Case Study Research: Design and Methods, 3rd Edition (Applied Social Research Methods, Vol. 5)

By Robert K. Yin and Yin Robert K.

Book Overview

This new edition of the best-selling Case Study Research has been carefully revised, updated, and expanded while retaining virtually all of the features and coverage of the Second Edition. Robert Yin′s comprehensive presentation covers all aspects of the case study method--from problem definition, design, and data collection, to data analysis and composition and reporting. Yin also traces the uses and importance of case studies to a wide range of disciplines, from sociology, psychology and history to management, planning, social work, and education.

New to the Third Edition:

Additional examples of case study research Discussions of developments in related methods, including randomized field trials and computer-assisted coding techniques Added coverage of the strengths of multiple-case studies, case study screening, and the case study as a part of larger multi-method studies Five major analytic techniques, including the use of logic models to guide analysis

This edition also includes references to examples of actual case studies in the companion volume Applications of Case Study Research, Second Edition (Sage, 2003).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761925538
• ISBN13: 9780761925538
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource !

I found this resource was easy to use and quite valuable for my dissertation methodology section.

A must-read book on case research

If you only read one book about case research, here it is. This book has become a classic for any academic interested in case research. It comes with a second volume which covers the application of the theory.

Case Study Research - authoritative work

I needed to determine if case study research was for me. I'm in the process of selecting my dissertation methodology. If you only read one work regarding case study research this should be it. Yin is probably cited more frequently than any other author in the field. This work really covers the waterfront and can serve as a guidebook to one wishing to engage in case study research.

Excellent work on case study methodology

This book is perhaps the prime book for those conducting case studies for qualitative research in the social sciences. People have developed PhD methodology entirely based on the contents of this book. The third edition contains updated material and up-to-date citations and case study examples. I would recommend this very highly to anyone using case studies in graduate-level social science research.

A must read for scientists, under- or graduate students

Read it to prepare for my master's thesis and probably will use it for my doctoral thesis as well. Brings the detailed methodology for case study research in perfectly synchronized chapters. Extremely valuable information! Sometimes even Mr. Yin has so many info to provide he has some difficulty putting it all together, but after all everything makes a lot of sense. Has dozens of very good examples. I am purchasing "Applications of case study research" (the "sequel") because I was really satisfied for what I got in reading Case Study Reasearch (3rd ed).

A complete and detailed guide for conducting case studies

This book offers a very complete and detailed guide into conducting case study research, which is not only useful for researchers in social sciences, but also for business research. It is virtually the only book on case study research at this level and practically helps researchers that are planning to conduct case study research to avoid the pitfalls that are luring for this complex and difficult research strategy/design and which pitfalls have made the case study approach not so popular in the academic community that deals with business research.