This was very interesting. There were several aspects I found surprising, such as the apparent importance of collaboration and shared physical space. Thanks for writing and sharing this.
I’m interested in the methodology, since I’ve also been working on both 1) case studies, which I hope to able to compare between at a later point and 2) a literature review.
How long do you estimate that you spent looking at each of the case studies?
It seems that most are based on a small number of sources. Did you find that reading additional sources changed your views about a particular research team compared to the first source or two that you read? Do you expect steeply diminishing returns from investing more time into digging further into particular case studies?
How long do you estimate that you spent looking at each of the case studies?
Good question. I’d say on average about 10 hours; some more, some less.
It seems that most are based on a small number of sources. Did you find that reading additional sources changed your views about a particular research team compared to the first source or two that you read? Do you expect steeply diminishing returns from investing more time into digging further into particular case studies?
In my experience, most of the material went back to one or two authoritative accounts of these teams. So there appeared to be little value beyond finding and reading these. I’m not sure how well this generalizes to other case studies though.
This was very interesting. There were several aspects I found surprising, such as the apparent importance of collaboration and shared physical space. Thanks for writing and sharing this.
I’m interested in the methodology, since I’ve also been working on both 1) case studies, which I hope to able to compare between at a later point and 2) a literature review.
How long do you estimate that you spent looking at each of the case studies?
It seems that most are based on a small number of sources. Did you find that reading additional sources changed your views about a particular research team compared to the first source or two that you read? Do you expect steeply diminishing returns from investing more time into digging further into particular case studies?
Good question. I’d say on average about 10 hours; some more, some less.
In my experience, most of the material went back to one or two authoritative accounts of these teams. So there appeared to be little value beyond finding and reading these. I’m not sure how well this generalizes to other case studies though.