Applications of case study research

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Author:

Yin, Robert K.

ISBN:

9780761925507

9780761925514

Personal Author:

Yin, Robert K.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2002.

Physical Description:

xviii, 173 p. ; 22 cm.

Series:

Applied social research methods series ; v. 34

Series Title:

Applied social research methods series ; v. 34

Contents:

Pt. I. Theory. 1. The Role of Theory in Doing Case Studies -- Pt. II. Descriptive Case Studies. 2. A Case Study of a Neighborhood Organization. 3. Computer Implementation in a Local School System -- Pt. III. Explanatory Case Studies. 4. A Nutshell Example: The Effect of a Federal Award on a University Computer Science Department. 5. Essential Ingredients of Explanatory Case Studies: Three Drug Prevention Examples. 6. Transforming a Business Firm Through Strategic Planning. 7. Sheriff's Combined Auto Theft Task Force -- Pt. IV. Cross-Case Analyses. 8. Technical Assistance for HIV/AIDS Community Planning. 9. Proposal Processing by Public and Private Universities. 10. Case Studies of Transformed Firms.

Subject Term:

Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.

Case method.

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Summary

Written to augment the author's earlier, extremely successful volume, Case Study Research: Design and Methods, the new edition of this applications book presents and discusses new case studies from a wide array of topics offering a variety of examples or applications of case study research methods. These applications demonstrate specific techniques or principles that are integral to the case study method. Through these practical applications, the reader is able to identify solutions to problems encountered during this type of research.