Uses and misuses of the case study method

Asli D.A. Tasci, Wei Wei and Ady Milman

Annals of Tourism Research, 2020, vol. 82, issue C

Abstract: •Clarifies the case study method, its uses, and advantages.•Pinpoints misuses, misconceptions, and semantic anomalies.•Discusses the root causes of these misuses, misconceptions, and semantic anomalies.•Provides examples of proper case study research.•Calls for a unified approach by researchers, reviewers, and editors.

Keywords: Case study; Case research; Case method; Quantitative; Qualitative; Realist Paradigm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2019.102815

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