Grounded in practice: Using interpretive research to build theory

Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-92

  Rowlands, Bruce H ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Grounded theory; Interpretive perspective; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749153671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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