Table of Contents
Foreword (Chris Voss, London Business School); Aims and overview of this book; A review of case studies in business research; Principles of empirical research; Theory-testing research. Theory-testing in case study research: Testing sufficient and necessary conditions; How to test a sufficient or a necessary condition;Case study 1: Testing a theory of collaboration characteristics of innovation projects; Methodological reflection on case study 1; Case study 2: Testing a theory of ideal typical organizational configurations of successful product innovations; Methodological reflection on case study 2; Testing a deterministic proportional relationship; How to test a deterministic proportional relationship; Case study 3: Testing the influence of urban time access windows on a retailer’s distribution costs; Methodological reflection on case study 3; Testing a probabilistic proportional relationship; How to test a probabilistic proportional relationship; Case study 4: Testing the influence of a retailer’s distribution strategy on a retailer’s sensitivity to urban time access windows; Methodological reflection on case study 4. Other types of case study research: The pilot case study; How to design and conduct a pilot case study; Case study 5: Testing a theory of conditions of success of new products; Methodological reflection on Case study 5; The theory-building case study; How to design and conduct a theory-building case study; Case study 6: Exploring which company representatives are involved in communication with providers of business services; Methodological reflection on case study 7; The practice-oriented case study; How to design and conduct a practice-oriented case study; Case study 7: Building a model of best practice of company standardization;Methodological reflection on case study 7

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