The Contribution of Case Study Research in Information Science

2022 ◽  
pp. 568-586
Author(s):  
Beatrice Ngulube

The reputation of case study research has grown as a research strategy for developing theories and as a method for investigating and understanding world complex issues. The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate how the case study research can add value to a research project. Case study research, although becoming increasingly popular is not adequately utilised in information science research. The chapter draws on the literature on case study research in various fields and uses examples to inform research in information science. Case study research have been used across a number of disciplines, particularly, in the social sciences, education and business to address real world problems. Many researchers tend to use case study research because of the numerous advantages it offers. For instance, the employment of multiple data collection instruments maximises the depth of information, which in turn increases transferability of the findings. Additionally, the use of multiple cases and multiple data collection instruments make generalisation easy and valid. Maximising generalisability of findings is the ultimate goal of research.

Author(s):  
Beatrice Ngulube

The reputation of case study research has grown as a research strategy for developing theories and as a method for investigating and understanding world complex issues. The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate how the case study research can add value to a research project. Case study research, although becoming increasingly popular is not adequately utilised in information science research. The chapter draws on the literature on case study research in various fields and uses examples to inform research in information science. Case study research have been used across a number of disciplines, particularly, in the social sciences, education and business to address real world problems. Many researchers tend to use case study research because of the numerous advantages it offers. For instance, the employment of multiple data collection instruments maximises the depth of information, which in turn increases transferability of the findings. Additionally, the use of multiple cases and multiple data collection instruments make generalisation easy and valid. Maximising generalisability of findings is the ultimate goal of research.


Author(s):  
Tiko Iyamu

Data collection is a critical aspect of any research. To this point, it is very important that a researcher has a good understanding of why, where and how to collect data. Broadly speaking, there are two main research and data collection approaches; namely, quantitative and qualitative methodologies. These two approaches are used both in academia and professional domains. This study focuses on philosophical assumptions underpinning Information Systems (IS) research. The philosophical assumptions underlying interpretive, case study research tradition and approach implies a subjective epistemology and the ontological belief that reality is socially constructed. The study investigated the challenges of interpretive, case study research strategy and empirical techniques applied in the information systems discipline. This paper focuses on the realistic challenges that researchers face while conducting a qualitative, interpretive, case study, particularly during data collection.


2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan R. A. Maier ◽  
Timothy Troy ◽  
P. Jud Johnston ◽  
Vedik Bobba ◽  
Joshua D. Summers

Case study research in engineering design, while not as formalized and accepted as in the social sciences, is growing in popularity because of its ability to yield significant insights into how designers interact with design problems, processes, artifacts, and each other. A wealth of evidence for use in case studies exists in the form of undergraduate senior design courses, which produce documentation related to the design of new artifacts every academic semester. The resulting documentation can be effectively mined to test hypotheses about design processes and designer behaviors. In this paper, we offer an example application of how to apply case study research to a completed senior design project in order to test a theory for how designers, users, and artifacts behave as a complex adaptive system. The evidence from the case study supports the descriptive power of the theoretical framework and supports the practical conclusion that effective communication between designers and users is particularly important and should be strengthened to foster overall project success, especially during the problem definition stage of design.


Author(s):  
Cynthia C. M. Deaton ◽  
Jacquelynn A. Malloy

Design-based case studies allow researchers to examine instructional innovations that are bounded by perspective, context, and time. Design-based case study is an approach that blends case study research with design-based research in order to more systematically examine the process and products of an intervention. This approach provides a framework for engaging in iterative cycles of data collection and analysis to determine if, how, and why goals of instructional innovations have been met. This chapter provides an overview of the design-based case study approach and responds to common concerns surrounding case study and design-based research and how design-based case studies address these concerns by building on the strengths of both approaches.


2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-30
Author(s):  
Kirsi Kokkonen ◽  
Matti Lehtovaara ◽  
Petri Rousku ◽  
Tuomo Kässi

Indisputably, networking offers many benefits in business. However, at the same time, it may also restrict the freedom of its actors. The aim of the paper is to complement the knowledge on the benefits and delimitations of networking by a two-step process. Firstly, the actors’ aims for independency and associability in their business relations are examined and based on these aims, different tendencies for networking are found. Furthermore, the paper discusses the resource portfolios of actors, and searches linkages between the actors’ resources and their networking tendencies. The research question of the paper is: “How the resource portfolio of an actor correlates with its tendency to form networks?” Case study research is used as the research strategy. A group of Finnish biomass heating enterprises is studied as the case, and four groups with different networking tendencies are recognized and further assessed. The results provide evidence that the actors tend to form different networks which differ from each other by the power relations and the openness of sharing social capital. In addition, it is noted that the actors differ in their resource portfolios. That creates dissimilar motives for cooperation and networking which are well-reflected with the four networking types found in the study. Key words: associability, bioenergy, independency,networking, resources.


Author(s):  
Muthmainnah Muthmainnah ◽  
Zainul Arifin ◽  
Toto Hermawan ◽  
Barid Barid ◽  
Akhmad Muhaini

This qualitative case study research deals with the implementation of the 100 Mosques / Musalla movement which socializes the MUI fatwa number 5 of 2010 concerning the Direction of the Qibla in Sleman Regency. by taking two districts to represent the conditions of urban and rural communities. The data collection methods are involved observation, documentation and interviews with 10 informants from community leaders in the two regions. Some people reject change because of their belief in the myth of the ijtihad of their predecessors, besides considering technology not as a means to perfect worship, including measuring the direction of the Qibla. However, most of the changes due to the certification of the mosque's Qibla direction do not require changes to the building, but only adjusting the prayer lines (saff) in the mosque. The dissemination of astronomical technology, which is understood as a form of ijtihad, can be done so that changes and developments that occur in the direction of the mosque's qibla can be accepted by the community.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 601-609
Author(s):  
Meldasari Meldasari ◽  
Ahmad Suhaimi ◽  
Rachman Fitrianoor

       This study aims to determine the marketing channels and institutions involved in the marketing of tilapia in Kupang Village, Lampihong Subdistrict, Balangan Regency, to know the structure of the tilapia market, analyze costs, profits, marketing margins and the price portion received by producers. This research was done intentionally by the census method and case study research design and data collection by interview. The results showed four marketing channels for tilapia, namely I: cultivators and collectors, II: cultivators, collectors, and retailers, III: cultivators, collectors and wholesalers and IV: farmers, traders, wholesalers and retailers. Market structure is monolithic competition. The total marketing channel I channel is IDR 11,000 per kg, the portion of the price received by farmers is 67.64%, the marketing cost is IDR 1,335 per kg and the profit gained is IDR 9,665 per kg; channel II's total marketing margin is Rp. 17,000 per kg, the portion of the price received by farmers is 57.5%, the marketing cost is Rp. 3,785 per kg, and the profit received is 13,215 per kg; total channel III marketing margin is Rp. 17,500 per kg, part of the price received by farmers is 56.79%, marketing costs Rp. 3,192.5 per kg and profits received Rp. 14.307.5 per kg; total channel IV marketing margin is Rp. 15,000 per kg, part of the price received by farmers is 60.52%, marketing costs Rp. 6,385 per kg and profits received 9,855 per kg. Channel I efficiency value: 3.92%, II; 9.46%, III: 7.88%, and channel IV, which is 16.80%. Channel I is the most efficient because the marketing institution is smaller, namely 3.92%.


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550010 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHANN KOEPPEL ◽  
GESA GEISSLER

This paper aims to provide an overview of German Environmental Assessment (EA) research over the recent decades. Likely reasons for previous developments as Germany's post-Cold War challenges, ongoing case study research endeavours and further prospects are outlined. This involves research on large-scale SEA making, an enhanced EA theory building and a move towards "best available science" research. Last but not least, a stronger research oriented conference series is proposed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-190
Author(s):  
Athar Yaniar Pratama ◽  
Lesta Lesta Karolina Br. Sebayang

This study aims to  examine and find out the implementation of Permendagri No. 113 of 2014 in Ngesrepbalong Village, Limbangan, Kendal Regency and  analyze the obstacles faced by village officials in its implementation.This study uses a qualitative approach with a case study research strategy. Data obtained through interviews and documentation studies.The results of the study show the Implementation of Permendagri No. 113 of 2014 in Ngesrepbalong Village can generally be seen from the following findings: Fund allocation is not appropriate in accordance with the provisions;  There is a discrepancy between the list of program activities that have been agreed upon in the village meeting with the details of the activities contained in the RKP table; There is an RKP that does not include a discussion on the evaluation of the previous year's financial use;  in the aspect of transparency, the Village Government has implemented it by informing the allocation of funds and the development of their use on information boards in the village office. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji dan mengetahui implementasi Permendagri No 113 tahun 2014 di Desa Ngesrepbalong Kecamatan Limbangan Kabupaten Kendal dan menganalisis kendala yang dihadapi aparatur desa dalam pelaksanaannya.Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan strategi penelitian studi kasus. Data yang diperoleh melalui wawancara dan studi dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Implementasi Permendagri No 113 tahun 2014 di Desa Ngesrepbalong dapat dilihat dari temuan berikut ini:  Pengalokasian dana tidak tepat sesuai dengan ketentuan; Adanya ketidaksesuaian antara daftar program kegiatan yang telah disepakai dalam musyawarah desa dengan rincian kegiatan yang ada dalam tabel RKP; Terdapat RKP yang tidak mencantumkan pembahasan mengenai evaluasi penggunaan keuangan tahun sebelumnya; pada aspek trasnparansi, Pemerintah Desa telah melaksanakannya dengan menginformasikan pengalokasian dana dan perkembangan penggunaannya pada papan informasi di kantor desa.


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