Writing Case Studies in Information Systems Research
Authors: van der Blonk, Heico
Journal: Journal of Information Technology (2003)
DOI: 10.1080/0268396031000077440
<jats:p>Case study research can be reported in different ways. This paper explores the various ways in which researchers may choose to write down their case studies and then introduces a subsequent typology of writing case studies. The typology is based on a 2 × 2 matrix, resulting in four forms of writing case studies: chronology, play, biography and voices. The four forms are characterized and discussed and some methodological issues concerning the writing of case studies are highlighted.</jats:p>