CRISP-SET Qualitative Comparative Analysis in organizational studies

Research in the Sociology of Organizations

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-47

  Marx, Axel ^a   Cambre, Bart ^a   Rihoux, Benoit ^a  

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Author keywords

Case methods; Comparative methods; Management; Organization studies; Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964038973     PISSN: 0733558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X(2013)0000038006     Document Type: Chapter

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