Abstract
This chapter presents and explores a research design for the study of organizational process through qualitative, longitudinal case studies. A punctuated longitudinal case study (PLCS) approach yields two types of process-relevant data – diachronic and synchronic – that build into a qualitatively rich and temporally layered database. By applying narrative enquiry methods to this database, PLCS offers a practical way to develop a process theory of organization, while avoiding methodological pitfalls such as over-reliance on retrospective data.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Rethinking the Case Study Approach in International Business Research |
| Editors | Rebecca Piekkari, Catherine Welch |
| Place of Publication | Cheltenham |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar |
| Pages | 411-446 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978 1 84844 184 2 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2011 |