Theory Testing Using Case Studies in Business-to-Business Research

Johnston, Wesley J.; Leach, Mark; Liu, Annie H.

doi:10.1016/s0019-8501(98)00040-6

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“…Moreover, Johnson, Leach and Liu (1999) argue from a marketing domain perspective that case studies can contribute to theory building if researchers are systematic and rigorous in their approach. Furthermore, Welch et al (2011) also argue that case studies can contribute to theory building.…”

Section: Challenges and Benefits Of Qualitative Case Methods Researchmentioning

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A review of qualitative case methods trends and themes used in technology transfer research

2016

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The focus of this paper is to review the qualitative case methods that have been used in technology transfer research over the last 20 years from 1996 to 2015. Qualitative case methods allow for more in-depth analyses and provide the opportunity to place research into a certain context due to the selection of e.g. specific sectors, institutions, countries, etc. Using a systematic literature review of five of the top journals in the field of technology transfer research, namely Journal of Technology Transfer, Research Policy, Science and Public Policy, R&D Management and Technovation, it yielded 107 articles using the search terms: "Technology Transfer" AND ("Case Study" OR "Case Method" OR "Qualitative"). Our findings found a clustering of themes using qualitative case methods around technology transfer mechanisms and TTOs, academic entrepreneurship, university-industry collaboration, commercialization as well as R&D and firm knowledge transfer. We also identify trends in case method technology transfer research with respect to authorship, location of papers, sectoral contexts, data collection, numbers of cases and data analysis software. We conclude our paper discussing the implications of trends and themes and suggest that researchers need to reflect on used terminology to describe qualitative case methods and their utilization. We conclude by postulating a to advance technology transfer researcher further there is a need for more plurality of data collection methods for qualitative case methods research.

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Section: Challenges and Benefits Of Qualitative Case Methods Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of qualitative case methods trends and themes used in technology transfer research

2016

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“…By examining the findings under various conditions, cases complement each other, and thus address different aspects of the overall theory. The goal is that together the set of case studies will provide rich support for the theory (Johnston et al, 1999;Miles and Huberman, 1994) rather than each case being expected to be a representative of the whole population (Chetty, 1996).…”

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Small and Medium Enterprises Facing Institutional Barriers in Kosovo

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The purpose of this paper is to study in-depth the impact of formal and informal factors on the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Kosovo, as one of the last countries in transition characterized by difficult social and economic conditions, is used as a case study in this paper. The main institutional obstacles faced by SMEs in Kosovo that are involved in international trade will be analyzed from the perspective of the institutional theory developed by North (1990). The case study is based on in-depth interviews of firms in Kosovo, using an unstructured questionnaire, conducted in 2010. The paper's key findings show that informal activities caused by low levels of professional and ethics of officials in respective institutions, as well as poor enforcement of regulations, have significant impact on increasing transaction costs, which in turn represents a major obstacle to the further growth of SMEs.

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“…Case studies have been used by other researchers for similar studies on the impact of technology on personnel (Land, Detjejaruwat, & Smith, 1983), for the impact of IS on organisational change (Robey, 1981) and for various other IS and computing topics (Markus, 1983;Orlikowski, 1993;Tapia, 2004). It is particularly useful when the phenomenon of interest cannot be easily studied outside its natural setting, and when the phenomenon cannot be readily quantified (Johnston, Leach, & Liu, 1999). The strength of case study is its ability to utilise various sources of evidence and triangulation procedures to demonstrate convergence on one meaning (Johnston et al, 1999).…”

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“…It is particularly useful when the phenomenon of interest cannot be easily studied outside its natural setting, and when the phenomenon cannot be readily quantified (Johnston, Leach, & Liu, 1999). The strength of case study is its ability to utilise various sources of evidence and triangulation procedures to demonstrate convergence on one meaning (Johnston et al, 1999).…”

Section:  Case Studymentioning

confidence: 99%