Book contents
- Combining Case Study Designs for Theory Building
- Combining Case Study Designs for Theory Building
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Case Study Research
- Chapter 2 Building Blocks of Case Study Research
- Chapter 3 Of Talking Pigs and Black Swans
- Chapter 4 Do It Again
- Chapter 5 The Natural Experiment, a.k.a. the Single Embedded Design
- Chapter 6 Do It Again (and Again)
- Chapter 7 Sequencing Case Study Designs
- Chapter 8 More on Sequencing Case Study Designs
- Chapter 9 A Parting Note, on an Optimistic Note
- Index
- References
Chapter 2 - Building Blocks of Case Study Research
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 February 2023
- Combining Case Study Designs for Theory Building
- Combining Case Study Designs for Theory Building
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Case Study Research
- Chapter 2 Building Blocks of Case Study Research
- Chapter 3 Of Talking Pigs and Black Swans
- Chapter 4 Do It Again
- Chapter 5 The Natural Experiment, a.k.a. the Single Embedded Design
- Chapter 6 Do It Again (and Again)
- Chapter 7 Sequencing Case Study Designs
- Chapter 8 More on Sequencing Case Study Designs
- Chapter 9 A Parting Note, on an Optimistic Note
- Index
- References
Summary
In this chapter, we discuss the fundamentals of case study research. First of all, we discuss the research functions underlying research questions (i.e. exploratory and explanatory). Different types of explanatory research questions catering to the research functions are discussed next. Depending on the focal variable, these questions are termed X-centered (focusing on the independent variable X), Y-centered (focusing on the dependent variable Y), and X&Y centered (focusing on X and Y). The importance of the context (Z) is discussed afterwards. The logical reasonings underpinning case study research (i.e. induction, deduction, and abduction) are also discussed. The chapter also addresses some common (mis)conceptions regarding the research functions, research questions, research context, and logical reasoning.
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- Combining Case Study Designs for Theory BuildingA New Sourcebook for Rigorous Social Science Researchers, pp. 10 - 30Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023