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

Cathy Urquhart; Walter Fernández

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29266-3_7

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

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Enacting Research Methods in Information Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Volume 1
Editors	Leslie P. Willcocks, Chris Sauer, Mary C. Lacity
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	129-156
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319292663
ISBN (Print)	9783319292656
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29266-3_7
Publication status	Published - 2016 Jan 1
Externally published	Yes

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© Association for Information Technology Trust 2016.

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Information Systems
Information Systems, Social aspects

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Information System
Ground Theory
Substantive Theory
Information System Research
Repertory Grid

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Using grounded theory method in information systems: The researcher as blank slate and other myths
Urquhart, C. & Fernández, W., 2013 Sept, In: Journal of Information Technology. 28, 3, p. 224-236 13 p.
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