Case Studies in Context: an Examination of Research Influences
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Public Management
School
School of Business
RAS ID
367
Abstract
The significance of the context in terms of the wider environment of a single case study has been acknowledged by IS researchers. However, there are few clearly explained techniques and methods for taking into account the macro external forces in any given situation. A methodology is discussed that details a number of research influences including dialectic hermeneutics and critical realism as well as methodological techniques for data collection and analysis. When these are combined they go some way to helping the researcher consider the wider context of a case study.
Comments
Stockdale, R. & Standing, C. (2002). Case Studies in Context: an examination of research influences. In Wenn, A. McGrath, M. & Burstein, F (Eds.) Proceedings of the 13th Australian Conference on Information Systems: Enabling Organisations and Society through Information Systems. Melbourne: Victoria University. Available here