5.4 Within Case Analysis
The within case analyses are central to the generation of insights because
they help researchers to cope early in the analysis process with the often
enormous volume of data (Eisenhardt, 1998). In this regard, the purpose of
the within case analysis is to provide general idea about the case companies
and to present the differences among the case companies and to enable
explain the reasons for the rivalry (opposite) findings among the cases later
in the cross case analysis. Hence, it allows the researcher to understand the
unique characteristics of each of the emerging patterns within individual
cases and gives the readers familiarity with each case. However, there is no
standard format for the within case analysis (Eisenhardt, 1998). Therefore,
the level and scope of individual case description is guided by the nature of
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the research questions raised and the level of details required from each of
the cases.
Consequently, for the within case analysis, five case companies analyses are
presented in similar analytical framework. The application of such similar
analytical table (for the within case analysis), serves two purposes in this
research. Firstly, the table gives consistent themes and framework so that
each of the cases is examined similarly and hence ensures consistence.
Secondly, the table condenses the large and voluminous interview data into
manageable and meaningful presentations. Hence, following such similar
format, only five case companies of all the nine case companies considered
are presented because of data saturation. In connection to this, case five is
selected to be the representative case for the remaining four cases because
those companies appear similar in the individual case analysis in key
constructs concerned. Hence, adding more cases (than the five cases
presented) would not add more significant meaning to the finding which
justifies the state data saturation.
Generally, the within case analysis enables not only to uniquely present
each of the five cases but also to classify the firms into relatively most
successful, least successful, and average performing firms (which constitute
the majority of the cases) based on their relative performances in the export
market. Furthermore, for the within case analysis, verbal descriptions which
are intended to make each case more detailed are presented using
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consistent format. Hence, the within case analyses are first presented in
tabular format and then verbal description for each of the five cases follow.
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