Theory-Testing With Cases

Tony Hak and Jan Dul

ERIM Report Series Research in Management from Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Abstract: Theory-testing with cases is ascertaining whether the empirical evidence in a case or in a sample of cases either supports or does not support the theory. There are two methodologies for theory-testing with cases, (a) testing in a single case (‘theory-testing single case study’), and (b) testing in a sample of cases (‘theory-testing sample case study’). The functional form of the proposition that is tested determines which of these two methodologies should be used.

Keywords: necessary condition; sample case study; single case study; sufficient condition; theory-testing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B41 M M13 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-06-19
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