Case Study Methodology. Few Conceptual Considerations

• Autorzy: Ewa Lechman
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article contributes to the wide debate on the research methodology with case studies application. We describe particular paradigms and contexts that best argue the usage of case studies methodologies, putting special emphasis on the usage of cases for training and teaching purposes. This article contributes to the state of art, by setting a novel approach for case study preparation, ensuring some methodological rigors. Our approach combines usage of qualitative and quantitative methods, we focus on role of environment with determining specific process and their dynamics, completing the study with multi-level analysis of data. (original abstract)

Artykuł stanowi wkład do debaty prowadzonej w literaturze rozważań metodologiczno-teoretycznych dotyczącej metodologii prowadzania badań naukowych z wykorzystaniem studium przypadku. Przedstawione zostały poszczególne konteksty oraz paradygmaty związane z badaną tematyką, które nawiązują do wykorzystania metodologii studium przypadku, ze szczególnym naciskiem na ich zastosowanie w celach szkoleniowych i związanych z nauczaniem. Wkład artykułu w rozszerzenie obecnego stanu wiedzy polega na wyznaczeniu nowatorskiego podejścia do przygotowania studium przypadku, zapewniającego zachowanie określonych wymogów metodologicznych. Prezentowane w artykule podejście łączy wykorzystanie metod jakościowych i ilościowych, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem roli otoczenia wraz z określeniem specyficznych procesów i ich dynamiki, na poziomach stanowiących tło dla analizy studium przypadku.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Case study; Research methodology; Qualitative research

PL

Studium przypadku; Metodologia badań; Badanie jakościowe

• Czasopismo: Przedsiębiorstwo we współczesnej gospodarce - teoria i praktyka
• Rocznik: 2014
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 21--31

Twórcy

autor

Ewa Lechman

• Gdańsk University of Technology

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