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The Case Writer’s Toolkit

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. June Gwee

    1. Asian Business Case Centre, College of Business (Nanyang Business School), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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  • Describes the dos and don’ts of case writing and writing techniques
  • Elaborates on uses beyond teaching, such as research and knowledge capture
  • Includes charts, diagrams and figures within the text to help writers frame their thinking and consolidate their writing process

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • June Gwee
      Pages 3-28

  3. Process

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. The Writer’s Compass

      • June Gwee
      Pages 31-42

    3. The Case Roundel

      • June Gwee
      Pages 43-61

    4. The Research Rhombus

      • June Gwee
      Pages 63-86

  4. Form

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. The Case Jigsaw

      • June Gwee
      Pages 89-112

  5. Craft

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. The Chronicler’s Rune

      • June Gwee
      Pages 115-140

  6. Composition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Writing the Case Study

      • June Gwee
      Pages 143-190

    3. The Editor’s Rubric

      • June Gwee
      Pages 191-195

  7. Teach

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. The Case Method

      • June Gwee
      Pages 199-211

    3. The Teaching Note

      • June Gwee
      Pages 213-226

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 227-236
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About this book

This book deconstructs the case study, describes the case writing process and explains how a good case study is composed. It is a reference book that accompanies case writers on their case writing journey. It serves as a guide for writers to develop case studies for teaching,   research, and knowledge-capture. There are illustrations and charts to help writers visualise concepts, signpost ideas, break down complex information and apply techniques in a practical manner.



Reviews

“For me, the most important part of the book, which offers in six parts new and reliable tips and methodology to writers is the Case Roundel; a circular window that helps to capture the perspective of the case study topic and approach, assisting them to conceptualise and plan the case study early on in the writing process.” (Professor Ron Newman, Virtu Institute, Australia)

“One of the fullest guides to writing high quality cases for various uses. Compared to other books on the case method, The Case Writer’s Toolkit provides a more balanced view for any novice to engage in this interesting area. Highly recommended.” (Dr. Xu Leiping, Case Center, China Europe International Business School, China)

“Sets out the whats and whys of case writing by providing the definition, types and limitations of case study before plunging into the hows and uses of case studies. The contents of the book are logically set out to aid the novice case writer use the reference tools provided.” (Dr. Tien Hua Yim-Teo, Specialist Adult Educator, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Asian Business Case Centre, College of Business (Nanyang Business School), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    June Gwee

About the author

June Gwee is a fellow at the Asian Business Case Centre of the College of Business (Nanyang Business School) in the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is also senior principal researcher at the Civil Service College, Singapore. She specialises in writing case studies , developing curriculum for writing programmes, teaching case writing   and coaching case writers. Some of her publications include Case Studies: Building Communities (2015), Case Studies in Public Governance: Building Institutions in Singapore (2012) and Art and Design for Strategic Management: Culture as Strategy (2008).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Case Writer’s Toolkit

  • Authors: June Gwee

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7173-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-7172-0Published: 23 March 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7173-7Published: 13 March 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 236

  • Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Coaching, Career Skills, Research Methodology

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