Extending NCA to the Extreme

Florence Allard-Poesi () and Jan Dul
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Florence Allard-Poesi: IRG - Institut de Recherche en Gestion - UPEM - Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée - UPEC UP12 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12

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Abstract: Is it possible to develop from a single, extreme case, a strong theoretical argument that can aim at theoretical generalizability? The purpose of the article is to develop a method for analyzing data from an extreme case to contribute to theory development for ‘normal' organizational functioning. We propose a method inspired by NCA (Dul, 2016) that helps 1/ to distinguish between essential (causal) factors and anecdotal factors in the analysis of chain of actions, cognitions and events that results in a disaster and, 2/ to develop concepts and relationships that can be generalized beyond the single case and result in theoretical statements about necessary but not sufficient conditions for ‘normal' functioning.

Keywords: Necessary Condition Analysis; NCA; Extreme case; Qualitative Analysis. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-06-25
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Published in EURAM Conference, Symposium Recent Applications of Necessary Conditions Analysis (NCA), Jun 2019, Lisbonne, Portugal

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