The longitudinal, chronological case study research strategy: A definition, and an example from IBM Hursley Park

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 730-746

  Rainer, Austen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronology; Deadline effect; Longitudinal case study; Qualitative data; Software project; Theory development

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; DEADLINE EFFECT; LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY; QUALITATIVE DATA; SOFTWARE PROJECT; THEORY DEVELOPMENT;

PARKS; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79955069467     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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