Case Study Research: Foundations and Methodological Orientations
Open accessAbstract
Over the last forty years, case study research has undergone substantial methodological development. This evolution has resulted in a pragmatic, flexible research approach, capable of providing comprehensive in-depth understanding of a diverse range of issues across a number of disciplines. Change and progress have stemmed from parallel influences of historical transformations in approaches to research and individual researcher's preferences, perspectives, and interpretations of this design. Researchers who have contributed to the development of case study research come from diverse disciplines with different philosophical perspectives, resulting in a variety of definitions and approaches. For the researcher new to using case study, such variety can create a confusing platform for its application. In this article, we explore the evolution of case study research, discuss methodological variations, and summarize key elements with the aim of providing guidance on the available options for researchers wanting to use case study in their work. URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1701195
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The case study methodology combining qualitative and quantitative approaches facilitated a more holistic understanding of the complex outcomes of this agroecological transition.
“By empirically combining qualitative and quantitative approaches in a novel way, the case study methodology we applied facilitated a more holistic understanding of the complex outcomes for people, nature, animals, and society of this agroecological transition (see, e.g., Harrison et al. (2017) on case study methodology).”
From Delivering “less but better” meat in practice—a case study of a farm in agroecological transition (2022) · cites this paper as Harrison et al. (2017)
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Cites
(1984) · Cited by 81,983 · see citing works
Wagner, H. R., Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1968) · Social Forces · doi:10.2307/2575405 · Cited by 46,470 · see citing works
(2009) · Cited by 21,330 · see citing works
Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook
Miles, M. B., Huberman, A. M., & Saldaña, J. (1988) · Cited by 20,701 · see citing works
(1998) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 18,397 · see citing works
(2017) · Cited by 16,036 · see citing works
The Art of Case Study Research
Johnson, K. E., & Stake, R. E. (1996) · Modern Language Journal · doi:10.2307/329758 · Cited by 15,830 · see citing works
(2005) · Cited by 9,479 · see citing works
Stake, R. E. (2005) · Cited by 4,706 · see citing works
Creswell, J. W., Hanson, W. E., Clark, V. L. P., & Morales, A. (2007) · The Counseling Psychologist · doi:10.1177/0011000006287390 · Cited by 3,296 · see citing works
What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for?
Gerring, J. (2004) · American Political Science Review · doi:10.1017/s0003055404001182 · Cited by 3,084 · see citing works
Case study: a bridge across the paradigms
Luck, L., Jackson, D. W., & Usher, K. J. (2006) · Nursing Inquiry · doi:10.1111/j.1440-1800.2006.00309.x · Cited by 288 · see citing works
Case Study Methods in the International Relations Subfield
Bennett, A., & Elman, C. (2007) · Comparative Political Studies · doi:10.1177/0010414006296346 · Cited by 286 · see citing works
Case Study Research for Business
Farquhar, J. (2012) · SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks · doi:10.4135/9781446287910 · Cited by 259 · see citing works
Using Stake’s Qualitative Case Study Approach to Explore Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice
Boblin, S. L., Ireland, S. E., Kirkpatrick, H., & Robertson, K. (2013) · Qualitative Health Research · doi:10.1177/1049732313502128 · Cited by 214 · see citing works
Qualitative case study methodology in nursing research: an integrative review
Anthony, S., & Jack, S. (2009) · Journal of Advanced Nursing · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04998.x · Cited by 197 · see citing works
Schematic representation of case study research designs
Rosenberg, J. P., & Yates, P. M. (2007) · Journal of Advanced Nursing · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04385.x · Cited by 148 · see citing works
“Casing” the research case study
Sandelowski, M. (2010) · Research in Nursing & Health · doi:10.1002/nur.20421 · Cited by 85 · see citing works
Clarifying case study research: examples from practice
Casey, D., & Houghton, C. (2010) · Nurse Researcher · doi:10.7748/nr2010.04.17.3.41.c7745 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Qualitative Methods and Cross-Method Dialogue in Political Science
Levy, J. S. (2007) · Comparative Political Studies · doi:10.1177/0010414006296348 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Research works printed but not linked: 10
- Brown, Louise (2008). A review of the literature on case study research. Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, 1(1), 1-13.
- Creswell, John W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Denzin, Norman K. & Lincoln, Yvonna S. (2011). Introduction: The discipline and practice of qualitative research. In Norman K. Denzin & Yvonna S. Lincoln (Eds.), The Sage handbook of qualitative research (4th ed., pp.1-20). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Ellingson, Laura L. (2011). Analysis and representation across a continuum. In Norman K. Denzin & Yvonna. S. Lincoln (Eds.), The Sage handbook of qualitative research (4th ed., pp.595-610).
- Flyvbjerg, Bent (2011). Case study. In Norman K. Denzin & Yvonna S. Lincoln (Eds.), The Sage handbook of qualitative research (4th ed., pp.301-316).
- Johansson, Rolf (2003). Key note speech at the international conference "Methodologies in Housing Research," Royal Institute of Technology in cooperation with the International Association of People-Environment Studies, Stockholm, September 22-24, 2003, http://www.psyking.net/htmlobj-3839/case_study_methodology-_rolf_johansson_ver_2.pdf [Accessed: December, 19, 2016].
- Lincoln, Yvonna S.; Lynham, Susan A. & Guba, Egon G. (2011). Paradigmatic controversies, contradictions, and emerging confluences, revisited in qualitative research. In Norman K. Denzin & Yvonna S. Lincoln (Eds.), The Sage handbook of qualitative research (4th ed., pp.97-128).
- Malinowski, Bronislaw (2013). The family among the Australian Aborigines: A sociological study. London: University of London Press.
- Mills, Jane (2014). Methodology and methods. In Jane Mills & Melanie Birks (Eds.), Qualitative methodology: A practical guide (pp.31-47). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Stewart, Alison (2014). Case study. In Jane Mills & Melanie Birks (Eds.), Qualitative methodology: A practical guide (pp.145-159). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
COVID-19 School Closure-Related Changes to the Professional Life of a K–12 Teacher
Kaden, U. (2020) · Education Sciences · doi:10.3390/educsci10060165 · Cited by 442 · see citing works
Sustainability Leadership in Higher Education Institutions: An Overview of Challenges
Filho, W. L., Eustachio, J. H. P. P., Caldana, A. C. F., Will, M., Salvia, A. L., Rampasso, I. S., Anholon, R., Platje, J., & Kovaleva, M. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12093761 · Cited by 310 · see citing works
García‐Muiña, F. E., Salgado, S. M., Ferrari, A. M., & Cucchi, M. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12062364 · Cited by 161 · see citing works
Paparini, S., Papoutsi, C., Murdoch, J., Green, J., Petticrew, M., Greenhalgh, T., & Shaw, S. E. (2021) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/s12874-021-01418-3 · Cited by 131 · see citing works
Promoting Rigorous Research by Examining Lived Experiences: A Review of Four Qualitative Traditions
Prosek, E. A., & Gibson, D. M. (2021) · Journal of Counseling & Development · doi:10.1002/jcad.12364 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
Dube, K., Nhamo, G., & Chikodzi, D. (2020) · Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism · doi:10.1016/j.jort.2020.100319 · Cited by 112 · see citing works
Fylan, B., Tomlinson, J., Raynor, D. K., & Silcock, J. (2021) · Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy · doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.06.004 · Cited by 96 · see citing works
Rahman, M. M. (2021) · Public Administration and Policy · doi:10.1108/pap-12-2020-0056 · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Management dynamics in the knowledge economy
Amelio, S. (2016) · Cited by 88 · see citing works
The role of one-stop shops in energy renovation - a comparative analysis of OSSs cases in Europe
Bertoldi, P., Boza‐Kiss, B., Valle, N. D., et al. (2021) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111273 · Cited by 88 · see citing works
Mabena, N., Mokgosi, P. N., & Ramapela, S. S. (2021) · Problems of Education in the 21st Century · doi:10.33225/pec/21.79.451 · Cited by 86 · see citing works
“…sampling in the form of purposive sampling was used in this study as it is appropriate to research where the investigator wants to discover, understand, and gain insight and therefore must select a sample from which the most can be learned (Merriam, 2009, cited in Harrison et al., 2017).”
MethodEducators’ perceptions of technology integration into the classroom: a descriptive case study
Hartman, R. J., Townsend, M. B., & Jackson, M. (2019) · Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning · doi:10.1108/jrit-03-2019-0044 · Cited by 85 · see citing works
What is the potential impact of industry 4.0 on health and safety at work?
Zorzenon, R., Lizarelli, F. L., & Moura, D. B. A. D. A. (2022) · Safety Science · doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105802 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
The curious case of case study research
Cleland, J., MacLeod, A., & Ellaway, R. (2021) · Medical Education · doi:10.1111/medu.14544 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
Chiu, C.-N., & Yang, C. (2018) · Structural Change and Economic Dynamics · doi:10.1016/j.strueco.2018.09.005 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
Managing the mutations: academic misconduct in Australia, New Zealand and the UK
Birks, M., Mills, J. E., Allen, S., & Tee, S. (2020) · International Journal for Educational Integrity · doi:10.1007/s40979-020-00055-5 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
“Method This research employed multiple case study design (Harrison et al. 2017) to investigate per-”
MethodSelf-citationNation branding in the COVID-19 era: South Korea’s pandemic public diplomacy
Lee, S. T., & Kim, H. S. (2020) · Place Branding and Public Diplomacy · doi:10.1057/s41254-020-00189-w · Cited by 74 · see citing works
“Case study research has undergone substantial methodological development in the last 40 years, evolving into a “pragmatic, flexible research approach, capable of providing comprehensive in-depth understanding of a diverse range of issues across a number of disciplines” (Harrison et al. 2017).”
BackgroundPapathomas, A., & Konteos, G. (2023) · Journal of Financial Services Marketing · doi:10.1057/s41264-023-00223-x · Cited by 65 · see citing works
“The exercise remained qualitative and all relevant elements and descriptors (case, bounding system, context, in depth, study, selection, evidence, design) as presented in Table 1, [36] of Harrison et al. on their Case Study Research: Foundations and Methodological Orientations (2017) were observed.”
Tajvidi, R., & Tajvidi, M. (2020) · British Food Journal · doi:10.1108/bfj-06-2020-0559 · Cited by 60 · see citing works
Mazé, D., & Chailan, C. (2020) · International Business Review · doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101704 · Cited by 57 · see citing works
The digital divide at three disadvantaged secondary schools in Gauteng, South Africa
Chisango, G., & Marongwe, N. (2021) · Journal of Education · doi:10.17159/2520-9868/i82a09 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
“Furthermore, a qualitative case study approach is an effective design for investigating and understanding complex issues in real world settings as Harrison et al. (2017) have reminded us.”
BackgroundWheaton, B., Waiti, J. T. A., Olive, R., et al. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18020450 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
“This ‘purposive’ [25] case-study addresses these identified research gaps.”
BackgroundMarques, M., & Pombo, L. (2021) · Education Sciences · doi:10.3390/educsci11080404 · Cited by 54 · see citing works
“Case studies are acknowledged in the literature as effective methodologies to investigate and understand complex issues in real-world settings that do not aim to extrapolate probabilities through statistical generalization [31,32].”
BackgroundMurtagh, M. J., Blell, M. T., Butters, O. W., Cowley, L., Dove, E. S., Goodman, A. T., Griggs, R. L., Hall, A., Hallowell, N., Meena Kumari, B., et al. (2018) · Human Genomics · doi:10.1186/s40246-018-0154-6 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
Njeze, C., Bird‐Naytowhow, K., Pearl, T., & Hatala, A. R. (2020) · Qualitative Health Research · doi:10.1177/1049732320940702 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
“A case study approach to qualitative research facilitates an exploration of a phenomenon within its real-life context and seeks to ensure that the topic of interest is well explored from multiple angles and perspectives (Crowe et al., 2011; Harrison et al., 2017; Stake, 2005; 2006).”
BackgroundMethoduso del enfoque del estudio de caso: Una revisión de la literatura
Honores, J. L. C., & Llanto, J. C. Q. (2021) · Horizontes Revista de Investigación en Ciencias de la Educación · doi:10.33996/revistahorizontes.v5i19.236 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
The construction of teachers’ professional identity: An analysis of subjective learning experiences
Chávez, J., Fauré, J., & Madrid, J. P. B. (2021) · European Journal of Teacher Education · doi:10.1080/02619768.2021.1905627 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
“…this design not only for its usefulness in providing an in-depth explanation of the research objects in question, but also because it permits the testing of theoretical and analytical hypotheses in socially, culturally and historically situated activity contexts (Harrison et al. 2017; Yin 2014).”
BackgroundSustainable visioning: Re-framing strategic vision to enable a sustainable corporate transformation
Madsen, H. L., & Ulhøi, J. P. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125602 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Enge, K. E. A., & Stige, B. (2021) · Nordic Journal of Music Therapy · doi:10.1080/08098131.2021.1891130 · Cited by 46 · see citing works
“It can be conducted and defined in various ways (Harrison et al., 2017).”
BackgroundMorehouse, A. T., Hughes, C., Manners, N., Bectell, J., & Bruder, T. (2020) · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.00002 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
“We used a case study approach (Espinosa and Jacobson, 2012; Harrison et al., 2017; Johnson et al., 2018; Proctor et al., 2018) combining carnivore incident report data and social attitudes to examine a community-based human-carnivore conflict mitigation program in southwestern Alberta, Canada: the Waterton Biosphere R…”
MethodWhat Triggers Protest?—Understanding Local Conflict Dynamics in Renewable Energy Development
Eichenauer, E., & Gailing, L. (2022) · Land · doi:10.3390/land11101700 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
Rogers, L., Brún, A. D., Birken, S. A., Davies, C., & McAuliffe, É. (2021) · Journal of Health Organization and Management · doi:10.1108/jhom-07-2020-0296 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
“…the meaningful characteristics of each team in their real-world environments, supported rich data collection, and allowed the ways in which context and implementation influence one another to be compared across sites (Yin, 2003; Stake, 2006; Merriam, 2009; Creswell, 2014; Harrison et al., 2017).”
BackgroundKomarzyńska-Świeściak, E., Adams, B., & Thomas, L. (2021) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings11070312 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
“As the well-known research on cases of Hartley [26] and Yin [27] articulate, the purpose of a case study is not to bring about generalizable findings, but to add to the field by providing a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon at study (see [28]).”
BackgroundTorre, D. M., Schuwirth, L., van der Vleuten, C. P. M., & Heeneman, S. (2022) · Medical Teacher · doi:10.1080/0142159x.2022.2083487 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
Egusquiza, A., Zubiaga, M., Gandini, A., et al. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su13095069 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
An investigation into the role of the quantity surveyor in the value management workshop process
Spellacy, J., Edwards, D. J., Roberts, C. J., et al. (2020) · Journal of Engineering Design and Technology · doi:10.1108/jedt-07-2020-0289 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
Application of the Case Study Method in Medical Education
Korniichuk, O., Бамбизов, Л. М., Косенко, В. М., Spaska, A., & Tsekhmister, Y. V. (2021) · International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational Research · doi:10.26803/ijlter.20.7.10 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
“One of the objectives of using the case method is to increase motivation and thus achieve a deep understanding of complex processes and phenomena (Harrison et al., 2017).”
Post-productivism and rural revitalization in China: Drivers and outcomes
Wu, M., Zhang, Q. F., & Donaldson, J. (2024) · Journal of Rural Studies · doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103382 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
Slow looking: “reading picturebooks takes time”
Pantaleo, S. (2019) · Literacy · doi:10.1111/lit.12190 · Cited by 41 · see citing works
Aboriginal Community-led Preservice Teacher Education: Learning from Country in the City
Thorpe, K. R., Burgess, C., & Egan, S. (2021) · The Australian journal of teacher education · doi:10.14221/ajte.202v46n1.4 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
“This approach obtains in-depth data of ‘real-life’ interconnected experiences, bounded by time and activity (Harrison et al., 2017), in this case,”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialMedia literacy, digital citizenship and their relationship: Perspectives of preservice teachers
von Gillern, S., Korona, M., Wright, W. T., et al. (2023) · Teaching and Teacher Education · doi:10.1016/j.tate.2023.104404 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
Supporting Resilient Urban Planning through Walkability Assessment
Abastante, F., Lami, I. M., Riccia, L. L., et al. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12198131 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
“method [34,40,41], which implies the in‐depth investigation of a single individual or multiple events to explore the causes of underlying general principles.”
BackgroundDAMPAK PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SOSIAL TIKTOK TERHADAP PERILAKU ISLAMI MAHASISWA DI YOGYAKARTA
Madhani, L. M., Sari, I. N. B., & Shaleh, M. N. I. (2021) · At-Thullab Jurnal Mahasiswa Studi Islam · doi:10.20885/tullab.vol3.iss1.art7 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Connecting People With Multimorbidity to Interprofessional Teams Using Telemedicine
Pariser, P., Pham, T.-N. T., Brown, J. B., Stewart, M., & Charles, J. (2019) · The Annals of Family Medicine · doi:10.1370/afm.2379 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Kalinowski, T. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12218827 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
“For this purpose, we follow an explorative qualitative case study approach [35,36] to investigate institutional innovations in the GCF.”
MethodFilm as cultural diplomacy: South Korea’s nation branding through Parasite (2019)
Lee, S. T. (2021) · Place Branding and Public Diplomacy · doi:10.1057/s41254-020-00192-1 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
“2018), public perceptions of Australia’s homestay initiative for asylum seekers (Hebbani and Angus 2016), and international sentiments toward Singapore as host of the 2018 Trump-Kim Summit (Kim and Lee 2018).”
BackgroundDragomir, V. D., Dumitru, M., & Ionescu-Feleagă, L. (2021) · Journal of Accounting and Public Policy · doi:10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2021.106855 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Chen, M., & Shen, C.-W. (2020) · The Electronic Library · doi:10.1108/el-07-2019-0163 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Lean and BIM integration benefits construction management practices in New Zealand
Likita, A. J., Jelodar, M. B., Vishnupriya, V., et al. (2023) · Construction Innovation · doi:10.1108/ci-06-2022-0136 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Inclusive organizations: developmental reciprocity through authentic leader-employee relationships
Moore, J., Maxey, E. C., Waite, A. M., & Wendover, J. D. (2020) · Journal of Management Development · doi:10.1108/jmd-05-2019-0211 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Harris, B. C., Foxman, M., & Partin, W. C. (2023) · Social Media + Society · doi:10.1177/20563051231177944 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
“These cases are narrowly focused and not an exhaustive summary of all forms of political participation on Twitch, but the methodological configuration is well suited for our “exploratory, interpretive or descriptive” goals for this qualitative analysis (Harrison et al., 2017).”
BackgroundMoon, S., & Lee, S. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12208632 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
“There is criticism that it is difficult to generalize the case analysis results, because studies on certain phenomena are mostly descriptive, based on their own experience, and provide limited validity [14].”
BackgroundVélez‐Torres, I., & Méndez, F. (2021) · The Extractive Industries and Society · doi:10.1016/j.exis.2021.101017 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
The dynamic construction of brand storytelling
Aimé, I. A. D. T. (2021) · Journal of Strategic Marketing · doi:10.1080/0965254x.2021.1908404 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
“As an empirical research method, the case study is powerful when the researcher’s aim is to generate insights concerning complex issues in a real-world setting (Harrison et al., 2017; Yin, 2014).”
MethodMartuti, N. K. T., Hidayah, I., Margunani, M., et al. (2020) · Recycling · doi:10.3390/recycling5040028 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Sermontyte-Baniule, R., Pundzienė, A., Giménez, V., & Narbón‐Perpiñá, I. (2022) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121490 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Case Study Research, Philosophical Position and Theory Building: A Methodological Discussion
Bhatta, T. P. (2018) · Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology · doi:10.3126/dsaj.v12i0.22182 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Patnaik, S., & Pandey, S. C. (2019) · Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks · doi:10.1108/978-1-78973-973-220191011 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Potential for conflicts in recreational and artisanal billfish fisheries on the coast of Kenya
Kadagi, N. I., Wambiji, N., & Swisher, M. E. (2020) · Marine Policy · doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103960 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
The brand, the persona and the algorithm: How datafication is reconfiguring marketing work☆
Aimé, I., Berger‐Remy, F., & Laporte, M.-È. (2022) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.047 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Paridaens, H., & Notteboom, T. (2022) · Research in Transportation Business & Management · doi:10.1016/j.rtbm.2022.100868 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
A review of how we study coastal and marine conflicts: is social science taking a broad enough view?
Dahlet, L. I., Selim, S. A., & van Putten, I. E. (2023) · MAST. Maritime studies/Maritime studies · doi:10.1007/s40152-023-00319-z · Cited by 32 · see citing works
“Both thinkers agree that conflicts create social change (Harvey 1993).”
BackgroundVolz, F., Münch, C., Lohmüller, M., & Küffner, C. (2025) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115747 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Framework for assessing ecosystem services from bamboo forests: Lessons from Asia and Africa
Paudyal, K., Adhikari, S., Sharma, S., Samsudin, Y. B., Paudyal, B. R., Bhandari, A., Birhane, E., Darcha, G., Trinh, T. L., & Baral, H. (2019) · Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) eBooks · doi:10.17528/cifor/007433 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Raising Awareness on Contract Cheating –Lessons Learned from Running Campus-Wide Campaigns
Khan, Z. R., Hemnani, P., Raheja, S., & Joshy, J. (2020) · Journal of Academic Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10805-020-09365-2 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
“…research design that is used extensively in a wide variety of disciplines, particularly in the social sciences” (Crowe et al. 2011) Case study approach aims in reaching to the grassroot level of the problem and providing effective solutions supported by adequate research (Heale and Twycross 2017).”
BackgroundLiving Well in a World Worth Living in for All
Reimer, K., Kaukko, M., Windsor, S., et al. (2023) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-19-7985-9 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Entrepreneurial marketing and hybrid entrepreneurship: the case of JM Reid Bamboo Rods
Ferreira, C. C., Ferguson, S. L., & PITT, L. F. (2019) · Journal of Marketing Management · doi:10.1080/0267257x.2019.1637921 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Sadang, J. M., Palompon, D. R., & Suksatan, W. (2021) · Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research · doi:10.4235/agmr.21.0051 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Case studies: a guide for researchers, educators, and implementers
Greenhalgh, T. (2025) · BMJ Medicine · doi:10.1136/bmjmed-2025-001623 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Developing-Economy preferences for imported organic food products
Nuttavuthisit, K., & Thøgersen, J. B. (2019) · Journal of International Consumer Marketing · doi:10.1080/08961530.2018.1544529 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
“This objective is reached by means of an in-depth case study (Harrison et al. 2017; Yin 2017) of consumers’ evaluation of imported versus domestic organic food products in Thailand.”
BackgroundMethodTeaming up in entrepreneurship education: does the team formation mode matter?
Warhuus, J. P., Günzel-Jensen, F., Robinson, S., et al. (2021) · International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research · doi:10.1108/ijebr-10-2020-0701 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Hoang, H. G. (2020) · British Food Journal · doi:10.1108/bfj-09-2019-0724 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Ethnographic and Case Study Approaches: Philosophical and Methodological Analysis
Harwati, L. N. (2019) · International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies · doi:10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.7n.2p.150 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
The variable impacts of extreme weather events on fruit production in subtropical Australia
Haque, S., Akbar, D., & Kinnear, S. H. W. (2019) · Scientia Horticulturae · doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2019.109050 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Chaka, C., Nkhobo, T., & Lephalala, M. (2021) · The Electronic Journal of e-Learning · doi:10.34190/jel.18.6.003 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
“This research design may encompass a single case or multiple cases, and may include qualitative and quantitative data (Harrison et al., 2017).”
BackgroundEvaluation of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Program 2017‐2019
Barker, R., Chamberlain‐Salaun, J., Harrison, H., Nash, R. E., Nielsen, I., Harvey, D., Sim, J. H. H., Ciccone, N., Carr, J. J., Bird, K., et al. (2021) · Australian Journal of Rural Health · doi:10.1111/ajr.12745 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Self-citationHudon, C., Chouinard, M., Bisson, M., Danish, A., Karam, M., Girard, A., Bossé, P.-L., & Lambert, M. (2021) · The Annals of Family Medicine · doi:10.1370/afm.2717 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
“(1) Think About What a Pragmatic Posture Means Disagreements during the project within the academic research team, or between the academic research team and stakeholders, may be related to differences of epistemological posture or values.”
BackgroundMisener, L., Lu, L. D., & Carlisi, R. (2020) · Journal of Sport Management · doi:10.1123/jsm.2019-0283 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Lee, S. T., & Kim, H. S. (2020) · Place Branding and Public Diplomacy · doi:10.1057/s41254-020-00166-3 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
“Over the last 40 years, case study research has undergone substantial methodological development to evolve into a “pragmatic, flexible research approach, capable of providing comprehensive in-depth understanding of a diverse range of issues across a number of disciplines” (Harrison et al. 2017).”
BackgroundE-commerce in the internet-enabled foreign expansion of Polish fashion brands owned by SMEs
Witek-Hajduk, M. K., Grudecka, A., & Napiórkowska, A. (2021) · Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management · doi:10.1108/jfmm-10-2020-0225 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Fearon, D., Hughes, S., & Brearley, S. G. (2021) · International Journal of Qualitative Methods · doi:10.1177/16094069211015075 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
“Case study research as a methodology does not fit neatly into the traditional spectrum of ontological and epistemological paradigms (Harrison et al., 2017).”
BackgroundHow do time-bound practices initiate local sustainability pathways?
Turku, V., Jokinen, A., & Jokinen, P. (2022) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2022.103697 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Turcu, C., & Rotolo, M. M. (2022) · Urban Governance · doi:10.1016/j.ugj.2022.04.006 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
“The study employed a three-tier sequential qualitative research design (Harrison, Birks, Franklin, & Mills, 2017), drawing on policy analysis, case study research and interview data to answer its three research questions.”
Sangeetha, J., Mohan, S., Hariharasudan, A., & Nawaz, N. (2021) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09734 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Merma-Molina, G., Solano, M. E. U., Baena‐Morales, S., & Martín, D. G. (2022) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su14148937 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Mrak, I., Ambruš, D., & Marović, I. (2022) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings12111852 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Armstrong, K., Yap, A. B., Chan‐Cua, S., et al. (2020) · International Journal of Neonatal Screening · doi:10.3390/ijns6040076 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
“It is generally accepted that case studies are best suited to a “comprehensive, holistic, and in-depth investigation of a complex issue” [26], and as such, this research design was deemed well suited to an examination of CLAN’s work to improve health outcomes for children living with CAH in the Asia Pacific region ove…”
Grádaigh, S. Ó., Connolly, C., Mahon, B. M., Agnew, A., & Poole, W. (2021) · Irish Educational Studies · doi:10.1080/03323315.2021.1916561 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
“A qualitative case study approach was adopted as it facilitated ‘the detailed inquiry of a unit of analysis as abounded system, over timewithin its context’ (Harrison et al. 2017).”
MethodRon, Y. (2018) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02075 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Raising Awareness on Contract Cheating –Lessons Learned from Running Campus-Wide Campaigns
Khan, Z. R., Hemnani, P., Raheja, S., & Joshy, J. (2020) · Journal of Academic Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10805-019-09353-1 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Experiential Learning in the Large Classroom Using Performative Pedagogy
Donovan, P., & Hood, A. (2020) · Organizational Behavior Teaching Review · doi:10.1177/1052562920965625 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
“For a comprehensive discussion of the main methodological approaches, see Harrison et al. (2017).”
BackgroundBhanderi, B. G., & Hill, S. P. (2020) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.541885 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Developing a robust case study protocol
Burnard, K. J. (2023) · Management Research Review · doi:10.1108/mrr-11-2021-0821 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Marschke, M. J., Campbell, D. R., & Armitage, D. R. (2019) · People and Nature · doi:10.1002/pan3.10061 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Dicks, S. G., Northam, H. L., van Haren, F. M. P., & Boer, D. P. (2022) · International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being · doi:10.1080/17482631.2022.2149100 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
“Research-related activities became part of participants’ experience of the first year without their relative (Dyregrov, 2004; Harrison et al., 2017; Simons, 2009).”
BackgroundPradhan, S. K., Nayak, P. K., & Haque, C. E. (2023) · Coasts · doi:10.3390/coasts3010004 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Micro firms matter. How do they deal with the tension between production and training?
Baumeler, C., & Lamamra, N. (2018) · Journal of Vocational Education and Training · doi:10.1080/13636820.2018.1518922 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
“The aim of case study research is to conduct an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon in question, with the focus on understanding it from the participants’ perspective (Harrison et al. 2017).”
BackgroundAtalan-Helicke, N., & Abiral, B. (2021) · Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development · doi:10.5304/jafscd.2021.102.021 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
“Case study methodology focuses on an intensive analysis of an individual unit (as a person or community) to understand the particularity and complexity of a phenomenon (Harrison, Birks, Franklin, & Mills, 2017).”
BackgroundBartolacci, F., Cardoni, A., Łasak, P., & Sadkowski, W. (2022) · Journal of Entrepreneurship Management and Innovation · doi:10.7341/20221844 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
“…of the strategic alliance between BPC and NF was analysed using different data sources, which were used for triangulation and external and internal validation of the information (Baxter & Jack, 2008; Dul & Hak, 2007; Eisenhardt, 1989; Harrison et al., 2017; Merriam & Tisdell, 2015; Stake, 1995).”
- Authors
- Harrison, H., Birks, M., Franklin, R., & Mills, J.
- Affiliations
- James Cook University (AU)
- Massey University (NZ)
- Venue
- Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research
- Publisher
- Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research
- Published
- 2017-01-24
- ISSN
- 1438-5627 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2588815122
- Semantic Scholar
- 24784882aac9a156baae725382702f5e6e05a4ba
- Cited by
- 678
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 23 · 2025: 58 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 93 · 2022: 112 · 2021: 148 · 2020: 99 · 2019: 56 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 78.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- www.qualitative-research.net
- Licence
- Locations
- Forum qualitative Sozialforschung (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- ResearchOnline - JCU (James Cook University) (submittedVersion)
- Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Universitätsbibliothek der FU Berlin Hochschulschriftenstelle u. Dokumentenserver (cc-by)
- La Trobe University (cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Methodology and Impact of Social Science Research
- Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Keywords
- case study research, method development, methodological variability, philosophical views, research design
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
