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TL;DR: Case study methodology has a relatively long history within the sciences, social sciences, and humanities as mentioned in this paper and has gained in importance as a research strategy for identifying rich sources of data, developing into a technique that combines both qualitative and quantitative research.
Abstract: Case study methodology has a relatively long history within the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Dating back to medical research in the early 1930s and the advent of the case history, case study research was initially viewed as useful for assisting researchers in making valid inferences from events outside the lab in ways yet consistent with the rigorous methodology of laboratory science.a As such, it gained in importance as a research strategy for identifying rich sources of data, developing into a technique that combines both qualitative and quantitative research.a Although initially rooted within a sciences approach, the case study gained even wider popularity within the social sciences and has been found to be especially valuable in such practice-oriented fields as education, management, public administration, and the human services.Despite this long history and widespread use, case study research has received perhaps the least attention among the various methodologies in the social scientist's research arsenal.a Only a few texts deal directly with it as a central subject, and no encyclopedic reference provides a thorough overview of design and methods in case study research as guidance for students, researchers, and professionals trying to incorporate case studies into a rigorous research project or program.a This work is intended to be that authoritative resource.
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TL;DR: A literature review paper as mentioned in this paper discusses the proper use of qualitative research methodology to discuss several aspects of the research for the improvement of the skill of the readers, and analyzes the design of the qualitative research giving some methodological suggestions to make it explicable.
Abstract: This literature review paper discusses the proper use of qualitative research methodology to discuss several aspects of the research for the improvement of the skill of the readers. During the last few decades, the use of qualitative research has been increased in many institutions. It can be used to explore several areas of human behavior for the development of organizations. The purpose of this study is to provide inspirations to the new researchers for the development of their qualitative articles. The paper analyzes the design of qualitative research giving some methodological suggestions to make it explicable to the reader. In this paper an attempt has been taken to study the background of the qualitative research methodology in social sciences and some other related subjects , along with the importance, and main features of the study.

399 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify three service-led growth trajectories: becoming an availability provider, becoming a performance provider, which resembles project-based sales and implies an even greater differentiation of what customers are offered; and, becoming an industrializer, which is about standardizing previously customized solutions to promote repeatability and scalability.

268 citations

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TL;DR: This paper explores the policy lessons on HRH from four countries that have achieved sustained improvements in UHC: Brazil, Ghana, Mexico and Thailand and reports on country experiences using an analytical framework that examines effective coverage in relation to the availability, accessibility, acceptance and quality of HRH.
Abstract: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves distributing resources, especially human resources for health (HRH), to match population needs. This paper explores the policy lessons on HRH from four countries that have achieved sustained improvements in UHC: Brazil, Ghana, Mexico and Thailand. Its purpose is to inform global policy and financial commitments on HRH in support of UHC. The paper reports on country experiences using an analytical framework that examines effective coverage in relation to the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality (AAAQ) of HRH. The AAAQ dimensions make it possible to perform tracing analysis on HRH policy actions since 1990 in the four countries of interest in relation to national trends in workforce numbers and population mortality rates. The findings inform key principles for evidence-based decision-making on HRH in support of UHC. First, HRH are critical to the expansion of health service coverage and the package of benefits; second, HRH strategies in each of the AAAQ dimensions collectively support achievements in effective coverage; and third, success is achieved through partnerships involving health and non-health actors. Facing the unprecedented health and development challenges that affect all countries and transforming HRH evidence into policy and practice must be at the heart of UHC and the post-2015 development agenda. It is a political imperative requiring national commitment and leadership to maximize the impact of available financial and human resources, and improve healthy life expectancy, with the recognition that improvements in health care are enabled by a health workforce that is fit for purpose.

231 citations

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Anna Salonen1
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the transformation process towards services in more detail and find that manufacturers develop product related services through a dedicated service division designed to exploit the commercial opportunities of servicing an installed base of equipment, while the strategy of integrated solutions is utilized to enhance the competitiveness of their core product offering under industry conditions which make it difficult to maintain competitive advantage purely through technological leadership.

171 citations

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TL;DR: The authors proposed an alternative approach by replacing the dimension of contextualization with that of theory development, and the four methods of theorizing become interpretive sensemaking, contextualized explanation, empirical regularity, and theory building and testing.

159 citations

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Where is the origin of the case study?

The origin of the case study can be traced back to medical research in the early 1930s and the advent of the case history.