analytic Choices, and How They Work | |
| An Analytic Strategy: More Than Familiarity With Analytic Tools | |
| Five Analytic Techniques | |
| Pressing for a High-Quality Analysis | |
| Summary | |
| Reporting Case Studies: How and What to Compose | |
| Targeting Case Study Reports | |
| Case Study Reprots as Part of Larger, Mixed Methods Studies | |
| Illustrative Structures for Case Study Compositions | |
| Procedures in Doing a Case Study Report | |
| What Makes an Examplary Case Study? | |
| References | |
| Author Index | |
| Subject Index | |
| About the Author | |
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