Case Study in Public Administration: A Critical Review of Brazilian Scientific Production
This paper presents a critical review of 47 articles published between 2006 and 2011 to identify how case studies have been applied in Brazilian research on public administration. In addition to their theoretical and methodological characteristics, four further specific topics of interest were add...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (ANPAD)
2015-03-01
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| Series: | RAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea |
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| Online Access: | http://www.anpad.org.br/periodicos/arq_pdf/a_1566.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper presents a critical review of 47 articles published between 2006 and 2011 to identify how case studies
have been applied in Brazilian research on public administration. In addition to their theoretical and
methodological characteristics, four further specific topics of interest were addressed: (a) what is meant by case
study; (b) the relationship between the phenomenon of interest and the case under investigation; (c) the possibility
of replication; and (d) how the supposed method contributes towards the development of the field of public
administration. The main inconsistencies found were: the methodological descriptions are confusing; the results
are inconsistent compared with data gathering procedures and data analysis techniques; a lack of information about
the number of interviewed individuals; and no descriptions of research variables. The results suggest the reviewed
case studies present methodological inconsistencies and limitations, which undermine their scientific value and
relevance to academic work in Brazil. |
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| ISSN: | 1415-6555 1982-7849 |