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Catherine Urquhart

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

Author

  • Cathy Urquhart
  • Walter Fernández

Editor

  • Leslie P. Willcocks
  • Chris Sauer
  • Mary C. Lacity

Summary, in English

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.

Publishing year

2016-01-01

Language

English

Pages

129-156

Publication/Series

Enacting Research Methods in Information Systems : Volume 1

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Topic

  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems, Social aspects

Keywords

  • Information System
  • Ground Theory
  • Substantive Theory
  • Information System Research
  • Repertory Grid

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9783319292663
  • ISBN: 9783319292656