Books

Open Access Books I Have Authored, Co-Authored or Edited


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Informing with the Case Method: A guide to case method research, writing and facilitation

This book explores the case method, as it applies to both education and research. It discusses how teaching and research cases differ. It also covers the basics of case discussion facilitation. It concludes by exploring the indirect consequences of case development and instruction for an institution.

Downloadable in the following formats:

  • PDF of the text version of the book
  • MOBI format, suitable for use on the Kindle
  • EPUB format, suitable for use on the iPad
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Informing Business: Research and Education on a Rugged Landscape

This book explores the challenges faced when conducting business and education in a rugged fitness landscape. It presents the argument that the reason that many (most) managers ignore business research is that the techniques that researchers employ to achieve rigor are fundamentally inconsistent with such landscapes.

Downloadable in the following formats:

  • PDF of the text version of the book
  • MOBI format, suitable for use on the Kindle
  • EPUB format, suitable for use on the iPad
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Foundations of Informing Science: 1999-2008 (Co-Edited with Eli Cohen)

This book is an edited collection of chapters that describe core contributions to the informing science field’s first 10 years. Most of the chapters were derived from articles originally published in Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline. Others were invited contributions from experts in the field.

Downloadable in the following formats:

  • PDF of the text version of the book