Five Misunderstandings about Case-Study Research

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This examines five common misunderstandings about case-study research: (a) theoretical knowledge is more valuable than practical knowledge; (b) one cannot generalize from a single case, therefore, the single-case study cannot contribute to scientific development; (c) the case study is most useful for generating hypotheses, whereas other methods are more suitable for hypotheses testing and theory building; (d) the case study contains a bias toward verification; and (e) it is often difficult to...

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Authors: Flyvbjerg, B

• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publication date: 2006-01-01