Methodology: How to Investigate the (In-)Visibility of Decision Contingency in the Practice of Project Documentation

Abstract

This chapter introduces the methodology of the empirical part of the analysis. The outline begins with basic methodological considerations on the empirical accessibility of the research issue, interrelations between theory and empirical data, and the case study approach the further analysis is based on (cf. chapter 4.1). In a next step, the specific case organization selected for the analysis is presented in its main characteristics (cf. chapter 4.2). Finally, the particular combination of methods is described in detail: This involves considerations on the application of methods, sampling heuristics, and data analysis techniques (cf. chapter 4.3).