Keutel, Marcus, Michalik, Bjoern and Richter, Janek ORCID: 0000-0003-3189-9357 (2014). Towards Mindful Case Study Research in IS: A Critical Analysis of the Past Ten Years. European Journal of Information Systems, 23 (3). pp. 256-272. London: Taylor and Francis. ISSN 1476-9344

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Abstract

Case study research (CSR) has gained strong acceptance in information systems (IS) research in the recent decades. This article examines how CSR has been used in IS research practice. Contrasting the currently used CSR approaches to methodological prescriptions can lead to recommendations for researchers applying this research strategy as well as to advances in the methodological literature. Our study design comprises two steps. First, we identified case studies published in six major IS journals from 2001 to 2010. Second, we critically examined CSR practices in the identified studies. We observed a dualism, as CSR currently consists of a positivist and an equally strong interpretive research stream. Case studies with other philosophical underpinnings were rarely found. We describe the CSR practice and contrast it to the methodological prescriptions. Thereby, we clearly point out the shortcomings, aiming to initiate a debate on how our community should further develop its use of CSR to become more mindful. This study is the first broad examination of CSR in IS (focusing on more than just the positivist research stream) and thus contributes to the methodological literature by providing recommendations for improvements.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Keutel, MarcusUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Michalik, BjoernUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Richter, Janekjanek.richter@wiso.uni-koeln.deorcid.org/0000-0003-3189-9357UNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-90375
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2013.26
Journal or Publication Title: European Journal of Information Systems
Volume: 23
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 256-272
Date: 2014
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Place of Publication: London
ISSN: 1476-9344
Language: English
Faculty: Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions: Weitere Institute, Arbeits- und Forschungsgruppen > Cologne Institute for Information Systems (CIIS)
Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Business Administration > Information Systems > Chair for Information Systems and Systems Development
Subjects: Data processing Computer science
Social sciences
Management and auxiliary services
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Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/9037

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