Qualitative case studies in operations management: Trends, research outcomes, and future research implications

By M. Barratt, Thomas Y. Choi, Mei-Lien Li. 2011

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Subfields: Management Information Systems, Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management

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Offshoring and backshoring: A multiple case study analysis (2017, methodology): “The number of cases is considered acceptable for a multiple case study analysis (Eisenhardt, 1989; Barratt et al., 2011).”
Social Sustainability in Developing Country Suppliers: An Exploratory Study in the Ready Made Garments Industry of Bangladesh (2014, methodology): “But multi-case research can be appropriate when exploring new areas; it can augment external validity, guard against observer bias (Handfield and Melnyk, 1998; Voss, 2008; Barratt et al. 2011), aid triangulation, and – to a degree – improve generality (Voss 2008; Yin, 2009).”
Supply chain disruption propagation: a systemic risk and normal accident theory perspective (2018, background): “The purpose of qualitative case studies is to investigate specific ‘real world’ phenomena using contextual data collected by interviewing actors who are directly involved (Barratt, Choi, and Li 2011).”
Managing the Innovation Adoption of Supply Chain Finance-Empirical Evidence From Six European Case Studies (2013, methodology): “In accordance with the purpose and research questions we posed, we opted for a qualitative multiple case study approach as research on how firms adopt SCF innovation is still in an exploratory stage and the adoption is complex in nature as multiple functions are involved (Eisenhardt 1989b; Ellram 19”
Blockchain applications in supply chains, transport and logistics: a systematic review of the literature (2019, background): “Case study research (Seuring 2008; Barratt, Choi, and Li 2011) is recommended to investigate the integration of hardware and software technologies into supply chain, logistics and transport operations.”