Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): A set-analytic approach to studying organizational configurations

Online

This 3-day introduces you to the nuts and bolts of QCA. It is structured in six sessions (each ½ day) covering the history of QCA, the logic of case selection and research designs, small-N QCA, large-N QCA, configurational research in management, and advanced topics in QCA. Throughout the course, we will also explore opportunities for … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): A set-analytic approach to studying organizational configurations

500€

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): An Application in 10 Steps (Online 4 Days)

Online

This master class is designed for participants who are familiar with the basics of QCA. Participants without any QCA experience or previous formal QCA training first complete the master-class, "Qualitative Comparative Analysis: An introduction" (July 1-4, online). The master class is a mix of lectures and exercises—the emphasis is on lectures, however (one of the … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): An Application in 10 Steps (Online 4 Days)

$720 – $2280

“Intro to Qualitative Comparative Analysis”, 5-day remote workshop

Online

• Covers the entire standard QCA workflow: choice of conditions; calibration; analysis of necessity; truth table building and processing; minimization and result interpretation; robustness assessment • We reproduce a published QCA study to go through each of these steps • Fully guided introduction to QCA research using RStudio (no prior knowlede required) • 5 days, … Continue reading “Intro to Qualitative Comparative Analysis”, 5-day remote workshop

§1600 – §2900

28th Summer School in Social Science Methods: Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Research Design and Application

Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano West Campus Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, Lugano, Switzerland

This workshop provides participants with a thorough introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Since its inception (Ragin 1987), QCA has gained recognition among social scientists as a case-based research method that is ideally suited to capture causal complexity. This essentially describes a situation where an outcome results from multiple pathways and different combinations of conditions. … Continue reading 28th Summer School in Social Science Methods: Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Research Design and Application

€700 – €1100

4th Japan Workshop on QCA

Waseda University Tokoyo, Japan

Since Charles Ragin proposed the idea in his book "The Comparative Method" in 1987, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and the related methods have been used in recent years not only in sociology and political science, but also in business, law, medicine, and policy evaluation. The publication of many textbooks (e.g., Mello 2023) provides various opportunities … Continue reading 4th Japan Workshop on QCA

Free

European QCA Conference: Paper Development Workshop

Tilburg University Tilburg, Netherlands

The Paper Development Workshop at the European QCA Conference 2024 provides a unique platform for QCA researchers to get feedback on their QCA papers and to meet QCA experts. The organizers invite submission from researchers using QCA for the first time or who are at a mid or advanced stage of applying QCA. It is … Continue reading European QCA Conference: Paper Development Workshop

European QCA Conference (Expert Workshop)

Tilburg University Tilburg, Netherlands

The Expert Workshop at the European QCA Conference in 2024 will take place on Wednesday December 11 and Thursday December 12 at Tilburg University, The Netherlands. The Expert Workshop is a unique platform to discuss the latest developments in QCA and related methods. In this call for abstracts, we invite submissions from experienced QCA researchers … Continue reading European QCA Conference (Expert Workshop)

Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (KOMEX): Basic Introduction to R for Beginners (online)

Online

In early February 2024, komex offers the course Microcredential ekomex A Basic Introduction to R for Beginners. This 2-day virtual course introduces the open-source statistical software R for beginners. It is designed for students without prior experience of R/RStudio. It teaches the basics of R and RStudio, namely, how to perform basic descriptive statistics and … Continue reading Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (KOMEX): Basic Introduction to R for Beginners (online)

180 EURO

Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (KOMEX): Advanced QCA (with R) course (online)

Online

In February 2024, Komex offers the course Microcredential ekomex Advanced Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA).  This 5-day online course exposes participants to advanced methodological developments in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) that allow for further solidifying their results, and enables them to apply state-of-the-art set-theoretic analytic tools in R. komex combines cutting-edge, inclusive, and affordable methodological training in … Continue reading Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (KOMEX): Advanced QCA (with R) course (online)

440 EURO

Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (KOMEX): Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) using R (On-Site course)

University of Konstanz Universitaetsstrasse 10, Konstanz, Germany

This five-day in-person course introduces you to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), an innovative set-theoretic technique that allows for comparisons of small, intermediate or large numbers of cases in order to identify necessary and / or sufficient conditions for an outcome, model causal complexity, and integrate in-depth case knowledge at all stages of the analysis. The … Continue reading Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (KOMEX): Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) using R (On-Site course)

440 EURO – 540 EURO

Comparative Methods for Systematic Cross-Case Analysis