I am researching the entrepreneurship process and will collect data using face-to-face interviews and possibly surveys.
Hi. I have listed what I think are the 'Core Texts' in the right hand bar of this page: http://www.groundedtheoryonline.com/what-is-grounded-theory/
Good luck.
Helen
Hello Nate,
Please check out the following:
o Glaser, B. (1992). Basics of grounded theory analysis. Mill Valley, CA: Sociology Press.
o Goulding, C. (2002). Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide for Management, Business and Market Researchers. London: Sage.
o Mey, G. & Mruck, K. (Eds.) (2007). Grounded Theory Reader. Historical Social Research, Suppl. 19. 337 pages.
o Strauss, A. (1987). Qualitative analysis for social scientists. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
For a more critical and in depth reassessment of the methodological approach see the following:
o Thomas, G.; James, D. (2006). "Re-inventing grounded theory: some questions about theory, ground and discovery". British Educational Research Journal. 32 (6): 767–795. doi:10.1080/01411920600989412.
All the best!
Hello,
There are different types of grounded theory:
Evans, G. L. (2013). A novice researcher’s first walk through the maze of grounded theory. Grounded Theory Review, 12(1).
http://groundedtheoryreview.com/2013/06/22/a-novice-researchers-first-walk-through-the-maze-of-grounded-theory-rationalization-for-classical-grounded-theory/
What is appropriate for one study will not be right for another.
I found that constructivist grounded theory suited my research, but you need to find what is most appropriate for you.
Very best wishes,
Mary
There several versions of GT (for example, all the references from Helen Scott come from Glaser's "classical" GT). I personally prefer constructivist GT, because it acknowledges that the researcher has an unavoidable role in interpreting the data. Best sources there are Charmaz (2014), Constructing Grounded Theory, and Bryant (2017) Grounded Theory and Grounded Theorizing.
With regard to software, the major packages such as ATLAS.ti, MAXQDA, and NVivo all do essentially the same thing, so they would all be equally useful -- but note that many people who do GT do not recommend using software and prefer hand coding instead.
I think for now the best software for ground theory research is Atlas.ti and next to it is Nvivo.
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