Grounded theory method in management research: Users' perspectives

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 430-455

  Fendt, Jacqueline ^a   Sachs, Wladimir ^b  

^a ESCP EUROPE   (France)

^b RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (France)

Author keywords

Constructionism; Doctoral research; Grounded theory method; Pragmatism; Qualitative inquiry

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649136025     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428106297812     Document Type: Article

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