Methoden vergleichen

	Vergleichende multiple Fallstudie	Mehrfach-Fallstudie
Fachgebiet	Qualitativ	Qualitativ
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	1984 (Yin); 2006 (Stake multiple-case analysis)	1980s–1990s (Yin's first edition 1984; Stake's collective case study concept 1995)
Urheber	Robert K. Yin; Robert E. Stake	Robert K. Yin (systematic replication logic); Robert E. Stake (naturalistic/collective case tradition)
Typ	Qualitative comparative research design	Qualitative research method
Wegweisende Quelle	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169
Aliasnamen	multi-site case study, cross-case analysis, comparative case research, multi-case comparative design	comparative case study, multi-site case study, collective case study, cross-case analysis
Verwandt	5	6
Zusammenfassung	Comparative multiple case study is a qualitative research design in which two or more bounded cases are studied in depth and then systematically compared to identify patterns, contrasts, and transferable findings. Rooted in Robert Yin's case study methodology and Robert Stake's multiple-case analysis framework, it combines the rich contextual insight of single-case work with the analytical leverage gained by examining how phenomena unfold similarly or differently across distinct settings.	Multiple-case study design investigates two or more bounded real-world cases using the same research protocol, then compares findings across cases to identify patterns, contrasts, and explanatory insights that a single case could not produce. Developed primarily through Robert Yin's replication logic and Robert Stake's collective case tradition, the approach is particularly powerful when a researcher needs to determine whether a phenomenon occurs under varied conditions or to test an emerging theoretical explanation against rival contexts.