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Using quantitative data in mixed-design grounded theory studies: an enhanced path to formal grounded theory in information systems

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  • Isabelle Walsh

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This article discusses a key development in the use of grounded theory (GT) in information systems (IS) – the use of quantitative data in mixed studies to build on and elaborate theories. We examine the design of one of our research projects and describe how this mixed-design GT project helped elaborate emerging theories using slices of qualitative and quantitative data. Our contributions are threefold: (i) we show that the use of mixed data and techniques can be leveraged to help build credible theories in IS because it allows researchers to build theories of greater abstraction and scope: it helps sense-making in the drive from substantive to parsimonious formal theories; (ii) in line with classic GT, we propose a mixed typological design to help build a pathway to formal grounded theories in rupture with existing literature; and (iii) we highlight GT as a meta-theory of research design and revisit some of its main principles in a mixed-design perspective.

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  • Isabelle Walsh, 2015. "Using quantitative data in mixed-design grounded theory studies: an enhanced path to formal grounded theory in information systems," European Journal of Information Systems, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(5), pages 531-557, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjisxx:v:24:y:2015:i:5:p:531-557
    DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2014.23
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    1. Svyatoslav Kotusev & Sherah Kurnia & Rod Dilnutt & Rogier van de Wetering, 2024. "The Structuring of Enterprise Architecture Functions in Organizations," Business & Information Systems Engineering: The International Journal of WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK, Springer;Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), vol. 66(4), pages 465-488, August.

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