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- Title
Case Study in Public Administration: A Critical Review of Brazilian Scientific Production.
- Authors
Guerra, Mariana; de Oliveira Gomes, Adalmir; da Silva Filho, Antônio Isidro
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; PUBLIC administration research; PUBLIC administration; CASE studies; SCHOLARLY publishing; RESEARCH
- Publication
RAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, 2015, Vol 19, Issue 2, p270
- ISSN
1415-6555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1982-7849rac20151282