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Informationen zum Autor David E. McNabb, Pacific Lutheran University professor emeritus, is the author of two comprehensive research methods texts, both of which are now in their second edition. The first edition of his Research Methods in Public Administration and Nonprofit Organizations was awarded the 2004 John Grenzebach Research Award for Research in Philanthropy. He continues to teach at colleges and universities in the United States and internationally. He has been an adjunct professor in the master's degree program in Public Administration at The Evergreen State College (TESC) in Olympia, Washington, the European master's degree program of the University of Maryland-University College, and an adjunct professor at the University of Washington-Tacoma. He is currently teaching at a branch campus of Olympic College, Bremerton, Washington. Klappentext Designed to help students and non-profit managers gain a working knowledge of the principles and practices of conducting qualitative case study research in public organizations. It includes examples of case studies in a wide range of topics in public admi Zusammenfassung Designed to help students and non-profit managers gain a working knowledge of the principles and practices of conducting qualitative case study research in public organizations. It includes examples of case studies in a wide range of topics in public admi Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I. The What and How of Case Research 1. What Is Case Research? 2. When to Do Case Research and How to Pick Cases 3. The Range of Case Research Designs 4. Single-Case Research Designs 5. Multicase Research Designs 6. Getting Started in Single-Case and Multicase Research 7. Meta-Analysis Research Designs and Processes 8. Collecting and Analyzing Case Data 9. Document Analysis Methods 10. The Case Research Report Part II. Case Research in Public Management 11. Case Research in Public Policy and Management 12. Case Research in Performance Management 13. Case Research in Sustainable Government 14. Case Research in Technology Management 15. Case Research in National Security Issues 16. Case Research in Emergency and Disaster Management 17. Case Research in Social and Health Services 18. Case Research in Public Infrastructure 19. Case Research in Public Transportation 20. Case Research in the Work of Government...
