The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication 2017
DOI: 10.1002/9781118955567.wbieoc091
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Grounded Theory

Abstract: Grounded theory is both a philosophical approach and methodology for data analysis that is focused on the discovery and development of theory through direct engagement with data. As such, grounded theory is almost exclusively an inductive orientation to research whereby a researcher considers all data present, and sorts those data into meaningful sets of categories that are related to each other. This analysis involves a process of constant comparison whereby at every stage of the research process, data and em… Show more

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“…Most of the qualitative theories are substantive theories because they include/approach issues delimited in substantive constructions [46]. Due to the descriptive presentation of the results, this methodology has been intensely criticized; subsequently, one of the newly used approaches is the constructivist grounded theory based on data, which was developed by the sociologist Charmaz [46,48,49].…”
Section: The Grounded Theory Methodology (Gtm)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most of the qualitative theories are substantive theories because they include/approach issues delimited in substantive constructions [46]. Due to the descriptive presentation of the results, this methodology has been intensely criticized; subsequently, one of the newly used approaches is the constructivist grounded theory based on data, which was developed by the sociologist Charmaz [46,48,49].…”
Section: The Grounded Theory Methodology (Gtm)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While some authors recommend samples of 20–30 participants for grounded theory, congruence with study purpose and data quality are equally important considerations in determining sample adequacy (24). The systematic yet flexible grounded theory methodology, applied well, scales down to small samples (25).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%