The case study as a key research method has often been criticized for generating results
that are less generalizable than those of large‐sample, quantitative methods. This paper …

Critical realism is emerging as a viable philosophical paradigm for conducting social
science research, and has been proposed as an alternative to the more prevalent …

Business-to-business marketing research has a long tradition of using qualitative case
studies. Industrial Marketing Management (IMM) has actively encouraged the use of case …

This study identifies the practical and philosophical difficulties associated with testing
strategic management and organization theories. Working from a critical realist perspective …

Arguing that the theorizing potential of case studies has not been fully realized in the field of
international business research, Welch, Piekkari, Plakoyiannaki, and Paavilainen …

Critical realism has become increasingly important in the way organization and
management is studied. This innovative book argues for an alternative to the prevailing …

Incubators are initiated to accelerate the development of new technology-based firms. Policy
actors see them as a tool to initiate or revive innovativeness in regions and universities as a …

Critical realism (CR) has been proposed as an alternative to positivist and interpretivist
research in information systems. In recent years, there have been several articles that …

The complexity of business relationships and networks presents particular challenges to
researchers aiming to investigate processes over time. Critical Realism is proving to be …

In “Generalizing Generalizability in Information Systems Research,” Lee andBaskerville
(2003) try to clarify generalization and classify it into four types. Unfortunately, their account …