This text provides a complete portal to the world of case study research. With the integration of 11 applications in this edition, the book gives readers access to exemplary case studies drawn from a wide variety of academic and applied fields. Provided by publisher.

Earlier editions called: Case study research : design and methods.

Foreword /Donald T. Campbell -- Preface -- Getting started : how to know whether and when to use the case study as a research method -- Designing case studies : identifying your case(s) and establishing the logic of your case study -- Preparing to collect case study evidence : what you need to do before starting to collect case study data -- Collecting case study evidence : the principles you should follow in working with six sources of evidence -- Analyzing case study evidence : how to start your analysis, your analytic choices, and how they work -- Reporting case studies : how and what to compose.