Systematic combining: an abductive approach to case research
TL;DR: An approach based on ‘systematic combining’ grounded in an ‘abductive’ logic is suggested for single case research aiming at theory development in industrial network research.
About: This article is published in Journal of Business Research.The article was published on 2002-07-01. It has received 4121 citations till now.
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TL;DR: In this article, critical realism is proposed as a coherent, rigorous and novel philosophical position that not only substantiates case research as a research method but also provides helpful implications for both theoretical development and research process.
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04 Apr 2010TL;DR: This paper presents a meta-analysis of research in business from a qualitative and quantitative perspective, focusing on the role of samples in empirical research.
Abstract: This accessible guide provides clear, practical explanations of key research methods in business studies, presenting a step-by-step approach to data collection, analysis and problem solving. Readers will learn how to formulate a research question, choose an appropriate research method, argue and motivate, collect and analyse data, and present findings in a logical and convincing manner. The authors evaluate various qualitative and quantitative methods and their consequences, guiding readers to the most appropriate research design for particular questions. Furthermore, the authors provide instructions on how to write reports and dissertations in a clearly structured and concise style. Now in its fifth edition, this popular textbook includes new and dedicated chapters on data collection for qualitative research, qualitative data analysis, data collection for quantitative research, multiple regression, and additional methods of quantitative analysis. Cases and examples have been updated throughout, increasing the applicability of these research methods across various situations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors give perspectives on how to conduct case research for understanding contemporary business networks and four imminent challenges of case research that aims at theory development are discussed: the problem of network boundaries, network complexity, the role of time and case comparisons.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse the power that virtual brand communities exert over a brand of a mass-marketed convenience product, and draw implications about the strategy that a company can employ facing this power shift.
Abstract: Purpose – To analyse the power that a virtual brand community exerts over a brand of a mass‐marketed convenience product. To draw implications about the strategy that a company can employ facing this power shift. To track emerging trends in virtual brand communities applied to convenience product (as opposed to niche or luxury goods).Design/methodology/approach – Case study of the web community “my Nutella The Community” promoted by the firm Ferrero in Italy. The study applied multiple methods and was conducted through interviews with key informants, netnography and document analysis.Findings – The virtual community that gathers around a convenience product brand shows a new form of sociality and customer empowerment: it is not based on interaction between peers, but more on personal self‐exhibition in front of other consumers through the marks and rituals linked to the brand. The company should play the role of non‐intrusive enabler of these personal expressions, reducing its control over the brand's mea...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the collaborative process of value co-creation in the context of knowledge intensive business services through 120 qualitative interviews with suppliers and buyers of KI services.
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TL;DR: The Discovery of Grounded Theory as mentioned in this paper is a book about the discovery of grounded theories from data, both substantive and formal, which is a major task confronting sociologists and is understandable to both experts and laymen.
Abstract: Most writing on sociological method has been concerned with how accurate facts can be obtained and how theory can thereby be more rigorously tested. In The Discovery of Grounded Theory, Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss address the equally Important enterprise of how the discovery of theory from data--systematically obtained and analyzed in social research--can be furthered. The discovery of theory from data--grounded theory--is a major task confronting sociology, for such a theory fits empirical situations, and is understandable to sociologists and laymen alike. Most important, it provides relevant predictions, explanations, interpretations, and applications. In Part I of the book, "Generation Theory by Comparative Analysis," the authors present a strategy whereby sociologists can facilitate the discovery of grounded theory, both substantive and formal. This strategy involves the systematic choice and study of several comparison groups. In Part II, The Flexible Use of Data," the generation of theory from qualitative, especially documentary, and quantitative data Is considered. In Part III, "Implications of Grounded Theory," Glaser and Strauss examine the credibility of grounded theory. The Discovery of Grounded Theory is directed toward improving social scientists' capacity for generating theory that will be relevant to their research. While aimed primarily at sociologists, it will be useful to anyone Interested In studying social phenomena--political, educational, economic, industrial-- especially If their studies are based on qualitative data.
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...Inductive approaches, on the other hand, rely on ‘grounded theory’ (e.g., Glaser and Strauss, 1967) where theory is systematically generated from data....
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...In systematic combining, it becomes similar to what is defined as ‘theoretical sampling’ in grounded theory (Glaser and Strauss, 1967). The main concern in this kind of sampling is to arrive at an appropriate matching between reality and theoretical constructs. Sampling, thus, becomes more of a continuous process than a separate stage in the study, resulting in a preset sample on which data collection is based. We agree with Brito (1997, p. 18) that ‘‘sampling and data analysis were overlapping and interwoven tasks with mutual impact.’’ A second problem concerned the ‘quasi-deductive theory testing’ applied in some case studies. It is evident that relationships and patterns in complex structures and processes cannot be tested. Researchers aiming at doing this are prisoners in the positivistic trap. In deep probing case studies, theory generation and confirmation are inseparable. The credibility of such studies has to be determined by other means. According to Pfeffer (1982), ‘‘good theory’’ should...
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...In systematic combining, it becomes similar to what is defined as ‘theoretical sampling’ in grounded theory (Glaser and Strauss, 1967)....
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the process of inducting theory using case studies from specifying the research questions to reaching closure, which is a process similar to hypothesis-testing research.
Abstract: Building Theories From Case Study Research - This paper describes the process of inducting theory using case studies from specifying the research questions to reaching closure. Some features of the process, such as problem definition and construct validation, are similar to hypothesis-testing research. Others, such as within-case analysis and replication logic, are unique to the inductive, case-oriented process. Overall, the process described here is highly iterative and tightly linked to data. This research approach is especially appropriate in new topic areas. The resultant theory is often novel, testable, and empirically valid. Finally, framebreaking insights, the tests of good theory (e.g., parsimony, logical coherence), and convincing grounding in the evidence are the key criteria for evaluating this type of research.
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