Conducting Classic Grounded Theory for Business and Management Students

Isabelle Walsh defended her PhD and HDR (Habilitation a Diriger des Recherches: Habilitation to supervise research) in Paris-Dauphine University (France). Beside methodological and research design issues, her research themes include Information Systems Usage, Cultural Issues and Change Management. Her research has been published in several international top tier outlets (European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Organizational Research Methods , Systemes d'Information & Management, etc.). Beyond her research achievements, she has extensive corporate and consultancy experience and is currently full Professor at SKEMA Business School in France and Head of the Project Management, Information Systems and Supply Chain department; her teaching is aligned with her research themes. Judith Holton completed her Masters in Leadership at Royal Roads University, Victoria (Canada) and her PhD in Management Studies at the University of Northampton (UK). During her PhD research, she was closely mentored by Barney Glaser. She has written a number of methodological papers and books about classic grounded theory and was the founding editor of The Grounded Theory Review as a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to classic grounded theory research. She is currently Associate Professor of Management in the Ron Joyce Centre for Business Studies at Mount Allison University, Sackville (Canada) where she teaches strategy, leadership and organizational change. Gaetan Mourmant has a dual PhD degree in Management Information Systems from Paris Dauphine University and Georgia State University. Gaetan is the founder of a successful company in the domain of e-learning and data-analysis. He is also a visiting professor at Ieseg School of Management and Business Science Institute.

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Grounded Theory Chapter 2: Understanding Grounded Theory Chapter 3: Basic Components of a Classic Grounded Theory Approach Chapter 4: Doing GT - The 'Full Package' Chapter 5: Examples of Grounded Theories Chapter 6: Strengths and Weakness of GT