Case studies synthesis: brief experience and challenges for the future

Daniela Soares Cruzes; Tore Dybå; Per Runeson; Martin Höst

Case studies synthesis: brief experience and challenges for the future

Daniela Soares Cruzes, Tore Dybå, Per Runeson, Martin Höst

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Abstract

Synthesis of case studies is different from synthesis of purely quantitative studies, for example, in that sampling and analysis in primary studies have been carried out differently, and that primary results are of a different nature. The objective of this research is to identify what challenges should be considered when choosing and using a method for synthesis of case studies. We collected experience from independent synthesis of two published case studies (on trust in outsourcing) by two teams; one team applied cross-case analysis, the other team applied thematic synthesis. The two teams reached both supporting and complimentary conclusions. Identified challenges relate to the goals and research questions of the cases to be synthesized, the number of case studies, temporal and spatial variations, and access to raw data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM)
Publisher	IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM) - Banff, Canada Duration: 2011 Sept 22 → 2011 Sept 23

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Conference	International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM)
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Banff
Period	2011/09/22 → 2011/09/23

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EASE: Embedded Applications Software Engineering
Åkesson, J. (Researcher), Magnusson, B. (Researcher), Svensson Fors, D. (Researcher), Magnusson, E. (Researcher), Hedin, G. (Researcher), Kuchcinski, K. (Researcher), Andersson, P. (Researcher), Nugues, P. (Researcher), Robertz, S. (Researcher), Ekman, T. (Researcher), Loconsole, A. (Researcher), Orucevic-Alagic, A. (Researcher), Johnsson, B. A. (Researcher), Pfahl, D. (Researcher), Bjarnason, E. (Researcher), Söderberg, E. (Researcher), Sabaliauskaité, G. (Researcher), Jonsson, H. (Researcher), Janneck, J. (Researcher), Wnuk, K. (Researcher), Borg, M. (Researcher), Skoglund, M. (Researcher), Sulaman, S. M. (Researcher), Minör, S. (Researcher), Sandholm, T. (Researcher), Alce, G. (Researcher), Wallergård, M. (Researcher), Zhang, C. (Researcher), Barney, S. (Researcher), Martinsen, J. K. (Researcher), Grahn, H. (Researcher), Jalali, S. (Researcher), Ardö, A. (Researcher), Engström, E. (Researcher), Berntsson Svensson, R. (Researcher), Regnell, B. (Researcher), Runeson, P. (PI), Wohlin, C. (PI), Höst, M. (Researcher) & Wisbrant, J. (Project communication officer)
2008/09/30 → 2018/12/31
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Soares Cruzes, D, Dybå, T, Runeson, P & Höst, M 2011, Case studies synthesis: brief experience and challenges for the future. in Proceedings International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), Banff, Canada, 2011/09/22.

Case studies synthesis: brief experience and challenges for the future. / Soares Cruzes, Daniela; Dybå, Tore; Runeson, Per et al.
Proceedings International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2011.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review

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