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  1. Understanding the case method: Teaching public administration case by

    The case method, however, may serve different purposes: it may help to illustrate, test or develop theories (see for public administration theories Mosher, 1939; generally for building theories from case study research see also Eisenhardt, 1989; and Levy, 2008), but also to facilitate analytical and reflexive thinking or to provide a basis for ...

  2. 11 Approaches to the Study of Public Administration

    Another classification of approaches to the study of public administration builds upon the objects of study the individual scholar seeks to emphasize, such as; Philosophical Approach. Legal Approach. Historical Approach. Scientific Approach. Case Method Approach.

  3. Case studies as an approach to challenges in public administration

    The purpose of this chapter is to argue in support of the appropriateness of a case study approach to gaining a thorough understanding of the challenges in public administration.

  4. (PDF) Understanding the case method: Teaching public administration

    Potential bene fits and advantages. The case method provides effective teaching instruments to convey academic and. professional knowledge to students of public administration, policy and/or ...

  5. Qualitative Research and Case Studies in Public Administration

    "Qualitative Research and Case Studies in Public Administration" published on by Oxford University Press. ... This is a much broader approach to rigor that addresses multiple types of inquiry and knowledge creation. Once the question of rigor is not limiting the types of research done in the field, attention can be turned to the ways in which ...

  6. Case Study Research in Public Administration and Public Policy ...

    case study approach's capacity to handle threats to validity, to cumulate knowledge, and to provide a sci-entific basis for sound generalization, Jensen and Rodgers conclude "meta-analysis is the logical solu-tion" to public administration research's traditional shortcomings in the dual areas of knowledge cumu-

  7. Understanding the case method: Teaching public administration case by

    The case method in teaching public administration, however, comes at a cost and requires extra capacity, higher time budgets as well as new qualifications and roles of teachers plus a good fit of student (self)-selection and teaching objectives. ... Romm T, Mahler S (1991) The case study challenge—A new approach to an old method. Management ...

  8. The comparative case study approach in public administration

    The particular case study design took the shape of a comparative case study (two institutions being compared) with a holistic or single unit of analysis, in this instance, institutional market ...

  9. Research Methodology in Comparative Public Administration: Significance

    The case study method is mostly used approach in CPA research. Neuman (2014: 42) suggests that a case study includes some elements such as doing a qualitative study by benefiting from several sources of evidence, analyzing properties of a phenomena by means of a selected case, and gaining knowledge about a wider universe of similar units. Case ...

  10. Case studies as an approach to challenges in public administration

    Cape Town: Juta. The purpose of this chapter is to argue in support of the appropriateness of a case study approach to gaining a thorough understanding of the challenges in public administration. As the appropriateness of a using a case study approach is dependent on the nature of the phenomenon to be studied and the purpose of the study, this ...

  11. The Comparative Case Study Approach in Public Administration

    Comparative Analysis with a Central Case Study and Multiple Reference Case Studies: A Methodological Variant for Policy Analysis in Developing a National Space Policy. Sanath Panawennage Ramiro Fernando Weng Jingnong. Political Science, Engineering. 2021. The present paper advances an innovative methodological variant of the general research ...

  12. Case Study Research in Public Administration and Public Policy

    Based on an exploratory survey of doctoral programs in public administration, commonly (though not universally) accepted standards and guidelines for case study research are synthesized and articulated. A methodological context and strategy for these guidelines is also presented, focusing on theoretic case selection rather than standardization ...

  13. Case studies as an approach to challenges in public administration

    Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to argue in support of the appropriateness of a case study approach to gaining a thorough understanding of the challenges in public administration. As the appropriateness of a using a case study approach is dependent on the nature of the phenomenon to be studied and the purpose of the study, this chapter ...

  14. The Comparative Case Study Approach in Public Administration

    The Comparative Case Study Approach in Public Administration. Volume 89, Issue 10 of Working paper (University of Southern California. School of Public Administration) Author. Robert Agranoff. Contributor. University of Southern California. School of Public Administration. Programs in Public Finance and Policy Analysis.

  15. Case Study Research in Public Administration and Public Policy

    As Garson (2002) and Molloy (2010) indicate that the case study is a traditional method for social science as well as evaluation research in public policy, and offers a valuable tool for practice ...

  16. PDF Public Administration CHALLENGES

    an overview of these antecedents as justification for the selection of the case study approach. Following the discussion on antecedents, the appropriateness of the case study approach is considered through an analysis of its defining attributes. Public Administration Challenges_BOOK.indb 3 2021/09/17 07:57

  17. <em>Public Administration Review</em>

    Public Administration Review is the premier journal for public administration research, theory, and practice, publishing articles and book reviews on a wide range of topics ... (which is the case here). Few studies have also examined leader-related outcomes (e.g., trust in leader; Asencio, ... a more reliable approach would be to include ...

  18. Public Management: Public Admin Cases

    Case Research in Public Management by David E. Mcnabb Highly readable and non-technical, this handbook is 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. This book is a motherload of practical and comprehensive guidance to planning, conducting, analyzing, and ...

  19. Introducing Public Administration

    Its approach of using extensive case studies at the end of each chapter encourages students to think critically about the nature, purpose, and public value of public administration today. Refreshed and revised throughout, the tenth edition contains a number of critical updates for the field:

  20. Public administration -- Case studies

    The politics of administrative behavior, a case book (School of Public Administration, University of Southern California, 1960), by William Bruce Storm and Margaret Gregory Oslund (page images at HathiTrust) Public administration in agricultural development, 1961; a program report and appraisal.

  21. PDF Understanding the case method: Teaching public administration case by case

    The case method in teaching public administration, however, comes at a cost and requires extra capacity, higher time budgets as well as new qualifications and roles of teachers plus a good t of ...

  22. Public Administration: Articles, Research, & Case Studies

    Organizational Design and Identity Change at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. by Ranjay Gulati, Ryan Raffaelli, and Jan Rivkin. Both the design and identity of the FBI changed greatly in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This study tracing the co-evolution of the Bureau's organizational design and identity before the 9 ...

  23. Sociopolitical context and COVID-19 fatality rates ...

    The effectiveness of crisis response can be influenced by various structural, cultural, and functional aspects within a social system. This study uses a configurational approach to identify combinations of sociopolitical conditions that lead to a high case fatality rate (CFR) of COVID-19 in OECD countries. A Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is conducted on a sample of 38 OECD ...