scholarly journals Theory Development via Single Cases: A Case Study of the Therapeutic Relationship in Psychodynamic Therapy

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley B. Messer
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Psychodynamic Therapy

Runaway Information Technology Projects

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Keith Wright ◽  
Charles J. Capps
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Government Agency ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Equilibrium Approach ◽  
State Government Agency

This paper presents an in-depth insider’s case study of a “runaway” information systems (IS) project in a U.S. State government agency. Because such projects are politically sensitive matters and often obscured from public view, details of how such projects operate are not well understood. This case study adds new details to the body of knowledge surrounding IS project escalation and de-escalation. The authors’ resulting project narrative details how this project went out of control for so long, raising important questions for future research in theory development for both IS project escalation and de-escalation. The paper argues that a punctuated equilibrium approach to analyzing “runaway” IS projects are a more fruitful area to explore than are “stage models.”

Case Study as a Research Method in Hospitality and Tourism Research: A Systematic Literature Review (1974–2020)

2020 ◽  
pp. 193896552097128
Author(s):  
Kadir Çakar ◽  
Şehmus Aykol
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Computer Aided Analysis ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism

This systematic literature review aimed to investigate the use of case study method in hospitality and tourism research to increase the awareness about the use of case study as a research method. Data were collected ( n = 871) from 10 leading hospitality and tourism journals published between 1974 and 2020. A thematic analysis of the data was conducted using Leximancer as a computer-aided analysis software. The study findings reveal an overall mislabel and misuse of the case study method. Suggestions are provided to improve case study method applications and increase case study research for more theory development in hospitality and tourism research.

Peer mentoring in entrepreneurship education: towards a role typology

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 1026-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elin Kubberød ◽  
Siw M. Fosstenløkken ◽  
Per Olav Erstad
Keyword(s):  
Peer Mentoring ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Peer Mentors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Entrepreneurial Learning ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the contributions of peer mentoring as a learning support for mentee students in higher entrepreneurship education.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a single embedded case study focussing on mentee students’ perceptions of peer mentors’ support of their entrepreneurial learning during an experiential master’s course. Employing an abductive approach, the researchers conducted cross-sectional, thematic analyses of individual mentee interviews complemented by data from joint reflection sessions, reflection reports and observations during the course timeline.FindingsThe peer mentors contributed to the mentee students’ learning through various forms of support, which were categorised into mentor roles, mentor functions and intervention styles. The analysis found that peer mentors fulfil three coexisting roles: learning facilitator, supportive coach and familiar role model. These roles constitute the pillars of a typology of entrepreneurial peer mentoring.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes theoretical and empirical insights on peer mentoring in entrepreneurship education. It represents a first benchmark of best practices for future studies.Practical implicationsThe case study suggests that adding peer mentoring represents more efficient support for entrepreneurial learning than a teacher alone is able to provide. The typology can also be used for training peer mentors.Originality/valueThe researchers construct a new typology for entrepreneurial learning support, which contributes to theory development within the field of entrepreneurship education.

scholarly journals Local Government Reform: Compromise Through Cross-Cutting Cleavages

2019 ◽  
pp. 147892991988764
Author(s):  
Jan Erling Klausen ◽  
Jostein Askim ◽  
Tom Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Government Reform ◽  
Reform Strategies ◽  
Reform Strategy ◽  
Public Sector Reforms ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Societal Actors

Public sector reforms often take place in heterogeneous reform environments. Key political, administrative and societal actors often advocate different definitions of problems and solutions. A major leadership challenge is to choose a reform strategy that ensures the requisite level of support, even when the initial conflict structure is highly complex. Using cleavage theory, we develop assumptions about how the reform leader’s assessment of the initial conflict affects the leader’s choice between three distinct reform strategies. These assumptions are applied to a case study of a complex and contested public sector reform, Norway’s national local government reform. We show how the government’s choice of a reform strategy can be understood in light of cleavage theory and discuss the implications of these findings for further theory development.

scholarly journals From HRM to Employment Rules and Lifestyles. Theory Development through Qualitative Case Study Research into the Creative Industries

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Haunschild ◽  
Doris Ruth Eikhof
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Employment System ◽  
Theoretical Reasoning ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship

In contrast to result-driven publications in which the academic narrative constructs the process of data analysis and the conceptual framework as purposefully designed and inevitably leading to the findings, this article will take a closer look at the concrete development of interpretative schemes and the openness of this process. We will do so by referring to an extensive empirical study of the German theatrical employment system. Following the course of our research project, the article will explicate and discuss (1) the decision for conducting qualitative rather than quantitative research, (2) the identification and definition of ‘what is the case’ and how this decision was influenced by ongoing data interpretation and changing and new theoretical inputs, and (3) the question of the generalisability of our findings. The main focus of the article, however, will be to explore the relationship between data and theory. We hope to encourage researchers to creatively use the inherent openness of data interpretation, and we argue that the freedom of qualitative research can only be used in a productive way if methodological decisions and data interpretations are driven by theoretical reasoning.

A case study of theory development

1987 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaké Ketefian
Keyword(s):  
Theory Development
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