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Case Study Research Design for Exploration of Organizational Culture Towards Corporate Performance

• Yasas L. PATHIRANAGE,
• Lakmini V. K. JAYATILAKE,
• Ruwan ABEYSEKERA

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Thorough understanding about the research methodologies and designs is important for any research as each research method is a distinct strategy of addressing the study process. Case study, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and narrative are widely used research designs in qualitative studies. A case study is an empirical investigation that examines a contemporary phenomenon in detail and within its real-life context, particularly when the boundaries between the phenomenon and its context are indistinct. This paper argues the appropriateness of selecting a social constructivist inductive qualitative exploratory single-case study research design for a doctoral study of exploring the strategies which one corporate group deploy to establish an effective organizational culture to enhance performance. It is ascertained that case study research design would contribute towards addressing the call for methodological pluralism in organizational culture research, and enlightening the complex relationships relating to the sector and the phenomenon being studied.

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Chapter 5 explores the relationship between an organization’s culture and organizational performance. First, the chapter addresses the different ways used to measure both culture and performance. This information provides the readers with an understanding of the multifaceted nature of the relationship between culture and performance. The following five sections focus on: (1) research that investigated the direct link between culture and performance indicators; (2) research that investigated cultures perceived to be different and their impact on performance indicators; (3) studies that found an indirect link between culture and performance; (4) research that proposes an interaction effect; (5) non-linear and reciprocal relationships between culture and performance. The chapter closes with a discussion if strong cultures tend to be better for organizational performance, as some authors and practitioners claim.

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Summary/Abstract: Thorough understanding about the research methodologies and designs is important for any research as each research method is a distinct strategy of addressing the study process. Case study, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and narrative are widely used research designs in qualitative studies. A case study is an empirical investigation that examines a contemporary phenomenon in detail and within its real-life context, particularly when the boundaries between the phenomenon and its context are indistinct. This paper argues the appropriateness of selecting a social constructivist inductive qualitative exploratory single-case study research design for a doctoral study of exploring the strategies which one corporate group deploy to establish an effective organizational culture to enhance performance. It is ascertained that case study research design would contribute towards addressing the call for methodological pluralism in organizational culture research, and enlightening the complex relationships relating to the sector and the phenomenon being studied.

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Thorough understanding about the research methodologies and designs is important for any research as each research method is a distinct strategy of addressing the study process. Case study, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and narrative are widely used research designs in qualitative studies. A case study is an empirical investigation that examines a contemporary phenomenon in detail and within its real-life context, particularly when the boundaries between the phenomenon and its context are indistinct. This paper argues the appropriateness of selecting a social constructivist inductive qualitative exploratory single-case study research design for a doctoral study of exploring the strategies which one corporate group deploy to establish an effective organizational culture to enhance performance. It is ascertained that case study research design would contribute towards addressing the call for methodological pluralism in organizational culture research, and enlightening the complex relationships relating to the sector and the phenomenon being studied._

Keywords: Research Methodology, Case Study Research Design, Organizational Culture, Corporate Performance.

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Research methodology can be identified as the overall approach of the research, including the process by which the research is carried out (Remenyi et al., 2003). Research methodology depends on various factors: philosophical stance, research process, research questions, and the extent of knowledge and resources available. In a doctoral study of exploring the strategies which one corporate group deploy to establish an effective organizational culture to enhance performance, case study research design was used. Denison organizational culture model was used as the theoretical underpinning for the study.

The paper consists of three main sections, which explain the research methodology adopted for this study with an academic rigour. In first section: the positioning of this research within the overall philosophical continuum, and in the second section: the suitability of the particular approach used for the case study research design, and in the third section: the techniques used for data collection, data organization, and data analysis are explained.

2.Research Philosophy

Research philosophy epitomizes the researcher's specific beliefs about the world, which are expressed in the essence of the data collection, analysis and overall phenomena to be perceived and interpreted (Denzin & Lincoln, 1998). Therefore, the researcher must recognize and understand the personal philosophical position (paradigm) that defines the entire direction...

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Thorough understanding about the research methodologies and designs is important for any research as each research method is a distinct strategy of addressing the study process. Case study, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and narrative are widely used research designs in qualitative studies. A case study is an empirical investigation that examines a contemporary phenomenon in detail and within its real-life context, particularly when the boundaries between the phenomenon and its context are indistinct. This paper argues the appropriateness of selecting a social constructivist inductive qualitative exploratory single-case study research design for a doctoral study of exploring the strategies which one corporate group deploy to establish an effective organizational culture to enhance performance. It is ascertained that case study research design would contribute towards addressing the call for methodological pluralism in organizational culture research, and enlightening t...

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To describe how case study research (CSR) was used inductively as an all-encompassing theoretical framework to examine learning in the workplace. Case study research is a method with strong philosophical underpinnings which provides a framework for exploratory research in real-life settings ( Yin 2009 ). A study of five students' experiences of learning in healthcare environments to explore real-life contexts over the course of two years. The study was rich with empirical data, offering a pragmatic framework for learning in the workplace. Observations, interviews and documents were used. As a result of using CSR, the findings were analysed systematically and rigorously. Using multiple methods verified data and strengthened the significance of the findings. This paper focuses on the strengths of using the CSR methodology. CSR embraces qualitative research methods in a rigorous and systematic manner. CSR has been applied to one example of research, addressing each step of the rese...

Malcolm Higgs

whose research investigating the dynamics of culture change initiatives we have drawn upon in producing these case studies. Improvement Agency for taking part in this study and for the assistance and support they provided to the research team.

Anthony J. Evans

Despite the significance and impact of corporate culture upon organisational performance, rigorous ethnographic techniques are relatively absent in the management literature. This won't do–culture is too important to be left undefined and unrefined, and analysts need a deeper awareness of the anthropological and sociological frameworks that can clarify cultural analysis.

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