TY - GEN
T1 - Conducting a long-term case study in a software firm
T2 - 2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013
AU - Sherman, Sofia
AU - Hadar, Irit
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Case Study Challenges
KW - Empirical Research in Industry
KW - Qualitative Research
KW - University-Industry Collaboration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84888874283&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/CESI.2013.6618470
DO - 10.1109/CESI.2013.6618470
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84888874283
SN - 9781467362863
T3 - 2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings
SP - 47
EP - 50
BT - 2013 1st International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2013 - Proceedings
PB - IEEE Computer Society
Y2 - 20 May 2013 through 20 May 2013
ER -