1. Noun
A detailed examination of one example or a small number of examples.
An intensive investigation of a particular person, organisation, event or setting.
“The case study explored organisational change.”
2. Phrase
A detailed study of one clearly defined example or a small number of examples.
An intensive investigation of a bounded person, organisation, event, programme or setting. Explain why the case is informative and what limits its wider application.
“The case study examines how one hospital redesigned its workforce model.”
Explain why the case is informative and what limits its wider application
3. Noun
a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure
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