Rise and Fall of an Information Technology Outsourcing Program: a qualitative Analysis of a Troubled Corporate Initiative
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Rise and Fall of an Information Technology Outsourcing Program A
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Grounded Theory
Grounded theory is rooted in the Chicago school traditions of pragmatism and field research. Its defining components include simultaneous engagement in data collection and analysis, developing analytic codes and categories from data, making comparisons during each analysis step, and evolving theory development through the research process. A grounded theory study considers “human beings as active agents in their worlds rather than as passive recipients of larger social forces” (Charmaz, 2006, p. 7). Researchers conducting grounded theory studies collect and analyze qualitative data from people’s experiences in naturalistic settings. The aim of grounded theory research is to explain the studied social phenomena in new, substantive, theoretical terms that may also apply to broad formal theories (Charmaz, 2006). Grounded theory fieldwork begins with gathering rich data through interviews and ethnographic observations. Data analysis begins with open coding of interview transcripts to identify major categories of information. Axial coding consists of focusing on a single or few of 43 the open codes as major themes and then returns to the data to develop categories around the core phenomenon. Throughout this process, the data collection and analysis rely on memo writing to analyze codes, compare data, explore emerging themes, and guide additional data gathering. Final research steps include selective coding and writing the draft to articulate final hypothesis and theories describing the interrelationships of the categories under observation (Charmaz, 2006). Case Studies Like grounded theory, the origins of modern case study research are traceable to the University of Chicago’s Department of Sociology’s research from the first half of the 20 th century. A case study researcher explores an issue within a bounded system through detailed data collection from multiple sources, i.e., interviews, ethnographic observations, and documents. There are three variations of case studies: instrumental, collective, and intrinsic. For instrumental cases such as the present study, researchers focus on one issue or concern and then select a single bounded case to explore the issue. A collective case study is also concerned with one issue, but the researcher will select multiple cases to examine. In intrinsic case studies, the case itself is the central focus because of its unique nature. Finally, case studies often conclude with an interpretive phase or lessons learned about the situation (Creswell, 2007). Download 1.05 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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