Case Study Method for Design Research: A Justification

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudhakar Teegavarapu ◽  
Joshua D. Summers ◽  
Gregory M. Mocko
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Suitable Method ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Benchmark Study

Case studies are used in design research to analyze a phenomenon, to generate hypotheses, and to validate a method. Though they are used extensively, there appears to be no accepted systematic case study method used by design researchers. Considering its nature and objectives, the case study method could be considered as a suitable method for conducting design research. Many times, design researchers have to confront questions about the validity of using case studies and their results. The objective of this paper is to present a brief overview of case study method, compare it with other qualitative and quantitative research methods, and study the merits and limitations of using the same in design research. Requirements are derived from the general characteristics of design research. Four popular research strategies are evaluated with respect to the requirements. A preliminary benchmark study suggests that case study method is a suitable method for conducting design research.

scholarly journals The Test of Accessibility of Higher Education in Israel: Instructors’ Attitudes toward High-Functioning Autistic Spectrum Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Nitza Davidovitch ◽  
Alona Ponomaryova ◽  
Hana Gendel Guterman ◽  
Yair Shapira
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Autistic Spectrum ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Study Support

This study deals with a case study of a program that integrates high-functioning autistic spectrum students in Israeli academia. The case study focuses on the attitudes of students and faculty towards high-functioning autistic spectrum (HFA) students, aiming to examine their contribution to the integration of HFA students in academia, with regard to the academic-social climate and their perceived self-efficacy. The case study may serve academic institutions as a model for the adjustment and integration of autistic spectrum students, with the inclusion of academic and administrative elements. The study is based on mixed methods methodology, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Five hundred twenty six students, 103 faculty, as well as 30 students with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and 27 mentoring students participating in the program, were asked to complete a quantitative research questionnaire. The research findings show that the integration of HFA students in academic studies is potentially possible, predicated on awareness among faculty and students as to the nature of the disability. Variables with high significance for the program's success were detected, involving teaching tools, institutional support, and a tolerant academic-social climate. The research findings indicate that with regard to nearly all the variables the faculty have the highest awareness of and sensitivity to integrating HFA students in academic studies. The literature review, as well as the findings of the current study, support the integration of people with HFA in various institutions and confirm the conditions for this success: institutional and social motivation together with a tolerant atmosphere.

scholarly journals Factors Determining the Access to E-services of Public Institutions in Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Selected Divisional Secretariat Areas in Ampara District

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
M. A. M. Fowsar ◽  
T. Fathima Sajeetha
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Enhancing e-service facilities to the citizens would make it easy for them to access various government and private services. It has currently become an essential aspect of the evolution of public administration. All governments, including those of third world countries, are now trying to improve their e-service delivery. E-service delivery is one of the fundamental mechanisms to enhance quality service delivery with transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency. Sri Lanka has made attempts to deliver e-services in multiple sectors, but many constraints have prevented all citizens from accessing those services. Against this backdrop, this study attempts to investigate the factors that influence the ability of citizens to access the various e-services in selected Divisional Secretariat areas of Ampara district, Sri Lanka. This study was conducted using both qualitative and quantitative research methods during the period from July 2018 to January 2019. The qualitative data were gathered from published books, research articles, and personal interviews, and the quantitative data were gathered through a structured questionnaire and statistical reports of government institutions. The collected data were analysed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques, and results are presented in text, tables and charts format. The findings of the study show that factors such as security, the availability of electronic device facilities, and low cost encouraged citizens to access these services often. Nevertheless, factors like difficulty in understanding e-services and concerns about its security have discouraged people from accessing e-services.

scholarly journals Teacher-Carried Research as a Tool for Teachers' Professional Growth

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dzintra Iliško ◽  
Svetlana Ignatjeva ◽  
Ilona Mičule
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Lead Teachers ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Part

Teacher-Carried Research as a Tool for Teachers' Professional GrowthInquiry among the schoolteachers' needs to be embedded, cultivated, sustained and nurtured as a tool for a better understanding of the processes in the education and for fostering teachers' ongoing professional growth. This study explores teachers' self-evaluation of their competency to conduct research and to incorporate it in the classroom. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were employed to seek answers about teachers' engagement with research and to explore the factors of resistance for carrying out research in the classroom setting. This study also dwells upon some mechanisms that lead teachers to carry out research. The focus group interviews which were conducted reflect on the factors that encourage teachers to become more involved in the research and point to the advantages they perceive as emanating from the research. The qualitative part of inquiry reflects teachers' narrative ways of construction and reconstruction of their personal and professional knowledge. The authors discuss the processes that foster teachers to move from the fragmentary use of research strategies to the ability to live in the inquiry, practice new behaviours in the classroom, unlearn the old ones, reflect in action and stay open to a range of new initiatives.

Paying Attention to the Trees in the Forest, or a Call to Examine Agency-Specific Stories

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen V. Rubin ◽  
Keith P. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Large Data ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative

Public administration scholarship needs to strike a better balance between large sample studies and in-depth case studies. The availability of large data sets has led us to engage in empirical research that is broad in scope but is frequently devoid of rich context. In-depth case studies can help to explain why we observe particular relationships and can help us to clarify gaps and inconsistencies in theory. Our argument for more case studies aims to encourage researchers to bridge insights from qualitative and quantitative research through triangulation. We describe the value of case study research, and qualitative and quantitative design options. We then propose opportunities for case study research in public personnel scholarship on patronage pressures, performance management, and diversity management.

scholarly journals Teknik Sampling Snowball dalam Penelitian Lapangan

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Nurdiani
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

Field research can be associated with both qualitative and quantitative research methods, depending on the problems faced and the goals to be achieved. The success of data collection in the field research depends on the determination of the appropriate sampling technique, to obtain accurate data, and reliably. In studies that have problems related to specific issues, requiring a non-probability sampling techniques one of which is the snowball sampling technique. This technique is useful for finding, identifying, selecting and taking samples in a network or chain of relationships. Phased implementation procedures performed through interviews and questionnaires. Snowball sampling technique has strengths and weaknesses in its application. Field research housing sector become the case study to explain this sampling technique.

Calling for Children Friendly Community Life

2017 ◽  
pp. 209-237
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Lucinda Morgan ◽  
Jiacheng Li
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Community Based Learning

The concept of service learning for children has recently attracted more and more attention in China, and along with its incorporation into society, there are specific issues that should be considered. This chapter applies qualitative and quantitative research methods to explore the current situation of children's service learning in China in order to analyze the possibilities of community-based learning and to better understand its expectations. By utilizing these methods, the authors found the fragmented worlds of children in the case-study community, which can be regarded as a miniature representation of Chinese children's service learning. Based on this study, the authors make further recommendations for future exploration in this domain.

scholarly journals Do Synergies Pop up Magically in Digital Transformation-Based Retail M&A? Valuing Synergies with Real Options Application

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Andrejs Čirjevskis
Keyword(s):  
Real Options ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Market Value Added

This paper aims to explore and to illustrate success factors of reciprocal synergies of digital transformation-based merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the grocery retail industry. The author carried out a case study on the merger of Ahold Delhaize in 2016. The paper’s contribution is a conceptual model of research that helps in pre-acquisition analysis on competence-based synergies in M&A to value strategic synergies as market value added a using real options application. By combining qualitative and quantitative research methods, the author provides empirical evidence to indicate the validity and value of the proposed research framework for both scholars and practitioners alike.

scholarly journals Impact of Covid-19 on Business Performance: A Case Study of Starbucks

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Rupesh Sinha ◽  
Varsha Ganatra ◽  
Priya Pandey ◽  
Deepaa Darshanie Lim A/P Arumugan ◽  
Daisy Mui Hung Kee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Beverage Industry ◽  
Food And Beverage Industry ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of Covid-19 on business performance of Starbucks. Plenty research of the impact of Covid-19 on the world economy has been done, but this research will focus more on the food and beverage industry, especially one of the famous brands called Starbucks. Qualitative and quantitative research methods such as online research and questionnaires were carried out to ensure the evaluation of the research is fresh, valid and reliable. It is assumed that the impact of Covid-19 has influence the Starbucks financially, economically and socially, which includes the behaviour of consumers towards the company. However, Starbucks was able to remain optimistic and position itself well to overcome the pandemic crisis.

scholarly journals An appoarch to case study method

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thanh Nhan
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Science Studies ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Psychology Education ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative

A case study is used as a method to explore and understand complex issues, in-depth investigations. It can be used in many social science studies, and the role of the case study becomes notable in psychology, education, sociology, community- based problems, business. By combining both qualitative and quantitative research, a case study helps explain both the process and the outcome of a phenomenon through comprehensive observation, restructuring, and analysis of the investigated cases. Although researchers can apply the case study method in flexible ways and take advantage of various sources, case study research still has some drawbacks because researchers often do not have specific procedures, and the articles are not highly generalized because it specified in some cases. Therefore, researchers should be careful when choosing this research style because transparency can allow researchers and editors everywhere to learn about mistakes and misconduct that warrant any possible disagreement

scholarly journals Contradictory values in the process of organizational change: a case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Nebojsa Janicijevic
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Change Process ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative

Values have always been perceived as a guide for action at both individual and organizational levels. By showcasing an example of one Serbian company, the paper aims to present how employees and managers’ collective values can be inconsistent and contradictory, as well as the causes and effects of such a state of company’ system of values. The research was conducted by applying a case study method in a Serbian company comprising both qualitative and quantitative research techniques. The company was in the process of intensive organizational changes at the time of the research. The research has shown that it is possible for values of the employees and managers to be contradictory and that this contradiction is caused by radical changes both in the environment and in the organization itself. The research has also shown that this contradiction characterizes the Moving Phase in the process of organizational change, and that it is likely to disappear when company moves into the Refreezing Phase in the change process. The conclusions of this paper imply that the structure of collective values in organizations must be taken into account both in research and in practice of change management. Generalization of conclusions and implications is limited by the nature of the applied case study research method.

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