Guiding the Use of Grounded Theory in Doctoral Studies – An Example from the Australian Film Industry

Jones, Michael L.; Alony, Irit

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“…Secondly, the method enabled us to provide a more logical and practical research. The researcher begins with only an idea of the area under investigation, but as the research gains direction, focus, and momentum, the researcher commences a gradual sensitization with extant literature (M. Jones & Alony, 2011;Suddaby, 2006, p.634). Thirdly, following the guiding principles prescribed by Strauss and Corbin (1990), the use of the constant comparison and the principle of theoretical sampling became practical and useful throughout the entire research process and they truly represent the core of the grounded theory method.…”

Section: Surviving the Grounded Theory Research: A Personal Reflectionmentioning

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On Utilizing Grounded Theory in Business Doctoral Research: Guidance on the Research Design, Procedures, and Challenges

Boadu

Sorour

2015

IJDS

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Grounded theory is a powerful and rigorous theory building methodology that has attracted considerable interest in business research; however, it is a challenging endeavour especially for novice researchers and in particular at the doctoral level. Although several researchers have attempted to clarify the cannons of various grounded theory approaches, still there is a shortage in guidance for doctoral students who wish to apply grounded theory for their studies. Using an example from a grounded theory business doctoral thesis, this paper provides a guide on the research design and utilisation of the Straussian grounded theory at doctoral level. In doing so, the paper discusses the rationale, features, and benefits of grounded theory. Using an example from corporate governance research, the paper illustrates how the procedures of data analysis (coding), theoretical memoing, and theoretical sampling are applied to systematically generate a grounded theory. Finally, the paper discusses major challenges to utilising grounded theory and how these can be addressed by doctoral researchers. This paper provides a clear and pragmatic exposition that can be useful to guide doctoral researchers who are interested in utilizing the Straussian approach of grounded theory in their studies.

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Section: Surviving the Grounded Theory Research: A Personal Reflectionmentioning

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“…However, the use of "grounded theory" is said to be overly generic and confusing regarding alternative epistemological approaches to qualitative research (M. Jones & Alony, 2011;Suddaby, 2006). This highlights the need for further guidance and clarification of the methodology and how it can be applied.…”

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On Utilizing Grounded Theory in Business Doctoral Research: Guidance on the Research Design, Procedures, and Challenges

Boadu

Sorour

2015

IJDS

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“…Another study that used direct-qualitative measures is the research done by Jones and Alony (2011), who investigated knowledge sharing in the Australian film industry. Specifically, they used a grounded theory (GT) approach to seek the key factors of knowledge sharing in such a context.…”

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Data Sources for Scholarly Research: Towards a Guide for Novice Researchers

Ellis

Levy

2012

InSITE Conference

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One of the biggest challenges the novice researcher faces is determining just where and how to start her or his research. During the research design stage, a novice researcher must take into consideration three key factors: a) literature; b) research-worthy problem; and c) data. While the role of the problem and literature in research has been explored previously, inadequate attention has been given to the centrality of data and access to collecting data in the context of research design. This paper explores data as a vital element of scholarly enquiry by outlining the role of data in research in the informing sciences, identifying some issues with access to data collection, and their impact on the design of a proposed research. This paper explores the categories of data, organized in a 2x2 taxonomy: the Qualitative-Quantitative-Indirect-Direct (Q 2 ID) Taxonomy of Data Sources. This paper concludes with examples from literature for some research studies and explanations for the types of data used in the context of the proposed Q 2 ID Taxonomy of Data Sources are provided.

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“…The grounded theory (GT) was used for comprehensive data coding (Glaser, Strauss, 1967). The GT analysis was selected to generate theory on cluster development from the experience of relevant individuals (Mace, Ward, 2002), and included open, selective and theoretical coding with constant comparison to reflect on the data (Jones, Alony, 2011). Three stages of coding were used to deconstruct and conceptualise the data, as a form of content analysis (Allan, 2003).…”

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Creative Clusters in Visegrad Countries: Factors Conditioning Cluster Establishment and Development

Bialic-Davendra

Bednář

Danko

et al. 2016

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Abstract. Since the accession of the Visegrad Group of countries (V4) to the European Union, the importance of clusters has increased. With growing global competitiveness and EU 12 trends, a gradual awareness of creative industries is observed in V4 countries. Therefore, this article analyses creative clusters and factors conditioning their establishment and development. On the basis of a literature review and a questionnaire survey, a mapping of creative clusters was conducted. In addition, catalysts, main motives and key factors in the process of their establishment were identified, as were the activities and factors hampering their development. The scheme of cluster development is presented as the outcome of the qualitative analysis, along with a comparison to findings of other studies. Research findings show that trust building and administrative obstacles are among the main barriers, especially for design clusters and cultural clusters.

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Guiding the Use of Grounded Theory in Doctoral Studies – An Example from the Australian Film Industry

Cited by 148 publications

References 57 publications

On Utilizing Grounded Theory in Business Doctoral Research: Guidance on the Research Design, Procedures, and Challenges

On Utilizing Grounded Theory in Business Doctoral Research: Guidance on the Research Design, Procedures, and Challenges

Data Sources for Scholarly Research: Towards a Guide for Novice Researchers

Creative Clusters in Visegrad Countries: Factors Conditioning Cluster Establishment and Development

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