Combining Case Study Designs for Theory Building A New Sourcebook for Rigorous Social Science Researchers
Book contents
- Combining Case Study Designs for Theory Building
- Combining Case Study Designs for Theory Building
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Case Study Research
- Chapter 2 Building Blocks of Case Study Research
- Chapter 3 Of Talking Pigs and Black Swans
- Chapter 4 Do It Again
- Chapter 5 The Natural Experiment, a.k.a. the Single Embedded Design
- Chapter 6 Do It Again (and Again)
- Chapter 7 Sequencing Case Study Designs
- Chapter 8 More on Sequencing Case Study Designs
- Chapter 9 A Parting Note, on an Optimistic Note
- Index
- References
Chapter 6 - Do It Again (and Again)
Multiple Embedded Case Study Design
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 February 2023
Book contents
- Combining Case Study Designs for Theory Building
- Combining Case Study Designs for Theory Building
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Case Study Research
- Chapter 2 Building Blocks of Case Study Research
- Chapter 3 Of Talking Pigs and Black Swans
- Chapter 4 Do It Again
- Chapter 5 The Natural Experiment, a.k.a. the Single Embedded Design
- Chapter 6 Do It Again (and Again)
- Chapter 7 Sequencing Case Study Designs
- Chapter 8 More on Sequencing Case Study Designs
- Chapter 9 A Parting Note, on an Optimistic Note
- Index
- References
Summary
Here we discuss the multiple embedded case study design and the levels and cases involved in it. The design’s capacity to undertake between- and within-case comparative analyses are deliberated upon afterwards. Multiple embedded designs offer a variety of design possibilities, which we discuss in this chapter. The potential of the design for high internal validity is considered afterwards. Lastly, the design’s weaknesses, including the lack of contextual depth, the smaller number of explanatory variables, and the access difficulties to the cases/embedded units, are detailed.
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- Combining Case Study Designs for Theory BuildingA New Sourcebook for Rigorous Social Science Researchers, pp. 104 - 121Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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