Applications of Case Study Research

Preface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi Diversity of Applications in This Book xii Methodological Topics Covered and the Organization of This Book xiii On Emulating the Scientific Method xv Overview of Chapters xvii PART I: Theory 1(28) The Role of Theory in Doing Case Studies 3(26) What Is the Case Study Method? 4(1) What Is the Role of Theory in Doing Case Studies? 4(2) Exploratory Case Studies 6(3) Case Selection and Screening: Criteria and Procedures 9(5) Causal Case Studies I: Factor Theories 14(6) Causal Case Studies II: Explanatory Theories 20(2) Descriptive Case Studies 22(5) Conclusions 27(1) Note 27(2) PART II: Descriptive Case Studies 29(38) A Case Study of a Neighborhood Organization 31(22) Initiation and Structure of the Organization 32(8) Revitalization Activities and Their Support 40(2) Relationship to Voluntary Association and Networks 42(2) Relationship to City Government 44(2) Outcomes 46(6) List of Respondents and Annotated Bibliography 52(1) Computer Implementation in a Local School System 53(14) The Computer System in Operation 54(10) Organizational Issues 64(2) References 66(1) PART III: Explanatory Case Studies 67(40) A Nutshell Example: The Effect of a Federal Award on a University Computer Science Department 69(3) Essential Ingredients of Explanatory Case Studies: Three Drug Prevention Examples 72(10) Simplified Case Example No.1: ``Town Meetings Galvanize Action Against Drug Dealing'' 73(3) Simplified Case Example No.2: ``Interagency Collaboration to Reduce BWI Incidents'' 76(3) Simplified Case Example No.3: ``Designated Driver Program, Delivered Through Vendors'' 79(3) Transforming a Business Firm Through Strategic Planning 82(15) Company Profile and Conditions Leading to Change 84(2) Strategic Plan Transforms the Business 86(9) Chronology 95(1) Notes 96(1) Sheriff's Combined Auto Theft Task Force 97(10) The Practice and Its Funding 98(2) Implementation of the Practice 100(2) Outcomes to Date 102(2) Chronology 104(1) References 105(1) Notes 105(2) PART IV: Cross-Case Analyses 107(58) Technical Assistance for HIV/AIDS Community Planning 109(25) Introduction: A Framework for Assessing the Effectiveness of Technical Assistance (TA) 110(5) Documented Outcomes, Varieties of TA Studied, and Possible Rival Explanations for the Outcomes 115(9) Findings on Individual Hypotheses Regarding Reasons for Successful TA Delivery 124(9) Notes 133(1) Proposal Processing by Public and Private Universities 134(10) Introduction to the Study 135(2) The Time Needed to Process and Submit Proposals 137(3) Costs of Preparing Proposals 140(3) Notes 143(1) Case Studies of Transformed Firms 144(21) Why Study Transformed Firms? 146(3) What Is a Transformed Firm? 149(4) What Kind of Transformation Did the Firms Experience? 153(6) Did the Transformations Share Common Conditions? 159(3) Summary:General Lessons About Transformed Firms 162(1) Notes 163(2) References 165(2) Index 167(6) About the Author 173