Identification of ambiguity in the case study research typology: What is a unit of analysis?

Qualitative Market Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-97

  Grünbaum, Niels N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Case studies; Quality management; Research methods; Transfer processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846457453     PISSN: 13522752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13522750710720413     Document Type: Article

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