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Putting the ‘theory’ back into grounded theory: guidelines for grounded theory studies in information systems
Author(s) -
Urquhart Cathy,
Lehmann Hans,
Myers Michael D.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
information systems journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.635
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2575
pISSN - 1350-1917
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2009.00328.x
Subject(s) - grounded theory , conceptualization , scope (computer science) , qualitative research , information theory , sociology , computer science , social science , mathematics , artificial intelligence , statistics , programming language
Over the past decade, there has been increasing interest in the use of grounded theory in information systems research. Grounded theory is a qualitative research method that seeks to develop theory that is grounded in data systematically gathered and analysed. The purpose of this paper is to suggest guidelines for grounded theory studies in information systems. Our guidelines are based on a framework for theorizing in grounded theory studies that focuses on conceptualization and theory scope. Our hope is that the guidelines will help to raise the quality and aspirations of grounded theory studies in information systems.