Case Studies

Question 1

3 pairs of case study designs

Answer 1

intrinsic vs instrumental
single vs multiple
descriptive vs explanatory

Question 2

intrinsic study design

Answer 2

interesting in particular case e.g. rare disease

Question 3

instrumental study design

Answer 3

interested in the general phenomena

e.g. greif, or regret

Question 4

single study design

Answer 4

one case

to test existing theory in real world

Question 5

multiple study design

Answer 5

many cases for comparison

to generate new theory (using GT)

Question 6

descriptive study design

Answer 6

description to gain new insights

Question 7

explanatory study design

Answer 7

explain possible causal relationships

Question 8

advantages of case study

Answer 8

wide theory range
rich data
ecological
versatile

Question 9

disadvantages of case study

Answer 9

incompatible data collections sometimes

Question 10

features of case studies (5)

Answer 10

idiographic (concerns are of the particular)
context 
triangulation of methods
temporal (over time) 
theory concerned