F8 Fallstudie

Question 1

Vad är en fallstudie?

Answer 1

Fördjupad undersökning av något i dess verkliga sammanhang

Question 2

Vilka källor används vid en fallstudie?

Answer 2

• Intervjuer
• Observation
• Dokument
• Artefakter
• EVENTUELLT fokusgrupp eller enkät

Question 3

Vad karaktäriserar en case study?

Answer 3

(1) Fokus på djup, snarare än bredd
(2) Naturlig miljö
(3) Holistisk forskning (komplexiteten i en kontext och dess betydelse)
(4) Flera källor och metoder

Question 4

What are the three main types of case studies are there?

Answer 4

(1) Exploratory study
(2) Descriptive study
(3) Explanatory study

Question 5

What are the three time-related types of case studies?

Answer 5

(1) Historical
Examines what happens in the past, relies on memory = not perfect

(2) Short term, contemporary study
Examines the “right now”, observers and ask people to explain what is going on

(3) Longitudinal study
Investigating case over time

Question 6

On what bases can we choose a case to study? (5)

Answer 6

(1) Typical instance
Act’s representative

(2) Extreme instance
Provides contrast

(3) Test-bed for theory
Elements making it easy to test an existing theory

(4) Convenience
Not the best reason

(5) Unique opportunity

Question 7

How does ‘generalization’ relate to case studies?

Answer 7

As case study sometime is accused of being a study on something very specific you can make generalization / assumption about cases similar to the one you researched

eg. if your case study is small IT business, the findings may be applicable to other small IT business

Question 8

What are the different type of generalization?

Answer 8

(1) Concept
New idea

(2) Theory
Collection of concepts with underlying worldview,

(3) Implications
Suggestion on what might happen in similar instances

(4) Rich insight
Important understanding that doesn’t really fit into any other category

Question 9

What are some way to link theories to case studies? (3)

Answer 9

(1) Build a new one
Based on findings in the case study

(2) Test an existing

(3) Evaluate multiple
Examine factors in the case to see which one best matches the findings

Question 10

What does the “grounded theory”-approach mean?

Answer 10

Essentially when a researcher enters a case study with no ideas and let the theory shape based on findings

Question 11

Vad är fördelarna med en case-study/fallstudie?

Answer 11

(1) Bra för att hantera komplexa

(2) Bra när forskaren har lite kontroll över vad som händer

(3) Passar för både teoribygge och teoritest