Toward an Egyptian managerial framework based on crowdsourcing for open innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Metwaly ◽  
Ali ElKattan ◽  
Menatalla Kaoud
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
High Degree

PurposeThe purpose of the presented research paper is to explore the different aspects of crowdsourcing and its evolution over time. Supported by three different case studies, the research focuses on the different factors that affect crowdsourcing for open innovation. Moreover, the findings give us a proposed managerial framework to be considered when adopting crowdsourcing in addition to factors that proved its huge effect on crowdsourcing activities.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research approach for this research was the most convenient. It focuses on providing an in-depth understanding of the phenomena. Qualitative research represents the views and perspectives of the participants in a study besides it is driven by a desire to explain these events, through existing or emerging concepts (Yin, 2016). Adopting a case study research method that investigates a contemporary phenomenon (the “case”) in depth and within its real-world context, especially when the boundaries between phenomenon and context may not be evident (Yin, 2018) as in crowdsourcing based business model for open innovation.FindingsThe researchers presented the benefits and challenges when considering crowdsourcing establishing a managerial framework for open innovation. Additionally, the researchers identified the different factors that highly affect crowdsourcing proposing a model that can be used for adopting crowdsourcing. The research also presented insights about how crowdsourcing was introduced in the Egyptian market and how it evolved through the years.Research limitations/implicationsThe study had some limitations to be considered in the following work. Company X used crowdsourcing within a high degree of limitations and confidentially consequently, restricting the effects and results of crowdsourcing. Another limitation was that the study has been only qualitative, and the addition of the quantitative approach will numerically support the findings. Moreover, the research depended on the businesses only as of the source of information and neglected the crowd sample.Practical implicationsThe main aim of this study was to address the lack of research evidence on what it means to adopt crowdsourcing for open innovation in Egyptian firms. The authors have done so by adopting three case studies which enabled them to directly observe and report on the daily work of trust CEOs, with special attention to the practices. Whereby, these executives made themselves knowledgeable for all practical purposes, as dictated by their specific job. Accordingly, the first major contribution of the present research is that it provides much-needed empirical data on the actual practices of crowdsourcing in three Egyptian, yet international companies. Moreover, the results could be used as a guideline when considering crowdsourcing activities highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of such activities.Originality/valueThe paper discusses different perspectives of crowdsourcing presenting a new categorization for its types. Moreover, how these types have been used especially in the Egyptian market. On the other hand, the paper investigated and documented three different sized companies' experiences utilizing crowdsourcing for innovation. The collected information was used to suggest a new model by which companies can avoid the difficulties others had. Moreover, the research highlighted the benefits and challenges of using crowdsourcing for open innovation.

scholarly journals Case study research: opening up research opportunities

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Roseli Wünsch Takahashi ◽  
Luis Araujo
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
Opening Up

Purpose The case study approach has been widely used in management studies and the social sciences more generally. However, there are still doubts about when and how case studies should be used. This paper aims to discuss this approach, its various uses and applications, in light of epistemological principles, as well as the criteria for rigor and validity. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses the various concepts of case and case studies in the methods literature and addresses the different uses of cases in relation to epistemological principles and criteria for rigor and validity. Findings The use of this research approach can be based on several epistemologies, provided the researcher attends to the internal coherence between method and epistemology, or what the authors call “alignment.” Originality/value This study offers a number of implications for the practice of management research, as it shows how the case study approach does not commit the researcher to particular data collection or interpretation methods. Furthermore, the use of cases can be justified according to multiple epistemological orientations.

Management of Records in Adapted Buildings as Records Centres in Zimbabwe

Mousaion ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson Mutsagondo ◽  
Getrude Maduyu ◽  
Godfrey Tsvuura
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Personal Observation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Professional Management ◽  
The Government

This paper discusses the challenges of records management that arise from the use of adapted buildings as records centres in Zimbabwe, despite the advantages of using such buildings. A qualitative research approach was used as well as a case study research design. Data were collected from seven officers of the Gweru Records Centre through semi-structured interviews. Personal observation was used to triangulate findings from interviews. It was found that the use of adapted buildings as records centres was a cheaper and quicker way of establishing records centres throughout the country. However, a number of preservation, security and management challenges cropped up as the conditions of the buildings and the environment of the adapted buildings were not conducive to the proper and professional management of records. This study is important in that it explores the prospects and challenges of using adapted buildings as records centres in Zimbabwe, an area that has not been researched by many authors. This provokes archival authorities and the government to seriously consider establishing purpose-built records and archival centres.

Civics education in Malaysia: a clash between ethics, religion and cultural norms

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishalache Balakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Civics Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Qualitative Approaches

PurposeTo showcase the importance of digital citizenship in the current era. This article compares the nine features of digital citizen provided by Ribble and Bailey (2007) with a case study conducted in a multicultural setting and identifies the tensions between ethics, religion and cultural norms in that environment.Design/methodology/approachA case study approach has been used in this research. Why case study? Because it is unique and provides in-depth, unique and invaluable findings. Case studies researchers have contributed to the development of case study research from diverse disciplines. Historical examples of case studies go back as far as the nineteenth century with the biography of Charles Darwin (Stewart, 2014). The dominance of positivism in science in the late 1940 and 1950s in social science sidelined qualitative approaches such as case studies. Although case study research was often criticized for its inability to support generalizations, and thus, provided limited validity and value as a research design (Merriam, 2009; Stewart, 2014), case study research provides intensive analysis of an issue. A Case study is intrinsic, instrumental and collective (Stake, 1995, 2006). Case study research encourages the detailed enquiry of a unit of analysis within its context.FindingsFindings show that current society needs to be educated on the nine aspects of digital citizenship. In the current era, changes are so rapid that every now and then, there must be collaboration and cooperation between different agencies to ensure that the tension between religiosity, cultural norms and ethics would be able to find some common ground. With more knowledge and wisdom on human rights, sustainability education and project-based learning in Civics Education, teachers, students, parents and community should often meet to decide on controversial issues and find ways to ensure that each one in society has the knowledge, skills and values for digital citizenship to grow and flourish.Originality/valueThe article is original in nature and has much social impact.

The Case Study: A Useful Research Method for Information Management

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Craig Smith
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Research Orientation ◽  
Research Problems

This paper urges greater recognition of the case study as a research method for information management. It acknowledges concern about the representatives of case studies but by specifying the relationships between epistemology and research methods shows that this concern is misplaced. Representatives is irrelevant for many research purposes, particularly when the distinction is made between logical and statistical inference. The validity of explanations or theory derived from case studies depends on the logic of the analysis and acknowledgement of ceteris paribus conditions, not on how typical the cases may be. Typologies of case studies have been proposed and these are considered, together with recommendations for the conduct of systematic and rigorous case study research. It is stressed that research problems should be addressed using appropriate research methods. Research of the important problems within the management area frequently demands a qualitative research approach, though it would seem that such an approach is often ignored because of a positivist research orientation. An assessment of the strengths and weakness of the case study method, which highlights its potential in the vital role of theory-building, leads to the conclusions that this method has much to commend it to information management researchers (1).

Case studies in humanitarian logistics research

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Vega
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Humanitarian Logistics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Chain Of Evidence ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeConsidered a strong method for exploratory investigations, case study research has become part of the mainstream approach, particularly in the field of humanitarian logistics (HL) and supply chain management. Nevertheless, similar to other logistics and SCM-related fields, rigor is not at its best. The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for crafting case study research in HL, based on an analysis of published case study-based research.Design/methodology/approachThe study classifies and compares the use of case studies in HL research, based on criteria developed from the methodology literature including purpose, type and volume of data, and type of analysis.FindingsWhile case studies become more frequent, the results point out a lack of rigor, particularly regarding chain of evidence and the use of frameworks for case study rationale and analysis.Research limitations/implicationsThe study proposes a framework for case study design, based on four “check questions” that can help researchers to go through the process of crafting a case study.Practical implicationsThe study provides practitioners with more understanding of case studies in HL research, which they can use when calling for or evaluating such studies in their organizations.Originality/valueThis paper offers an initial framework for conducting case studies in HL.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTING MULTICULTURAL VALUES OF STUDENTS THROUGH RELIGIOUS CULTURE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ISLAMIC GLOBAL SCHOOL MALANG CITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-79
Author(s):  
Ach Fikri Fausi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Culture Model ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
Research Type

Abstract: The internalization of multicultural values ​​is carried out as an effort to introduce the diversity of Indonesian society. This means that the internalization of multicultural values ​​wants to provide planting for students to respect and have good humanistic qualities among their peers. Internalization of values ​​is a way to introduce diversity and differences to students without questioning the differences that each student has. From the results of observations at SD-Islamic Global School Malang City, educators has properly applied multicultural internalization to students through religious culture. This discovery aims to obtain concrete, definite and accountable clarity regarding the internalization of multicultural values ​​to students through religious culture in SD-Islamic Global School Malang City. This study aims to: 1) Understand the religious culture model in SD-Islamic Global School Malang City, 2) identify multicultural values ​​internalized through religious culture in SD Islamic Global School Malang City, and 3) describe the process of internalizing multicultural values through religious culture in SD Islamic Global School Malang City. To achieve this goal, this study used a qualitative research approach by selecting the background of SD Islamic Global School Malang, then the researcher used a case study research type. The results showed that: 1) Religious culture model in SD-Islamic Global School Malang City is divided into two types, namely: a) the value of devotion to God, and b) human values. 2) There are two types of multicultural values ​​internalized through religious culture in SD-Islamic Global School Malang, namely: a) democratic values. b) The value of tolerance, 3) The process of internalizing the multicultural values ​​of students through religious culture at SD-Islamic Global School Malang: a) role models, teachers b) habits, and c) through Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

scholarly journals Designing Embedded Case Study Research Approach in Educational Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Cucuk Budiyanto ◽  
Adi Prananto ◽  
Felix Ter-Chian Tan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Holding Company ◽  
Embedded Case Study ◽  
The Relationship

Despite the case study research method has been widely adopted in qualitative research, few scholarly articles addressed the comprehensive guidance on the use of embedded case study research design. This paper aims to contribute to the literature by demonstrating the use of embedded case study research design in qualitative research. A pseudo case was exemplified by exploring the relationship between a holding company and its subsidiary companies of a corporate group. What construct a case and the rationale for the case being studied is exemplified. The paper further outlines the research protocol, the procedure of inquiry, and the design of the embedded case analysis. A brief explanation of the context of the case enriches the understanding of the investigated cases.

scholarly journals Internalisasi Nilai Budaya Madrasah sebagai Sarana Penguatan Pendidikan Karakter di MTsN 2 Banyuwangi

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Irma Agustiana ◽  
Gilang Hasbi Asshidiqi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Research Findings

Education is an instrument to shape and improve human character for the better. One form of strengthening character education is through madrasa culture. This study aims to determine the application of madrasa culture at MTsN 2 Banyuwangi as a means of strengthening student character education. It was initiated by the problem of moral degradation that is happening at this time, so that madrasa culture is seen as an effort to prevent moral degradation. This study uses a qualitative research approach with case study research methods. With research subjects the head of administration, teachers, and students of MTsN 2 Banyuwangi. Data was collected by using interview, observation, and documentation techniques. The data that has been collected is then analyzed using induction techniques, namely data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions to produce in-depth and comprehensive research findings. From this research, it can be seen that madrasa culture has been implemented and has become an inseparable part of MTsN 2 Banyuwangi which contributes to strengthening character education.Pendidikan merupakan instrumen untuk membentuk dan memperbaiki karakter manusia menjadi lebih baik. Salah satu bentuk dari penguatan pendidikan karakter adalah melalui budaya madrasah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan budaya madrasah di MTsN 2 Banyuwangi sebagai sarana penguatan pendidikan karakter siswa. Hal itu diawali oleh permasalahan degradasi moral yang terjadi pada saat ini, sehingga budaya madrasah dipandang sebagai sebuah upaya untuk mencegah terjadinya degradasi moral. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan penelitian kualitatif dengan metode penelitian studi kasus. Dengan subjek penelitian kepala tata usaha, guru, dan siswa MTsN 2 Banyuwangi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Data yang telah terkumpul kemudian analisis dengan teknik induksi yakni pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan sehingga menghasilkan temuan penelitian mendalam dan menyeluruh. Dari penelitian ini dapat diketahui bahwa budaya madrasah telah diterapkan dan menjadi bagian yang tidak terpisahkan di MTsN 2 Banyuwangi yang turut berkontribusi dalam penguatan pendidikan karakter.

Evaluating qualitative research in management accounting using the criteria of “convincingness”

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nizar Mohammad Alsharari ◽  
Mohammed Al-Shboul
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
Interpretive Case Study

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to extend the knowledge claim of management accounting research using qualitative research methods, in particular, the interpretive case study, and its evaluation using “convincingness” criteria demonstrating the textual authenticity, plausibility and criticality of case study findings.Design/methodology/approachQualitative research in the management accounting field considers both context and function (Burchell et al., 1980). This study sets out the rationale for adopting qualitative methodologies such as interpretive case studies in which rich, contextual and detailed data were collected and analyzed (Miles and Huberman, 1994; Mason, 2002). Methodological issues related to research design, analysis and evaluation are discussed by drawing on frameworks of social science research design. The paper sets out the procedures of an interpretive case study essential to ensuring the procedural validity of research which can be evaluated more accurately using the criteria of “convincingness” rather than positivist measures of the reliability, validity of data and the generalization of results. Textual authenticity, plausibility and critical interpretation, and how these hallmarks of “convincingness” can reflect the procedural validity of accounting research are described.FindingsQualitative research strategies such as the interpretive case study, which consider the complex settings of accounting change and practice, are found to offer deep understandings and convincing explanations of accounting change. Affirming that accounting is firmly established as a social science, the paper finds that the authenticity, plausibility and criticality of research in this field.Research limitations/implicationsThe relevance of qualitative research to contemporary accounting research is considered as an effective method to explicate theory and inform practice, which suggests that new measures to evaluate related research are required to develop the potential of selected qualitative research methodologies in accounting domains.Originality/valueQualitative research in management accounting focuses on the interpretation of meanings found in people and organizations that are subject to the influence of contextual variables. Human attributes underpin accounting conventions and change resulting from continuous technological and regulatory advances. This paper’s comprehensive account of interpretive case study research emphasizes the significance of evaluative criteria that relate, beyond reliability, to the richness of the text. This, thus, encourages and supports new and emerging researchers to seek qualitatively coherent and critical interpretations in management accounting research.

Challenges of a Case Study

2019 ◽  
pp. 323-343
Author(s):  
Zaaima Talib AlBalushi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Reliability Theory ◽  
Study Research

This chapter envisions the key challenges of a case study research being faced by researchers and case study itself in terms of the criticism. The case study is an interlinked, multi-perspective and a dynamic analysis-based method, applicable to both qualitative and qualitative research. Considering the significance of applying case study in research methods, there are various advantages with some disadvantages too. These disadvantages are contributing to creating the challenges to case studies. Having a deep strength and weakness analysis of the case study, the factors contributing to challenging the case studies can be easily identified. The major challenges to case studies are based on generalization, validity, reliability, theory role, authority, and authenticity, dependency, and longevity of the case. This chapter provides a detailed overview of the challenges being faced by researchers throughout the application of case study research and has presented a section comprising a solution to these challenges in practical terms.

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