为了解国内案例研究方法的运用情况,以国内31种期刊已发表的案例研究论文为样本,首先从数量上进行了统计分析;其次,按案例所发挥的作用归纳出验证性、探索性和描述性3类运用模式,并从运用过程、研究关键、研究者群体、案例个数和方法论5个基本方面进行了描述和比较;接着,在借鉴相关文献的基础上,针对运用模式总结提炼出13个关键指标,并应用它对国内3种期刊上的案例研究论文做了初步评价;最后,从案例研究方法的发展趋势角度,提出了若干建议。
In order to understand the current situation of case study method,the paper firstly makes statistical analysis from a quantitative perspective by using case study papers that have been published in 31kinds of national journals as sample.Secondly,the paper concludes three types of case studies application modes in terms of case function: verified case study,exploratory case study and descriptive case study,and makes a comparative analysis of application modes from five basic aspects.Thirdly,the paper puts forward thirteen key indexes based on literatures,and makes use of key indexes to estimate case study papers of national three representative journals in 2009.Finally,the paper makes some suggestions from the perspective of the development trend of case study method.