TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roland Spitzlinger
PY  - 2010
CY  - München, Germany
PB  - GRIN Verlag
SN  - 9783640631179
TI  - Mixed Method Research - Qualitative Comparative Analysis
DO  - 10.3239/9783640631179
UR  - https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/151237
N2  - Traditionally most social researchers either employ purely qualitative or quantitative methods, even though a mixed method strategy may promise better results. The present paper introduces Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as a mixed method alternative for data analysis. It may be of particular value when dealing with small-n case studies, which typically do not permit profound statistical testing. QCA enables researchers to filter those variables or combinations of variables that empirically result in (and possibly explain) a certain outcome. As such, the method can also be used to analyze the impact of social networks on companies’ innovation performance and promises valuable new insights in the field.
KW  - qualitative comparative method, mixed method, QCA, logic, ragin
LA  - English
ER  -