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What is Equifinality

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Handbook of Research on Advances and Applications of Fuzzy Sets and Logic
The observation that a given end state or goal can be reached by many potential means or ways, thus a diversity of pathways may lead to the same outcome.
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Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Application of Fuzzy Sets in the Social Sciences
Alicia Feldman (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) and Deanna Grant-Smith (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7979-4.ch003
Abstract
Qualitative comparative analysis allows for the breadth of analysis associated with quantitative data and the depth of case knowledge provided by qualitative analysis. In particular, fuzzy-set qualitative analysis (fsQCA) provides a nuanced analysis of data and offers actionable insights. Despite this, fsQCA has been underutilized in the social sciences. This chapter explores the application of fsQCA in the social sciences. The authors advance an argument for its wider adoption due to fsQCA's ability to disentangle the causal complexity involved in person- and policy-based contexts by applying a set-theoretic understanding of causation. The chapter provides an introduction to fsQCA for readers unfamiliar with the approach and advocates for its suitability within a broad range of social science studies.
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Of Paradigms, Theories, and Models: A Conceptual Hierarchical Structure for Communication Science and Technoself
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Which Competitive Strategy Fits Better to Different Family-Business Profiles?: A Configurational Approach
Is a feature of open systems that means that an outcome can be reached by many potential paths or combinations of conditions and circumstances.
Published in Chapter: Which Competitive Strategy Fits Better to Different Family-Business Profiles?: A Configurational Approach; From: Competitiveness, Organizational Management, and Governance in Family Firms
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