Ridder Case Study Research

Approaches, Methods, Contribution to Theory
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-95710-175-4
Verlag: Edition Rainer Hampp
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 230 Seiten

This book outlines the richness of case study approaches in their contribution to theory. It offers master and doctoral students a systematic overview of how to conduct case study research considering the variety of its approaches. A continuum of theory is outlined in order to clarify the contribution of research designs to theory. Research topics, research questions, and the role of the theoretical and empirical state of the art are discussed. The conceptual framework is displayed as an orientation, guiding the study theoretically as well as methodologically.The core of the book is the investigation into the main approaches of case study re-search. Exploratory, explanatory, constructivist, and extended case study approaches are outlined and compared. Commonalities and differences in data collection and data analysis within case study research are deepened.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ridder, Hans-Gerd

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Hans-Gerd Ridder: Case Study Research Approaches, Methods, Contribution to Theory;1
2;Preface;5
3;Contents;7
4;1. Theory;13
5;2. Research Question;41
6;3. Framework and Method Choice;59
7;4. Research Design;85
8;5. Building Theories from Case Studies;105
9;6. Explanatory Case Studies;119
10;7. Constructivist Case StudyResearch;139
11;8. The Extended Case Study Method;151
12;9. Case Study Approaches: A Comparison of their Contribution to Theory;163
13;10. Data Collection;171
14;11. Reduction and Abstraction of Data;193
15;12. Identifying and Explaining Relationships;213

Über Autor(innen)

HANS-GERD RIDDER holds the Chair in Human Resource Management at the Leibniz Universität Hannover. His research focuses on strategic HRM in Profit and Non Profit Organizations.