Toward better case study research

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 182-196

  MacNealy, Mary Sue ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Empirical research; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

RESEARCH; TECHNICAL WRITING;

CASE STUDY RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 0031236224     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/47.649554     Document Type: Article

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