What passes as a rigorous case study?
Journal
Strategic Management Journal
ISSN
0143-2095
ISSN-Digital
1097-0266
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2008-12
Author(s)
Abstract
This article investigates the methodological sophistication of case studies as a tool for generating and testing theory by analyzing case studies published during the period 1995-2000 in 10 influential management journals. We find that case studies emphasized external validity at the expense of the two more fundamental quality measures, internal and construct validity. Comparing case studies published in the three highest-ranking journals with the other seven, we reveal strategies that may be useful for authors wishing to conduct methodologically rigorous case study research.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Wiley
Publisher place
Chichester [u.a.]
Volume
29
Number
13
Start page
1465
End page
1474
Pages
10
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
53678
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Name
Gibbert, Ruigrok & Kaes SMJ 2008 manuscript.pdf
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Format
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