GROUNDED THEORY BUILDING FOR THE WORKPLACE

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Grounded Theory Building

Managing Interdisciplinary, Longitudinal Research Teams: Extending Grounded Theory-Building Methodologies

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Colarelli O'Connor ◽  
Mark P. Rice ◽  
Lois Peters ◽  
Robert W. Veryzer
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Grounded Theory Building

Case Study Research: A State-of-the-Art Perspective

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Volmar ◽  
Kathleen M. Eisenhardt
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Grounded Theory Building ◽  
Emergent Theory

Theory building from case studies is a research strategy that combines grounded theory building with case studies. Its purpose is to develop novel, accurate, parsimonious, and robust theory that emerges from and is grounded in data. Case research is well-suited to address “big picture” theoretical gaps and dilemmas, particularly when existing theory is inadequate. Further, this research strategy is particularly useful for answering questions of “how” through its deep and longitudinal immersion in a focal phenomenon. The process of conducting case study research includes a thorough literature review to identify an appropriate and compelling research question, a rigorous study design that involves artful theoretical sampling, rich and complete data collection from multiple sources, and a creative yet systematic grounded theory building process to analyze the cases and build emergent theory about significant phenomena. Rigorous theory building case research is fundamentally centered on strong emergent theory with precise theoretical logic and robust grounding in empirical data. Not surprisingly then, theory building case research is disproportionately represented among the most highly cited and award-winning research.

A Process Model of Inter-Organisational SCM Initiatives Adoption

2007 ◽  
pp. 191-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Ni Ham ◽  
Robert B. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Efficient Consumer Response ◽  
Levels Of Integration

While the benefits of adopting interorganisational supply chain management (IOSCM) initiatives, such as efficient consumer response (ECR) and collaborative, planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR), have been widely reported within industry, their adoption has been slow and below industry expectations. There is a lack of theory within the literature to explain this problem in IOSCM initiatives adoption. Employing an inductive case-study approach to theory building, broadly in the tradition of grounded theory, this chapter develops a process model that captures the complexity of intra-industry interactions in the course of IOSCM adoption and argues for a normative path that necessarily has to be taken to achieve the increasing levels of integration envisioned in IOSCM initiatives. The model proposes that three sets of requirements have to be

The Use of Grounded Theory Methodology in Theory Building

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-52
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Vital Activity

The chapter discusses the qualitative analysis method of the grounded theory (GT) and its application in the generation or building theory. The emphasis in the GT approach is on building theory rather than validating the existing theories. The GT methodology has been a topic of interest to management researchers and is intellectually challenging. In order to enhance understanding and skills for continuous professional development and to improve conditions, theory building should be considered a vital activity. In new circumstances where social systems cannot provide a certain predictive power, the need for new theories is felt. The topics discussed in this chapter revolve around theory and theory building; inductive, deductive, and abductive approaches to constructing theory; levels, functions, components, and evaluation of theories; research methods used in theory development; and in particular, the GT method and its application in theoretical coding and the reliability of this approach in serving these purposes.

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