Case Study Literature Methods

This page is just for literature citations that provide methods/theory useful for our FORSYS case studies. We will create a separate page to enter our case studies.

Case studies methods

Yin, R.K. 2003. Case study research - design and methods. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.

Probably the most widely referenced methods text for case studies (at least in the USA).

Stake, R.E. 1995. The art of case study research. Sage, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Case study research : principles and practices / John Gerring. Cambridge university press, 2007.

Case study methods / Jacques Hamel with Stéphane Dufour, Dominic Fortin. Newbury Park, Calif. [etc.] : Sage, 1993.

The case study anthology / editor Robert K. Yin. Thousand Oaks, Calif. [etc.] : Sage, 2004.

DSS Development

DSS Diffusion/Adoption

Rogers, E.M. 2003. Diffusion of innovations. Free Press, New York.

The most widely cited text on innovation diffusion.

DSS Use

DeLone, W.H. and McLean, E.R. 2003. The DeLone and McLean model of information systems success

a ten-year update. Journal of Management Information Systems 19:9-22.

A widely cited framework using more technical than social factors; base measures are: system quality, information quality, and service quality