Case Study Research: Design and Methods, Third Edition, Applied Social Research Methods Series, Vol 5 [Paperback]

Robert K. Yin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761925538 | ISBN-13: 978-0761925538 | Publication Date: December 24, 2002 | Edition: 3rd

This new edition of the best-selling Case Study Research has been carefully revised, updated, and expanded while retaining virtually all of the features and coverage of the Second Edition. Robert Yin's comprehensive presentation covers all aspects of the case study method--from problem definition, design, and data collection, to data analysis and composition and reporting. Yin also traces the uses and importance of case studies to a wide range of disciplines, from sociology, psychology and history to management, planning, social work, and education.

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About the Author

Robert K. Yin is President of COSMOS Corporation, an applied research and social science firm. Over the years, COSMOS has successfully completed hundreds of projects for federal agencies, state and local agencies, and private foundations, and most of this book’s applications come from these projects.

Outside of COSMOS, Dr. Yin has assisted numerous other research groups, helping to train their field teams or to design research studies. A recent engagement has been with the United Nations Development Programme, and another assignment has been to provide guidance to assist doctoral students at the University of Copenhagen. Currently, Dr. Yin holds the position of distinguished scholar-in-residence at American University’s School of International Service (Washington, DC). Earlier, he served as Visiting Scholar at the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s research methodology division.

Dr. Yin has authored nearly 100 journal articles and books. His first book on the case study method, Case Study Research: Design and Methods (2009) is in its fourth edition. He has edited two case study anthologies (Yin, 2004; and 2005) and has most recently authored a new text on qualitative research methods (Yin, 2011). Dr. Yin received his B.A. in history from Harvard College (magna cum laude) and his Ph.D. in brain and cognitive sciences from M.I.T.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 3rd edition (December 24, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761925538
• ISBN-13: 978-0761925538
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert K. Yin, Ph.D., serves as Chairman of the Board and CEO of COSMOS Corporation, an applied research and social science firm that has been in operation since 1980. Over the years, COSMOS has successfully completed hundreds of projects for government agencies, private foundations, and other entrepreneurial and non-profit organizations. At COSMOS, Dr. Yin actively leads various research projects, including those in which the case study method is used. He has authored numerous books and peer-reviewed articles, including Case Study Research and Applications of Case Study Research. In 1998 he founded the "Robert K. Yin Fund" at M.I.T., which supports seminars on brain sciences, as well as other activities related to the advancement of pre-doctoral students in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.

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100 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A complete and detailed guide for conducting case studies, November 20, 1999

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Thomas Smit MBA (Volendam, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Case Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods) (Paperback)

This book offers a very complete and detailed guide into conducting case study research, which is not only useful for researchers in social sciences, but also for business research. It is virtually the only book on case study research at this level and practically helps researchers that are planning to conduct case study research to avoid the pitfalls that are luring for this complex and difficult research strategy/design and which pitfalls have made the case study approach not so popular in the academic community that deals with business research.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent work on case study methodology, August 3, 2005

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Mr. T. Simchak "Aimless Academic" (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Case Study Research: Design and Methods, Third Edition, Applied Social Research Methods Series, Vol 5 (Paperback)

This book is perhaps the prime book for those conducting case studies for qualitative research in the social sciences. People have developed PhD methodology entirely based on the contents of this book. The third edition contains updated material and up-to-date citations and case study examples.

I would recommend this very highly to anyone using case studies in graduate-level social science research.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mandatory reading for using case studies in research, June 1, 2006

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Mark P. McDonald (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Case Study Research: Design and Methods, Third Edition, Applied Social Research Methods Series, Vol 5 (Paperback)

Case studies are very powerful yet often abused way of conducting research. Its often abused because the researcher or student does not know what constitutes good case study research.

Yin's book is a unique combination of academically sound process and techniques that are presented in a way that non-academics can read and understand.

Yin makes the use of case studies and examples in more than 30 boxes that clearly illustrate the concepts and their application.

This book is mandatory for anyone looking to conduct and use case studies to prove and make their point.