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International Journal of Operations & Production Management

ISSN : 0144-3577

Article publication date: 1 February 2002

This paper reviews the use of case study research in operations management for theory development and testing. It draws on the literature on case research in a number of disciplines and uses examples drawn from operations management research. It provides guidelines and a roadmap for operations management researchers wishing to design, develop and conduct case‐based research.

  • Operations management
  • Methodology
  • Case studies

Voss, C. , Tsikriktsis, N. and Frohlich, M. (2002), "Case research in operations management", International Journal of Operations & Production Management , Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 195-219. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570210414329

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