Applications of Case Study Research

by Robert K. Yin

Book Overview

A companion to Robert Yin's highly successful textbook Case Study Research: Design and Methods (3 rd Edition, 2003), Applications of Case Study Research, Second Edition discusses numerous completed case studies on a variety of topics and includes examples using specific case study techniques and principles. The topics emphasize institutional and organizational phenomena, such as education, law enforcement, public health, economic development, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761925511
• ISBN13: 9780761925514
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Sage Publications (CA)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Robert Yin

This book was exceptional in explaining the basic tenets of case study research. In re-writing my methodology section of my dissertation, this book provided clear illustrations on how to go about case study research. Worth the read!!!

A must-read for case researchers

If you only read one book about case research, buy this one together with R. K. Yin, Case Studie Research: Design and Methods (Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 2002).

A very useful book

I am working on my theses of doctoral grade and found this book very useful for my methodological work.

A must for anyone using case studies

Everyone is telling stories through case studies but what do they mean. How can you tell a good case from a poor one? Yin does something that few people have done -- provide a strong academic explaination that is understandable to the business person. Too often strong academic concepts are explained in language that makes the less appealing and seem weak to business people. Yin's examination of the different types of case studies and study methods helps people understand what they are reading when the read a case study. This very accessible book is a must for researchers and those who want to understand what cases are and how to use them.

Must buy together with Yin's "Case Study Research"

This book is a real good complement to the classic "Case Study Research" from the same author. Some of the concepts of the other book were not aboslutely clear (although the book is very good), but I was really able to understand fully after reading this one. Don't buy one without the other!!! These two books have everything you really need to know about case studies. Good luck!!