Book chapter
Rigor in Grounded Theory Research: An Interpretive Perspective on Generating Theory from Qualitative Field Studies
The Handbook of Information Systems Research
01 Jul 2003
Abstract
This chapter presents a set of principles for the use of Grounded Theory techniques in qualitative field studies. Some issues and controversies relating to rigor in Grounded Theory generation are discussed. These include: inductive theory generation and emergence, how theoretical saturation may be judged, the extent to which coding schemes should be formalized, the objectivist-subjectivist debate, and the assessment of quality and rigor in interpretive research. It is argued that Grounded Theory is often criticized for a lack of rigor because we apply positivist evaluations of rigor to research that derives from an interpretive worldview. Alternative assessments of rigor are suggested, that emphasize reflexivity in the inductive-deductive cycle of substantive theory generation.
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- Title
- Rigor in Grounded Theory Research: An Interpretive Perspective on Generating Theory from Qualitative Field Studies
- Creators
- Susan Gasson (Author)
- Publication Details
- The Handbook of Information Systems Research
- Publisher
- IGI Global
- Number of pages
- 24
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Computing and Informatics; [Retired Faculty]; College of Information Science and Technology (1995-2013)
- Other Identifier
- 991014631950104721