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Using grounded theory method in information systems : The researcher as blank slate and other myths

Urquhart, Cathy LU and Fernández, Walter (2016) p.129-156
Abstract

Grounded theory method (GTM) was developed in the field of sociology during the 1960s (Glaser and Strauss, 1967) and has been adopted in many fields of research, including information systems (IS). The use of GTM in IS studies echoes the progress of interpretive research from insignificance in the 1980s (Orlikowski and Baroudi, 1991) to its current mainstream status in the IS community (Markus, 1997; Klein and Myers, 2001). Grounded theory research has been published in the major journals of IS and the methodology has gained enough support to have its own special interest group within the Association of Information Systems.

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Information System, Ground Theory, Substantive Theory, Information System Research, Repertory Grid
host publication
Enacting Research Methods in Information Systems : Volume 1 - Volume 1
editor
Willcocks, Leslie P. ; Sauer, Chris and Lacity, Mary C.
pages
28 pages
publisher
Springer International Publishing
external identifiers
  • scopus:85013124191
ISBN
9783319292663
9783319292656
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-29266-3_7
language
English
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Publisher Copyright: © Association for Information Technology Trust 2016.
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  author       = {{Urquhart, Cathy and Fernández, Walter}},
  booktitle    = {{Enacting Research Methods in Information Systems : Volume 1}},
  editor       = {{Willcocks, Leslie P. and Sauer, Chris and Lacity, Mary C.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  title        = {{Using grounded theory method in information systems : The researcher as blank slate and other myths}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29266-3_7}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-319-29266-3_7}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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