case study method
Learning through examples
Case study method is an approach to research or teaching that examines a single instance—a person, organization, event, or situation—in depth rather than surveying many cases broadly.
In business schools, students analyze real company decisions to develop judgment: The case study method forces you to argue for a course of action with incomplete information.
In social sciences, it generates rich, detailed understanding that statistical methods miss.
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- HarvardPrestigious Cambridge university
- business schoolGraduate management education institution
real-world · interview · observation · in-depth · deep dive · narrative · investigation · fieldwork · exploratory · contextual · phenomenon · participant · thick description · triangulation · exemplar · teaching · classroom discussion · learning by doing
case study methodstatistical analysis
Mathematical examination of datasets
experimental method · meta-analysis · quantitative research · hypothesis testing
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