Application of the Case Study Research Methodology to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Country
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https://doi.org/10.37387/ipc.v5i3.72Keywords:
Case studies, Casos de estudio, pymes, pequeñas y medianas empresasAbstract
The paper describes the process of developing case studies for academic purposes within panamanian University, acccording to previous training and practically experience of the researchers. Specifically, it describes the experience of the applied research that produced two cases studies of Panamanian SMEs. The previous research included besides the cases, the proposal of a basic guide for writing case studies to be used for academic purposes. The cases utillity for learning and teaching purposes were validated by groups of students, and academic peers. In addition, besides sharing this experience that produced the basic guide, we considered important to explore the development of these case studies as a tool for University and Community engagement. Therefore, this paper, in addition to exploring the opinions of the first two groups on the use of case studies for academic purposes, it is complemented by a focus group lead of SME´s entrepreneurs, who explore the potential of fostering the development of this type of applied research.
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