case study
noun
1
: an intensive analysis of an individual unit (such as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment
2
Examples of case study in a Sentence
a case study of prisoners
The company's recent history is a case study in bad management.
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Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
The Forum will feature conversations with innovative industry leaders, roundtables offering intimate group mentorship on topics ranging from festival strategy to distribution, case studies with key learnings from some of the biggest indie success stories, unique networking opportunities, and more.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024
Listen to the original Dear HBR episode: Management Material (2020)
Find more episodes of Dear HBR.
Discover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at HBR.org.
—Harvard Business Review, 25 Sep. 2024
Naval missile troops have plenty of active case studies to turn to.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20study. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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