Conducting a long-term case study in a software firm: An experience report

Sofia Sherman; Irit Hadar

doi:10.1109/CESI.2013.6618470

Conducting a long-term case study in a software firm: An experience report

Sofia Sherman, Irit Hadar

Department of Information Systems

University of Haifa

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Abstract

Academia and industry have been collaborating for over a century in different formats, including research projects' funds, commercialization of academic knowledge, academic consultancy in industrial projects, etc. Yet, academic researchers face various difficulties and challenges when performing research in industry. In this paper we describe several challenges we faced during a long-term case study research we performed in collaboration with a global IT firm. We present each challenge including its illustration in the context of our case study, describe the actions taken in the attempt to meet it, and discuss lessons learned.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	47-50
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781467362863
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CESI.2013.6618470
State	Published - 2013
Event	2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 20 May 2013 → 20 May 2013

Publication series

Name	2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference	2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	20/05/13 → 20/05/13

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Case Study Challenges
Empirical Research in Industry
Qualitative Research
University-Industry Collaboration

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Sherman, S., & Hadar, I. (2013). Conducting a long-term case study in a software firm: An experience report. In 2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings (pp. 47-50). Article 6618470 (2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/CESI.2013.6618470

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Sherman, S & Hadar, I 2013, Conducting a long-term case study in a software firm: An experience report. in 2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings., 6618470, 2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 47-50, 2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013, San Francisco, CA, United States, 20/05/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/CESI.2013.6618470

Conducting a long-term case study in a software firm: An experience report. / Sherman, Sofia; Hadar, Irit.
2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings. IEEE Computer Society, 2013. p. 47-50 6618470 (2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings).

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Sherman S, Hadar I. Conducting a long-term case study in a software firm: An experience report. In 2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings. IEEE Computer Society. 2013. p. 47-50. 6618470. (2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/CESI.2013.6618470

Conducting a long-term case study in a software firm: An experience report

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