The Case Study as Research Method: A Practical Handbook

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PUQ, 2010 - Education - 130 pages
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
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Assessing Appropriateness and Usefulness
11
Ensuring Accuracy of Results
19
Preparation
37
Selecting Cases
49
Collecting Data
55
Analyzing Data
69
Interpreting Data
83
Reporting Results
93
Conclusion
103
Appendix
107
References
111
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Yves-Chantal Gagnon, Ph. D., est professeur ŕ l'École nationale d'administration publique. Il est titulaire de la Chaire Bell en technologie et organisation du travail.

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