Investigating information culture: A comparative case study research design and methods

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 287-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Information Culture ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Design And Methods

scholarly journals Redefining Case Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob VanWynsberghe ◽  
Samia Khan
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Design And Methods ◽  
Methods Instructors

In this paper the authors propose a more precise and encompassing definition of case study than is usually found. They support their definition by clarifying that case study is neither a method nor a methodology nor a research design as suggested by others. They use a case study prototype of their own design to propose common properties of case study and demonstrate how these properties support their definition. Next, they present several living myths about case study and refute them in relation to their definition. Finally, they discuss the interplay between the terms case study and unit of analysis to further delineate their definition of case study. The target audiences for this paper include case study researchers, research design and methods instructors, and graduate students interested in case study research.

HRM Practices in Chinese MNCs: Rhetoric and Reality

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm Warner ◽  
Alan Nankervis
Keyword(s):  
Global Convergence ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Chinese Mncs

This article analyses the HRM systems of three of the best-known global Chinese MNCS – namely, Haier, Huawei and Lenovo – with a view to exploring their HRM practices, and understanding whether they demonstrate global convergence or divergence, and whether their rhetoric matches the reality of these practices. A qualitative comparative case study research design was used based upon an analysis of company documents, scholarly articles and internet sources. It concludes that the HRM systems of these companies are both similar and different from each other; that they represent both partial convergence and partial divergence depending on the activities studied, compared with Western HRM models, and that the rhetoric of such systems is sometimes at odds with the reality of their practices.

scholarly journals An Exercise in Rigor: A Review of Robert K. Yin’s Case Study Research Design and Methods

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal Daughtery
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Fourth Edition ◽  
Reference Table ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Practical Guide ◽  
Design And Methods ◽  
Cross Reference

In his fourth edition of Case Study Research Design and Methods, Robert K. Yin continues to encourage the formation of better case study research. The text provides a technical yet practical guide to aid the committed researcher. It is an effort to promote rigor and to encourage the recognition of the limitations and awareness of the strengths of case study research. Throughout the text, Yin forthrightly addressed criticisms of the method and provided a solid defense of case study research and its breadth as a research method. An unexpected bonus of the text is found in the cross reference table that provides access to a wealth of classic and contemporary case study research.

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