Prospective case study design: Qualitative method for deductive theory testing

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 160-180

  Bitektine, Alex ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case study; Deductive theory testing; Philosophy of science; Qualitative methods; Quasi experimental research design

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149034796     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428106292900     Document Type: Article

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