Purpose

Case study research has been applied across numerous fields and provides an established methodology for exploring and understanding various research contexts. This paper aims to aid in developing methodological rigor by investigating the approaches of establishing validity and reliability.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on a systematic review of relevant literature, this paper catalogs the use of validity and reliability measures within academic publications between 2008 and 2018. The review analyzes case study research across 15 peer-reviewed journals (total of 1,372 articles) and highlights the application of validity and reliability measures.

Findings

The evidence of the systematic literature review suggests that validity measures appear well established and widely reported within case study–based research articles. However, measures and test procedures related to research reliability appear underrepresented within analyzed articles.

Originality/value

As shown by the presented results, there is a need for more significant reporting of the procedures used related to research reliability. Toward this, the features of a robust case study protocol are defined and discussed.

中文翻译：

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制定稳健的案例研究协议

目的

案例研究已应用于众多领域，并为探索和理解各种研究背景提供了既定的方法。本文旨在通过研究建立有效性和可靠性的方法来帮助提高方法论的严谨性。

设计/方法论/途径

基于对相关文献的系统回顾，本文对 2008 年至 2018 年学术出版物中效度和信度测量的使用进行了分类。该回顾分析了 15 种同行评审期刊（总计 1,372 篇文章）的案例研究，并强调了有效性和可靠性措施。

发现

系统文献综述的证据表明，有效性测量似乎已得到很好的确立，并在基于案例研究的研究文章中得到了广泛报道。然而，与研究可靠性相关的措施和测试程序在分析的文章中似乎代表性不足。

原创性/价值

正如所呈现的结果所示，需要对与研究可靠性相关的程序进行更重要的报告。为此，定义并讨论了稳健的案例研究方案的特征。