Case-Study Method in Small Business and Entrepreneurial Research
梳理了小企业与创业研究中案例研究方法的哲学范式，探讨研究者采用不同范式带来的后果，填补了该领域对案例研究方法哲学含义讨论的空白。
The case-study method has a long and respected history in the mainstream management literature. The philosophy and implications of the case-study method have received considerable attention and there are a number of standard texts on the approach. The method is also gaining acceptance, along with other qualitative methods, within the small business and entrepreneurial research community. Yet there has been little discussion of the distinctive philosophical consequences of applying the case-study approach in this area. This article will address this gap by mapping the paradigms adopted by small business and entrepreneurial case-study researchers. This will provide a platform upon which to explore the consequences of the paradigmatic position that researchers adopt.