Grounded theory as a methodology for theory generation in information systems research

European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences

Volumn , Issue 15, 2009, Pages 32-50

  Shannak, Rifat O ^a   Aldhmour, Fairouz M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Grounded theory method; Grounded theory process; Information and communication technology; Information systems; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953993447     PISSN: 14502275     EISSN: 14502275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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