Getting started
Defining research questions – Without a research focus, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the volume of data. Thus it is important to define a research question within a broad topic which helps in identification of types of samples, and, also the kind of data to be gathered. A priori specification of constructs can also help to shape the initial design of theorybuilding research. If these constructs prove important as the study progresses, then researchers have a firmer empirical grounding for the emergent theory. Research theorey questions should be tentative as they are bound to change during research.
Selecting Cases
Selection of cases is an important aspect of building theory from case studies. As in hypothesis- testing research, the concept of a population is crucial, because the population defines the set of entities from which the research Sample is to be drawn. Also, selection of an appropriate population controls extraneous variation and helps to define the limits for generalizing the findings.cases are chosen for theoretical, not statistical, reasons – The cases may be chosen to replicate previous cases or extend emergent theory, or they may be chosen to fill theoretical categories and provide examples of polar types.
Crafting Instruments and Protocols
Theory-building researchers typically combine multiple data collection methods. While interviews, observations, and archival sources are particularly common, inductive researchers are not confined to these choices. the terms qualitative and case study are often used interchangeably – case study research can involve qualitative data only, quantitative only, or both (Yin, 1984).
Getting started
Defining research questions – Without a research focus, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the volume of data. Thus it is important to define a research question within a broad topic which helps in identification of types of samples, and, also the kind of data to be gathered. A priori specification of constructs can also help to shape the initial design of theorybuilding research. If these constructs prove important as the study progresses, then researchers have a firmer empirical grounding for the emergent theory. Research theorey questions should be tentative as they are bound to change during research.
Selecting Cases
Selection of cases is an important aspect of building theory from case studies. As in hypothesis- testing research, the concept of a population is crucial, because the population defines the set of entities from which the research Sample is to be drawn. Also, selection of an appropriate population controls extraneous variation and helps to define the limits for generalizing the findings.cases are chosen for theoretical, not statistical, reasons – The cases may be chosen to replicate previous cases or extend emergent theory, or they may be chosen to fill theoretical categories and provide examples of polar types.
Crafting Instruments and Protocols
Theory-building researchers typically combine multiple data collection methods. While interviews, observations, and archival sources are particularly common, inductive researchers are not confined to these choices. the terms qualitative and case study are often used interchangeably – case study research can involve qualitative data only, quantitative only, or both (Yin, 1984).
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