Making the case for single-case research on family business

Lori Tribble Trudell, Theodore Waldron and James Wetherbe

Chapter 8 in Field Guide to Family Business Research, 2023, pp 95-107 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Family business literature has seen a growth in qualitative case study research in recent years. While the multi-case study design allows for researchers to study many family businesses, compare them, and draw conclusions, studying one family business in depth – a single-case study – can more appropriately address many family business phenomena such as how family businesses change, evolve, or adapt over time. In this chapter, we answer the following research questions. (1) What features make the single-case approach uniquely useful for explaining family business phenomena? (2) When should researchers utilize the single-case approach? (3) What areas of the family business literature would benefit from more single-case research?

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Research Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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