Letter to the Editor

Benbasat, Izak; Goldstein, David K.; Mead, Melissa

doi:10.2307/249125

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“…Discovery is concerned with description and conceptualization of phenomena. Conceptualization is achieved by generating hypotheses and developing explanations for observed relationships (Benbasat et a/., 1988). Statements about relationships provide the basis for the building of theory.…”

Section: Discovery and Inductive Use Of Case Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Case study research: a multi‐faceted research approach for IS

Cavaye

1996

Information Systems Journal

451

216

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A wide variety of approaches can be applied under the heading of case study research; this paper explicitly discusses the range of the alternatives. Many papers discussing case study research emphasize one particular variation of case study research only. The current paperprovides an overview of the various uses of case study research in the information systems field by describing the different ways in which case study research can be used, using examples from published IS literature for illustration, and providing references to other method papers for more detailed discussion of each alternative. Researchers are reminded that case study research can be used in the positivist and interpretivist traditions, for testing or building theory, with a single or multiple case study design, using quafitative or mixed methods. The range of case study research alternatives makes it a highly versatile research strategy for IS.

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Section: Discovery and Inductive Use Of Case Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Case study research: a multi‐faceted research approach for IS

Cavaye

1996

Information Systems Journal

451

216

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“…The most common are discovery and theory building (Benbasat et al, 1988), theory testing (Lee, 1989), and discovery, building and testing (Irani et al, 1999).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A case study strategy can be differentiated by the objectives it aims to accomplish. The most common are discovery and theory building (Benbasat et al, 1988), theory testing (Lee, 1989), and discovery, building and testing (Irani et al, 1999).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%