scholarly journals An Adaptation of Grounded Theory Using a Modified Convergent Interviewing Technique

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elica Safari Mehr ◽  
Peter Carswell ◽  
Karen Day
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Clear Explanation ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Efficient Data ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Improve Theory ◽  
Interviewing Technique

Grounded Theory (GT) researchers have been using adaptations of this methodology to serve theory building purposes, following different theoretical frameworks. However, there is a lack of enough information on the variation of GT used, or their epistemological assumptions in some studies. The purpose of this paper is to provide our experience in a GT study using a modified convergent interviewing technique to help guide other researchers on using this method and build their own research design. We have combined a decision-making technique, called Delphi, with convergent interviewing and provided a clear explanation of the steps required to apply this method in a GT research study. To help other researchers, justifications made to choose convergent interviewing in this GT study, and the proposed adaptation are explained in detail. The method used resulted in a more efficient data collection and analysis stage in the main author’s PhD study, that aimed to find main issues in a Health Information Technology innovation development by interviewing key informants. The case for this study was about using Information Technology in health care (e.g., computerised medical records for sharing patient care among clinicians in different services). The GT methodology and the proposed interviewing method can be used in the development processes of other innovations where the main issues or events need to be determined and generate relevant theory. There is potential in the proposed method to improve theory building studies by providing explicit theoretical and methodological decisions of this study.

scholarly journals Advancing Grounded Theory: Using Theoretical Frameworks within Grounded Theory Studies

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Founding Fathers ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Research Questions

The founding fathers of grounded theory (GT) claimed it is an inductive methodological approach. Yet, some scholars argue that purely inductive GTs are not possible given researchers’ involvement in data collection and analysis. Subsequently, a constructivist GT approach was introduced. Still, full-length methodological articles that include rationales or detailed explanations for using constructivist GT approaches are limited in peer-reviewed journals. The purpose of this article is to highlight the ways in which the author used a constructivist GT approach in his dissertation. Within the article, the author provides concrete examples and a rationale for the ways in which he used a theoretical framework within a constructivist GT study. First, the author introduces literature on GT. Next, the author introduces the theoretical framework used in the study, highlighting the introduction of a theoretical framework as a departure from the traditional tenets of GT. Finally, the author highlights the ways in which he used the theoretical framework to shape the research questions, data collection and analysis, and findings.

scholarly journals Using the realist interview approach to maintain theoretical awareness in realist studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinand C Mukumbang ◽  
Bruno Marchal ◽  
Sara Van Belle ◽  
Brian van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Studies ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Realist Evaluation ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Relevant Context ◽  
Generative Mechanisms ◽  
Interviewing Technique

Realist evaluation submits that theories and models of how, why, for whom and under what circumstances programs work could be formulated by conceptualizing the relational links between the context within which programs are implemented, the generative mechanisms the programs trigger, and the outcomes of interest. Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis allow for the description of the relevant context, the generative mechanisms, and the emergent outcomes of programs and provide explanatory power to link these elements. The ‘realist interviewing technique’, whereby interviewees comment on a suggested ‘program theory’ to provide refinement, is proposed as a distinctive approach for conducting interviews in a realist-informed inquiry. However, the application of this interviewing strategy within the realist evaluation studies is underutilized. In this study, we demonstrate how the realist interview technique reinforces and maintains theoretical awareness and contributes to trustworthiness through three theory-building phases: theory gleaning, theory refining, and theory consolidation.

An Integrated Social and Behavioral System Approach to Evaluation of Healthcare Information Technology for Polychronic Conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Thomas T.H. Wan ◽  
Bing Long Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Healthcare Information Technology ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Behavioral Determinants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Behavioral System ◽  
Practical Evaluation ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Behavioral System Approach

Healthcare delivery systems are evolving with the advances in health information technology (HIT) development and its applications to coordinated or guided care for polychronic conditions. The design features of artificial intelligence in healthcare reflect the public interest in optimizing care coordination and communication between providers and patients. This article offers a practical evaluation and assessment of the relevance of theoretical frameworks and appropriate methodologies to formalize a multi-criteria optimization of a logic model applicable for achieving the system’s efficiency and effectiveness. In specifying theoretical constructs and evaluation methods for HIT evaluation, a three-fold purpose is to show the relevance of personal and behavioral determinants of HIT use, articulate the need for developing a transdisciplinary framework, and formulate appropriate multilevel modeling and causal analysis of the determinants of HIT use and its impacts on chronic care.

Education and the Postmodern Subject in Neoliberal Society and the Possibilities of Emancipation by Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-76
Author(s):  
Ronnie Peter Pereira Zanatta ◽  
Maria Sara Lima Dias ◽  
Nestor Cortez Saavedra Filho
Keyword(s):  
History Of Education ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Educational Legislation ◽  
Capitalist System ◽  
Humanist Education ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Company Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
Fredric Jameson

Background: In a society increasingly marked by the logic of contemporary capitalism, education becomes an instrument for the reproduction of alienated labour forces. Objectives: To provide an overview of the characteristics of subjectivity and attitudes of the postmodern subject based on the studies of Fredric Jameson and David Harvey; unveiling the development of techniques for producing more effective ways of subjecting the company culture to neoliberal rationality described by Pierre Dardot and Christian Laval and their influences on the formation of contemporary identities; reflect on the role of education, in particular of scientific education, in overcoming the state of alienation brought about by the capitalist system of neoliberal societies. Design: Articulation between exploratory and bibliographic research, articulated with the theoretical frameworks of Paulo Freire’s critical theory and pedagogy.  Settings and Participants: Given the typology of the research carried out, articles, books and documents about the capitalist system in neoliberal societies, the educational legislation and Paulo Freire’s pedagogy. Data Collection and analysis: Critical reflection on the texts consulted and included in the research. Results: There is a relationship between the subjects constituted from the marketing logic and the role of the school as a reproducer of mechanisms of subjugation to the hegemonic capitalist system; there is also the business and industrial influence in the development of educational policies throughout the history of education. Conclusions: As a possibility of transforming this scenario of alienation from the educational system to hegemonic power, the Freirean conception of emancipatory critical humanist education is presented, in addition to the reproduction of capitalist logic, based on the awareness of subjects based on dialogical pedagogy and the appropriation of the scientific knowledge as a transformer of reality.

‘A change in the men’s everyday lives’ – a grounded theory study

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
Ann Karin Helgesen
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Core ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis

BackgroundResearch to date indicates that most nursing homes offer various kinds of activities for their residents, but that these are seldom tailored to each individual person. In respect of activities, it is reasonable to assume that male residents are at particular risk of not receiving person-centred care as they inhabit a largely ‘female domain’, where the majority of personnel and often also of residents are female. Few studies to date have focused on activities for men in nursing homes.AimThe aim of this study was to explore male residents’ experiences of an activity programme in a nursing home in Norway.DesignThe study had an explorative Grounded Theory (GT) design. Data were collected by means of interviews with nine residents. All of the men were offered an activity at least once a week as part of a project over the preceding year.According to the basic principles of grounded theory sampling, data collection and analysis are carried out simultaneously using constant comparison.Findings The core category showed that there was ‘a change in the men’s everyday lives’ after the special activity programme – for men only –  was offered. Their own influence on the content of the conversations and on the activity itself was described as limited. This was not important for them, as the most essential issues were ‘being together’ and ‘getting away’. Conditions relating to the men themselves, the place where the activities were held and the nursing personnel had an impact on how important the activity programme was for them.ConclusionsA more person-centred approach in future activity programmes will enhance the residents’ integrity and well-being, and allow them a degree of self-determination even while resident in a nursing home.       

Lines of Advance in Global Information Technology Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 87-111
Author(s):  
Ana R. del Aguila ◽  
Sebastián Bruque ◽  
Antonio Padilla
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Agency Theory ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Information Technology Management ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
General Management ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Transaction Costs Economics

During the last decades, numerous theoretical frameworks have been developed in the field of general management. Each theoretical framework has proved useful to explain specific questions about the structure, processes, or performance of the modern firm. In this study we try to propose some connections between general management literature and IT literature. Some of the most important management theories, such as the Transaction Costs Economics, the Agency Theory, the Resource-Based View, and the Knowledge- Based View can be useful to explain specific IT issues. The final goal of this chapter is to propose several lines of advance in global IT using different theories or frameworks as the basis for future research.

Software Standards: An Information Requirements Framework

1993 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodora N. Ngosi ◽  
John O. Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Requirements ◽  
Information Requirement ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Software Standards ◽  
Standard Development

This paper discusses research findings on information requirements for developing international Information Technology (IT) standards. Using the software standard development domain as a case study, the objective is to examine the standard development processes and the problems associated with IT standardization, and based upon the findings, an information requirement framework is provided.

Inter-Organizational Governance of Information Technology

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven De Haes ◽  
Wim Van Grembergen ◽  
Dirk Gemke ◽  
John Thorp
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Business Unit ◽  
Organizational Governance ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Global Organization ◽  
International Airline ◽  
Airline Company

There is little research available that specifically looks at how organizations define and implement their inter-organizational governance of information technology. The challenge in such environments is also observed in large organizations where multiple business units and activities often have separate strategies and investment priorities. This paper provides both practitioners and academics with an enriched understanding of how the international airline company KLM introduced IT related governance principles and practices tailored for a multi-business-unit global organization. Insights from this exploratory single case study can contribute to further theory building and practitioner guidance regarding the crafting of both intra- and inter-organisational governance frameworks.

Online tourism-related text: a perspective article

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 324-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Xiang ◽  
Seunghun Shin ◽  
Nao Li
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Conceptual Foundation ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Related Text ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Textual Content ◽  
Linguistic Basis

Purpose This paper aims to outline the development of online tourism-related text with particular focus on the role of technology in transforming this text. It also offers a vision of this ongoing development for the next 75 years, followed by a discussion of its implications for tourism research. Design/methodology/approach This paper offers a critical analysis and synthesis of the literature and brings a number of conceptual and theoretical frameworks to present a rich, in-depth discussion of the subject. Findings There have been important transformations in online tourism-related text because of the development of information technology. Particularly, the internet, along with more recent social media and the smartphone, has produced vast amount of text in a variety of formats and modalities. Computer programs are increasingly smarter in collecting, processing, understanding and even generating textual content in the context of tourism. Future communications will likely be mediated and dominated by artificial intelligence-based technologies, emerging interfaces and a mix of text and visual contents. Research limitations/implications Tourism research entails a paradigm shift that recognizes the changing characteristics of online tourism-related text and the importance of new conceptual and methodological tools for understanding the new language of tourism. Originality/value This paper offers a unique view that connects the socio-linguistic basis of tourism with the development of information technology. It may serve as the conceptual foundation for tourism research that uses text as data in understanding a range of marketing and managerial problems in tourism.

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