Answer to Question #260792 in Human geography for shapiro

Question

Using examples in Safety, Health and Environmental Management, distinguish between exploratory and descriptive case study designs 

Answer 1

Exploratory case study designs describe certain aspects of a process, its drawbacks and benefits, the field for improvement, relationship to other areas, etc. For example: "The relationship between the work hours and happiness of workers: will we ever work 10 hours a week and be happy?"

Descriptive case study designs aims to describe the already set up process, for example: "Safety, Health and Environmental Management at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant: Lessons Learned."