Order Instructions: Solutions in the Multiple-Case Study DB 830
Overview
Per the overview, in this module, analyzing case study evidence requires the researcher to: review the data again to ensure you haven’t overlooked or minimized some piece, think way ‘outside the box’, re-focus the research questions and propositions, study current research trends and philosophies, and do more qualitative literary research. This is the essence of the iterative process of analysis.
Finally, as we discuss the Explanatory Case Study, we see some circumstances remove the Explanatory from a candidate case due to being ineffective. You will draft an Explanatory Case Study (avoiding historiographical tendencies) that is used to explain causal relationships that replicates a previous experiment.
Instructions
After reviewing the material:
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work (Keller) Chapter 10
Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (Yin) Chapters 6
Lean Six Sigma: Beginner’s Guide to Understanding and Practicing Lean Six Sigma (Hall & Scott) Chapter 8
Lean Six Sigma Toolkit (George) Chapters 10-12
address the following in the paper (must adhere to strict APA 7th edition rules):
1. Define the case study report audience and the appropriate reporting methodology
2. Compose visual and textual materials of a case study report.
3. Explain the appropriate amount of evidence to present to facilitate the reader’s own conclusions to a case study.
4. Design a multiple-case case study that while covering multiple cases still draws a single set of cross-case conclusions (single large organization, not multi-organizational). You will include Lean Six Sigma specifically in the Design (type 4), Collect and Analysis (cross-case synthesis) phases of your case study (use the Zhang et al. (2015) article as a model). [Also see Boxes 3, 32, and 38 (Yin, 2018)]
Required Format
This 1925 word paper needs to be written with these main sections:
Abstract [should be written as a stand-alone document and not written as an introduction since an introduction section is required. Therefore, refrain from using phrases such as, “in this paper,” and do not use citations.
Introduction (1/2 page)
Lean Six Sigma and Lean Thinking
Benfits of Lean Six Sigma
Principles of Lean and Lean Six Sigma
DMAIC
Application of Lean Six Sigma Through All Types of Research
Conclusion (1/2 page)
References
In addition to the course textbooks (see separate pdf) and the Bible, this paper must include at least 5 references from scholarly articles that have publication dates no older than 5 years. Do not use any books other than the Bible and the textbook. Do not conduct interviews. TOTAL OF 10 references [4 course textbooks, Bible, 5 scholarly articles]
There should be at least one instance of biblical integration (at least one scripture reference).
Sources of information from Wikipedia, dictionaries, and encyclopedia will not be accepted.
In-text citations are required to support your statements, points, assertions, issues, arguments, concerns, paragraph topic sentences, and statements of fact and opinion.
There should be at least two (2) ‘levels of headings’.
Paragraph lengths: Each paragraph should have a topic sentence unless it continues from or provides support to the prior paragraph. A paragraph is defined in this course as being at least 4 sentences in length.
All parts of the assignment must be based on scholarly and biblical literature.
Avoid clichés, slang, jargon, exaggerations, abbreviations, figurative language, and language that is too informal and too subjective.
