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Record Nr.

UNINA9910734989903321

Autore

Gagnon Yves-Chantal

Titolo

The Case Study as Research Method / / Yves-C. Gagnon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Québec, Canada : , : Presses de l'Universite du Quebec, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

9782760528444

2760528448

9782760524569

2760524566

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 pages)

Collana

Hors collection

Disciplina

001.4/33

Soggetti

Gestion - Recherche - Methodologie

Sciences sociales - Recherche - Methodologie

Methode des cas

Management - Research - Methodology

Case method

Social sciences - Research - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: L'etude de cas comme methode de recherche.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-117).

Nota di contenuto

""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Stage 1 : Assessing Appropriateness and Usefulness""; ""Stage 2 : Ensuring Accuracy of Results""; ""Stage 3 : Preparation""; ""Stage 4 : Selecting Cases""; ""Stage 5 : Collecting Data""; ""Stage 6 : Analyzing Data""; ""Stage 7 : Interpreting Data""; ""Stage 8 : Reporting Results""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix""; ""References""

Sommario/riassunto

Teeming with practical examples, this guide promotes an integrated approach for carrying out a case study. With a background emphasis on how to ensure the reliability and validity of results, the different steps of this approach are detailed : assessing the appropriateness of a case study ; preparation ; selecting cases ; data collection, analysis and interpretation ; and reporting results.