The Grounded Theory Methodology in Organization Studies Within Qualitative Research

2022 ◽  
pp. 511-530
Author(s):  
Maryam Ebrahimi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Organizational Research ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Practical Research ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Development Practice

It is believed that the grounded theory (GT) approach works best for researchers who are concerned about the gap between academic and practical research because of the importance they place on applied research. The chapter aimed to explain the GT methodology and identify its application in organizational research context. In this regard, the theory-research-development-practice cycle, the factors affecting the choice of organization research methodology, and the types of qualitative research methods have been studied by comparing four qualitative methods of case study, GT, phenomenological study, and content analysis. Also, in this regard, the four main GT schools including Glaserian classic GT, Straussian GT, Charmazian constructivist GT, and Clarkeian situational GT, as well as the GT process involving the phases of data collection, coding, memo-ing, sorting, and validation are discussed in detail.

The Grounded Theory Methodology in Organization Studies Within Qualitative Research

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Organizational Research ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Practical Research ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Development Practice

It is believed that the grounded theory (GT) approach works best for researchers who are concerned about the gap between academic and practical research because of the importance they place on applied research. The chapter aimed to explain the GT methodology and identify its application in organizational research context. In this regard, the theory-research-development-practice cycle, the factors affecting the choice of organization research methodology, and the types of qualitative research methods have been studied by comparing four qualitative methods of case study, GT, phenomenological study, and content analysis. Also, in this regard, the four main GT schools including Glaserian classic GT, Straussian GT, Charmazian constructivist GT, and Clarkeian situational GT, as well as the GT process involving the phases of data collection, coding, memo-ing, sorting, and validation are discussed in detail.

A Role for GPS Data in Qualitative Research

2014 ◽  
pp. 309-324
Author(s):  
Christoffel Venter ◽  
Nyasha Minora ◽  
Kory Shukrani ◽  
Jacques du Toit
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Gps Data ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Walking Activity ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Gps Tracks ◽  
Adaptive Behaviours

This chapter describes the use of GPS in a multi-method approach to explore environmental factors affecting walking patterns in South Africa. Quantitative measures of walking activity are derived from multiday GPS tracks of a sample of people in three case study areas in Pretoria, South Africa. The data suggests that a significant amount of walking takes place across a range of neighbourhood types. The authors then describe a methodology that marries the strengths of GPS data—notably its detail and its suitability for visualisation—with the benefits of more open-ended qualitative research methods to obtain richer insights into the motivations behind the observed behaviours, and the extent to which these are related to built environment factors. A key finding is that personal security and fear of crime is a critically important factor driving both the perceptions and behaviour of pedestrians, especially women. Specific adaptive behaviours are observed that warrant further research.

Service Elicitation Method Using Applied Qualitative Research Procedures

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ville Alkkiomäki ◽  
Kari Smolander
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Elicitation Method ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Theory Research

This chapter introduces QSE, the Qualitative Service Elicitation method. It applies qualitative research procedures in service elicitation. Service engineering practice lacks lightweight methods to identify service candidates in projects with tight schedules. QSE provides a systematic method to analyze requirement material in service-oriented systems development with a feasible effort. QSE uses the procedures of the grounded theory research method to elicit service candidates from business process descriptions and business use case descriptions. The chapter describes the method with examples and a case study.

scholarly journals A Review of The Phenomenological Heart of Teaching and Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason DeHart
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Rich History

This review of The Phenomenological Heart of Teaching and Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice in Higher Education focuses on the organization, strengths, and weaknesses of a newly-published qualitative research text that also serves as a guide for teachers who wish to improve their practice. The case study nature of the text is explored, as well as the contributions of the text’s authors. The book is most notable as a text that draws on the rich history of Merleau-Ponty and seeks to consider classroom instruction in higher education in light of phenomenological tenets.

scholarly journals Foundations of Unlimited

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Azulai
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Methodological Aspects

Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches (3rd ed.) is an informative, engaging and user-friendly book by J. W. Creswell (2012) that is focused on practical application of qualitative research methods in social inquiry. The author provided a useful comparison of the five types of qualitative inquiry (narrative, phenomenology, ethnography, grounded theory, and case study) and discussed foundational and methodological aspects of the five traditional approaches. Creswell also effectively demonstrated how the type of the approach of qualitative inquiry shaped the design or procedures of a study. This book could be particularly useful to novice researchers and graduate students who are new to qualitative research, as well as to educators teaching qualitative methods of inquiry.

scholarly journals Leadership in an Australian Context: Highlighting a Qualitative Investigation with Construct Validity Support

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nezar Faris
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Lower Order ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Theoretical Sampling ◽  
Theory Research

This paper highlights how criteria for validity that are usually utilized within quantitative research can be used to provide further validation to fully qualitative research. In this case, the qualitative research utilizes the grounded theory method. This research used the grounded theory to investigate leadership processes in the substantive setting of the Islamic organizations in Australia. The qualitative analysis of qualitative data generated a number of categories that were conceptually unique. Theoretical sampling directed the researcher toward data sources that provided further conceptual uniqueness. The similarity between some of these newly-generated categories and lower-order categories gave cause to claim convergent validity for the findings. Also, the contrast between other newly-generated categories and some lower-order categories gave cause to celebrate discriminant validity. The significant contribution in this paper is bringing convergent validity and discriminant validity to grounded theory research.

scholarly journals A Critique of Four Grounded Theory Texts

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lise Allen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Approach Theory ◽  
Theory Research

This article is a review of Discovery of Grounded Theory by Glaser and Strauss, Basics of Qualitative Research by Strauss and Corbin, Constructing Grounded Theory by Charmaz, and Situational Analysis by Clarke across six categories, including the authors' purposes, structure of the books, practical applications of the books' methods, how the authors approach theory and data emergence, how the authors judge grounded theory research and finally, if the authors have achieved their purposes. For the most part, I found that all books accomplished their purposes. Discovery was weak in practical applications but strong on logical arguments for the usage of grounded theory. Basics contained many practical tools but some of the techniques discussed forced data into certain categories. Constructing was written in a very clear, easy-to-follow format that novices might find useful. Situational contained many tools, but with a focus on situations rather than actors.

Qualitative Research Designs

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-76
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Question And Answer

This chapter discusses the big five qualitative traditions/designs and others. It is divided into seven sections, and the first section discusses biography design. The types and steps of undertaking projects via biography design are highlighted in detail. The second and third sections address phenomenology and grounded theory designs respectively. The case study design is exposed in Section 4 while historical design is explored in Section 5. Section 6 contains information related to ethnography design. The readers will be able to understand the data collection and analysis procedures related to each and every design and the unique characteristics of the designs are exposed in this chapter. The chapter is concluded by a question and answer section, where important questions are suggested and answered.

scholarly journals It's Like Doing a Job Analysis: You Know More About Qualitative Methods Than You May Think

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 753-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice M. Brawley ◽  
Cynthia L. S. Pury
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Job Analysis ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Organizational Research ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Idea ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Through learning about and doing job analysis, industrial–organizational (I-O) psychologists likely already possess skills and knowledge relevant to doing and understanding qualitative research. We'll illustrate this by showing similarities between common job analysis practices and one particular qualitative research approach likely to be relevant to organizational research: grounded theory. Grounded theory was “discovered” in 1967 by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss (Glaser & Strauss, 1967). Though Glaser and Strauss later split in their methodologies (an occurrence not unlike the varied approaches to job analysis), the core idea of grounded theory is to develop a new theory of some process or phenomenon from the “ground” up. In the grounded theory approach, researchers typically collect mostly qualitative data—often including interviews (Creswell, 2007)—and simultaneously develop increasingly abstract codes, concepts, and categories from the data. In the final step of analysis, researchers develop a theory that subsumes all categories from the data. If researchers follow the Straussian tradition, categories can be fit into a theoretical framework that details a central phenomenon underlying the process of interest and the conditions that precede it, result from it, and shape the resulting categories (Creswell, 2007). We illustrate this framework in Figure 1. Grounded theory is particularly useful for developing an accurate understanding of many organizational processes and phenomena that I-O psychologists study.

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