Inquiry & Research: The 5 Inquiry Pathways: Case Study

Exploratory case study examined the social impacts of tourism in UNESCO's Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Reserve and the stakeholders' dynamics that influence tourism planning -- data collected through media analyses, document review, focus groups, semi structured interviews.

Exploratory case study using participant interviews, researcher observations, and review of publicly available materials explored what shared inclusive engagement of participants with experience in working in multi-sector collaborations contributed to community health improvement.

Multi-method case study explored the religious racial socialization approach of a Black Baptist paster, with the aim of assessing how the pastor's direct messages about race influenced and transformed members' racial and social views and actions using multiple data sources, including a survey with church members, review of archival materials, and interviews with the pastor and church leaders.

Case study using life story methodology explored the influence of life experiences and personal ethics of U.S. military veteran George Ciampa and is influence as a community leader and his sense of public service with data collected through interviews and archival data.

Case study examined the practice of inclusive leadership and communication at an exemplary organization through interviews, observations, and reviews of public records followed by review of public relations course offerings and recommendations on curriculum.

Theoretical case study explored the lived experiences of members of an inter-professional team about how they learn and adapt to their work challenges -- data collected through interviews with thematic analyses and storyline networking --resulted in a theory of Rhizomatic Learning in Organizations.

Case study developed a framework that presents Brand Leadership as a distinct and viable leadership paradigm, with data collected through interviews with three Brand Leaders and other associates.

Case study through interviews, focus groups, pictures, and audio recordings in an economically challenged region of Ethiopia to hear the success and challenge stories of married women entrepreneurs and their supporting family members.

Case study using interviews, archival documents, and participant observation to study citizen engagement to spur economic growth in the Dayton, Ohio area.

Exploratory case study conducted through interviews, reviews of public records, and researcher journal notes was followed by collaborative participatory action research focused on climate change mitigation activities in King County cities and towns.

Case study explored the role of master teacher in K-12 education as a leader of change within a professional learning community -- district wide student assessment tests, field observations and notes, master teacher reflections and interviews.

Case study of how Shenyang Jianzhi University's new campus was accomplished by a leader using his Communist Party network, with data collected through interviews and archival materials.

Case study of an organization's efforts to change from autocratic organizational leadership to a more collaborative working environment -- data collected through observations, texts, interviews and group discussions.

Case study with interviews and delphi method (with qualitative and quantitative ranking data) study focused on Leadership for Good, building off of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" film, tested whether or not there are real-life examples of Leadership for the Good.

Case study explored the Theory of Action in a corporate setting through interviews with key personnel at the corporation that was the setting for this case study..