Illustrative Structures for Case Study Compositions

The chapters, sections, subtopics, and other components of a report must be organized in some way, and this constitutes your case study report’s composi­tional structure. Attending to such structure has been a topic of attention with other methodologies. For instance, L. Kidder and Judd (1986, pp. 430-431) write of the “hourglass” shape of a

Procedures in Doing a Case Study Report

Every investigator should have a well-developed set of procedures for analyz­ing social science data and for composing an empirical report. Numerous texts offer good advice on how you can develop your own customized procedures, including the benefits and pitfalls of using word-processing software (Becker, 1986, p. 160). One common warning is that writing means

What Makes an Exemplary Case Study?

In all of case study research, one of the most challenging tasks is to define an exemplary case study. Although no direct evidence is available, some specula­tions seem an appropriate way of concluding this book.3 The exemplary case study goes beyond the methodological procedures already highlighted throughout this book. Even if you, as a