Generalization Is Everything, or Is It?

• SATO Hidenori

  Faculty of International Social Science, Yokohama National University

書誌事項

タイトル別名

• Effectiveness of Case Study Research for Theory Construction

抄録

Eisenhardt (1989) is one of the most frequently cited studies on the methodological fundamentals of the case study for theory construction. This paper will first summarize the methodology espoused by Eisenhardt (1989). Eisenhardt suggests nine steps for conducting a case study as an effective research method for theory construction. However, most of the research that cites Eisenhardt only emphasizes generalizability. To be sure, Eisenhardt (1989) takes a stance of positivism and has an awareness of quantitative empirical research. However, he does not necessarily advocate only generalizability. Regardless, some studies that have drawn on Eisenhardt (1989) have emphasized only generalizability. This has the potential of restricting theory construction using case studies.

収録刊行物

• Annals of Business Administrative Science

  Annals of Business Administrative Science 15 (1), 49-58, 2016-02-15

  特定非営利活動法人 グローバルビジネスリサーチセンター

キーワード

• case study
• theory construction
• generalizability

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390282680397029632
• NII論文ID: 130005126078
• DOI: 10.7880/abas.0151203a
• ISSN: 13474456
• ISSN: 13474464
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/abas/15/1/15_0151203a/_pdf
• 本文言語コード: en
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