Leppäaho, T, Plakoyiannaki, E and Dimitratos, P (2016) The Case Study in Family Business: An Analysis of Current Research Practices and Recommendations. Family Business Review, 29 (2). pp. 159-173. ISSN 0894-4865
Abstract
In this study we identified and analyzed 75 articles in the family business (FB) literature between 2000 and 2014, focusing on the case study design they adopted. We found the positivistic case study approach to be the FB disciplinary convention. The two alternative approaches of critical realism and interpretivism were used to a significantly lesser extent. We anticipate that in the future the positivistic approach will continue to be used widely. The other two approaches could be employed to a greater extent, thus contributing to scientific pluralism in FB case study research.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2015. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Family Business Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Case study; family business; qualitative positivism; interpretivism; critical realism; philosophy of science |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > International Business Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2015 10:52 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2018 20:52 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0894486515614157 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0894486515614157 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91097 |