On Solid Ground: Essential Properties for Growing Grounded Theory

Grounded theory research: A design framework for novice researchers

Chun Tie, Y., Birks, M., & Francis, K. (2019) · SAGE Open Medicine · doi:10.1177/2050312118822927 · Cited by 1,869

The place of the literature review in grounded theory research

Dunne, C. (2011) · International Journal of Social Research Methodology · doi:10.1080/13645579.2010.494930 · Cited by 488

Informed Grounded Theory

Thornberg, R. (2012) · Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research · doi:10.1080/00313831.2011.581686 · Cited by 668

Use of content analysis to conduct knowledge-building and theory-generating qualitative systematic reviews

Finfgeld-Connett, D. L. (2013) · Qualitative Research · doi:10.1177/1468794113481790 · Cited by 444

Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders: a comparative analysis

Rutakumwa, R., Mugisha, J. O., Bernays, S., Kabunga, E., Tumwekwase, G., Mbonye, M., & Seeley, J. (2020) · Qualitative Research · doi:10.1177/1468794119884806 · Cited by 378

Approaching the Conceptual Leap in Qualitative Research

Klag, M., & Langley, A. (2012) · International Journal of Management Reviews · doi:10.1111/j.1468-2370.2012.00349.x · Cited by 421

Food waste paradox: antecedents of food disposal in low income households

Porpino, G., Parente, J., & Wansink, B. (2015) · International Journal of Consumer Studies · doi:10.1111/ijcs.12207 · Cited by 334

Grounded-Theory-Methodologie: Entwicklung, Stand, Perspektiven

Mey, G., & Mruck, K. (2011) · VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-531-93318-4_1 · Cited by 202

Articulating the strategies for maximising the inclusion of people with dementia in qualitative research studies

Murphy, K., Jordan, F., Hunter, A., Cooney, A., & Casey, D. (2014) · Dementia · doi:10.1177/1471301213512489 · Cited by 174

Charismatic leadership in resistance to change

Levay, C. (2009) · The Leadership Quarterly · doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2009.10.010 · Cited by 124

Construction accident causality: An institutional analysis of heat illness incidents on site

Rowlinson, S., & Jia, Y. A. (2015) · Safety Science · doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2015.04.021 · Cited by 89

A comparative tale of two methods: how thematic and narrative analyses author the data story differently

McAllum, K., Fox, S., Simpson, M., & Unson, C. (2019) · Communication Research and Practice · doi:10.1080/22041451.2019.1677068 · Cited by 75

The Timing of the Literature Review in Grounded Theory Research

Giles, T. M., King, L., & de Lacey, S. L. (2013) · Advances in Nursing Science · doi:10.1097/ans.0b013e3182902035 · Cited by 111

Grounded Theory Methodology: Principles and Practices

Belgrave, L. L., & Seide, K. (2019) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-10-5251-4_84 · Cited by 65

Theorizing from secondary qualitative data: A comparison of two data analysis methods

F.-Dufour, I., Richard, M.-C., & Jun, L. (2019) · Cogent Education · doi:10.1080/2331186x.2019.1690265 · Cited by 77

The non-adoption of supply chain management

Fernie, S., & Tennant, S. (2013) · Construction Management and Economics · doi:10.1080/01446193.2013.830186 · Cited by 55

Coding, Constant Comparisons, and Core Categories

Giles, T. M., de Lacey, S. L., & Muir‐Cochrane, E. (2016) · Advances in Nursing Science · doi:10.1097/ans.0000000000000109 · Cited by 72

Practical strategies to avoid the pitfalls in grounded theory research

Elliott, N., & Jordan, J. (2010) · Nurse Researcher · doi:10.7748/nr2010.07.17.4.29.c7922 · Cited by 49

Delaktighet i skolans vardagsarbete

Elvstrand, H. (2009) · KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) · Cited by 44

Translanguaging as a way to fostering EFL learners’ criticality in a hybrid course design

Yüzlü, M. Y., & Dikilitaş, K. (2022) · System · doi:10.1016/j.system.2022.102926 · Cited by 48

Identifying patient deterioration: Using simulation and reflective interviewing to examine decision making skills in a rural hospital

Endacott, R., Scholes, J., Cooper, S. J., McConnell‐Henry, T., Porter, J., Missen, K., Kinsman, L., & Champion, R. (2011) · International Journal of Nursing Studies · doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.11.018 · Cited by 40

Grounded Theory as a Macromarketing Methodology

Samuel, A. J., & Peattie, K. (2015) · Journal of Macromarketing · doi:10.1177/0276146715608920 · Cited by 37

Thinking About Measures and Measurement in Positivist Research: A Proposal for Refocusing on Fundamentals

Burton‐Jones, A., & Lee, A. S. (2017) · Information Systems Research · doi:10.1287/isre.2017.0704 · Cited by 38

To Share or Not to Share: A Study of Educational Dilemmas Regarding the Promotion of Creativity and Innovation in Entrepreneurship Education

Boysen, M. S. W., Jansen, L. H., & Knage, M. (2018) · Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research · doi:10.1080/00313831.2018.1531919 · Cited by 34

“Other people’s initiatives”: exploring mediation and appropriation of place as barriers to community-based climate change adaptation

Groulx, M. W. (2017) · Local Environment · doi:10.1080/13549839.2017.1348343 · Cited by 30

Are We There Yet? Positioning Qualitative Research Differently

Wuest, J. (2011) · Qualitative Health Research · doi:10.1177/1049732311401424 · Cited by 47

Understanding, choosing and applying grounded theory: part 1

McCann, T. V., & Polacsek, M. (2018) · Nurse Researcher · doi:10.7748/nr.2018.e1592 · Cited by 24

Education for Children with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Schiemer, M. (2017) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60768-9 · Cited by 29

“Unwanted” and “bad,” but not “sexual”

Adikaram, A. S. (2016) · Personnel Review · doi:10.1108/pr-09-2014-0195 · Cited by 24

“Breaking down the wall” patients` and families` experience of multifamily therapy for young adult women with severe eating disorders

Brinchmann, B. S., & Krvavac, S. (2021) · Journal of Eating Disorders · doi:10.1186/s40337-021-00412-w · Cited by 21

Deutsche Außenpolitik nach der Vereinigung

Roos, U. (2012) · Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen · doi:10.5771/0946-7165-2012-2-7 · Cited by 19

Reframing dementia: Nursing students' relational learning with rather than about people with dementia. A constructivist grounded theory study

Grosvenor, W., Gallagher, A. M., & Banerjee, S. (2020) · International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · doi:10.1002/gps.5452 · Cited by 19

Patients in 24-hour home care striving for control and safety

Swedberg, L., Chiriac, E. H., Törnkvist, L., & Hylander, I. (2012) · BMC Nursing · doi:10.1186/1472-6955-11-9 · Cited by 18

Reflections on Methodological Approaches and Conceptual Contributions in a Program of Caregiving Research: Development and Testing of Wuest’s Theory of Family Caregiving

Wuest, J., & Hodgins, M. J. (2010) · Qualitative Health Research · doi:10.1177/1049732310385010 · Cited by 22

The situational analysis of teaching-learning in clinical education in Iran: a postmodern grounded theory study

Ahmady, S., & Khani, H. (2022) · BMC Medical Education · doi:10.1186/s12909-022-03577-3 · Cited by 18

Organizational uses of the crowd

Erickson, L. B., Petrick, I. J., & Trauth, E. M. (2012) · ACM SIGCPR Conference on Computer Personnel Research (SIGCPR) · doi:10.1145/2214091.2214133 · Cited by 18

Overrepresentation of immigrants in special education. A grounded theory study on the case of Austria

Singh, S. S. (2020) · Verlag Julius Klinkhardt eBooks · doi:10.35468/5866 · Cited by 18

CORRUPTION IN ZIMBABWE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLES OF THE STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN COMBATING CORRUPTION

Moyo, S. (2014) · CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) · Cited by 17

Grounded Theory als Instrument der Weltpolitikforschung. Die Rekonstruktion außenpolitischer Kultur als Beispiel

Roos, U. (2013) · Nomos eBooks · doi:10.5771/9783845243245-309 · Cited by 16

The one who sees more is more right: how theory enhances the ‘repertoire to interpret’ in qualitative case study research

Wrona, T., & Gunnesch, M. (2015) · Journal of Business Economics · doi:10.1007/s11573-015-0799-8 · Cited by 30

Core principles of grounded theory in a systematic review of environmental education for secondary students

Bowers, A. W., & Creamer, E. G. (2020) · International Journal of Social Research Methodology · doi:10.1080/13645579.2020.1818414 · Cited by 14

Acupuncture in reproductive medicine: the motivations of infertile women to participate in a randomised controlled trial

de Lacey, S. L., Sanderman, E. A., & Smith, C. A. (2017) · Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology · doi:10.1080/0167482x.2017.1308349 · Cited by 14

Watchfully checking rapport with the Primary Child Health Care nurses - a theoretical model from the perspective of parents of foreign origin

Berlin, A., Törnkvist, L., & Hylander, I. (2010) · BMC Nursing · doi:10.1186/1472-6955-9-14 · Cited by 14

Constructing Arabic as Heritage: Investment in Language, Literacy, and Identity among Young U.S. Learners

Temples, A. L. (2022) · Digital Archive @ GSU · doi:10.57709/4063161 · Cited by 13

Leveraging the crowd as a source of innovation

Erickson, L. B. (2012) · ACM SIGCPR Conference on Computer Personnel Research (SIGCPR) · doi:10.1145/2214091.2214117 · Cited by 13

Obtaining a Foundation for Nursing Care at the Time of Patient Admission: A Grounded Theory Study

Jansson, I., Pilhammar, E., & Forsberg, A. (2009) · The Open Nursing Journal · doi:10.2174/1874434600903010056 · Cited by 13

Diferencias en el análisis de datos desde distintas versiones de la Teoría Fundamentada

Acuña, R. A. E., Arzuaga, M. A., Mora, C. V. G., & Cruz, F. (2021) · Empiria Revista de metodología de ciencias sociales · doi:10.5944/empiria.51.2021.30812 · Cited by 15

Money and status or clear conscience and clean air – should we vary the marketing interventions depending on tourist’s cultural background?

Chwiałkowska, A. (2021) · Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing · doi:10.1080/10548408.2021.1875106 · Cited by 11

Understanding the Social and Emotional Dimensions of HIV Self-Management: A Qualitative Study of Newly Diagnosed People Living With HIV in Queensland, Australia

Hollingdrake, O., Dean, J. A., Mutch, A. J., Lui, C., Howard, C., & Fitzgerald, L. (2021) · Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care · doi:10.1097/jnc.0000000000000272 · Cited by 11

Situational analysis–framing approaches to interpretive inquiry in healthcare research

Fulton, J. A., & Hayes, C. (2012) · International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation · doi:10.12968/ijtr.2012.19.12.662 · Cited by 11

Grounded Theory Methodology: Principles and Practices

Belgrave, L. L., & Seide, K. (2019) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-10-2779-6_84-2 · Cited by 11

Nitel Araştırmalarda Sorunlar: Seçilmiş Makalelerin Eleştirel Bir İncelemesi ve Bazı Öneriler

Çoşkun, R. (2022) · Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi · doi:10.17494/ogusbd.1101565 · Cited by 11

The new digital music marketing ecosystem: artist direct

Murphy, S., & Hume, M. (2023) · Creative Industries Journal · doi:10.1080/17510694.2023.2214492 · Cited by 22

Liminality, disruption, and change: A prismatic look at pandemic education

Fisher, M. E., Dorner, M. A., Maghzi, K. S., Achieng-Evensen, C., Whitaker, L. C., Hansell, F., Amant, J. S., & Gapinski, S. M. (2021) · Prospects · doi:10.1007/s11125-021-09563-9 · Cited by 12

Grounded Theory Methodology: Principles and Practices

Belgrave, L. L., & Seide, K. (2018) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-10-2779-6_84-1 · Cited by 10

Computer-assisted grounded theory analysis with ATLAS.ti

Friese, S. (2016) · DepositOnce · doi:10.14279/depositonce-5155 · Cited by 10

Breakdown of Democratic Norms? Understanding the 2016 US Presidential Election Through Online Comments

Chen, G. M., Riedl, M. J., Shermak, J. L., Brown, J., & Tenenboim, O. (2019) · Social Media + Society · doi:10.1177/2056305119843637 · Cited by 10

Overweight and Obese Low-Income Women: Restorative Health Behaviors Under Overwhelming Conditions

Buchholz, S. W., Huffman, D. M., & McKenna, J. C. (2012) · Health Care For Women International · doi:10.1080/07399332.2011.630115 · Cited by 13

Risk, resilience and family relationships among at‐risk Ethiopian immigrant youth in Israel: A focus group investigation

Walsh, S. D., Getahune, S., & Kogan, S. M. (2023) · Family Process · doi:10.1111/famp.12915 · Cited by 10

The Impact of NOLS Rocky Mountain on the Development of a Sense of Place

Hutson, G., Peredun, L., & Rochelle, S. (2019) · Journal of Experiential Education · doi:10.1177/1053825919865580 · Cited by 9

The Grounded Theory Method

Bryant, A. (2020) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190847388.013.15 · Cited by 9

Knowledge co-creation through Indigenous arts: Diversity in freshwater quality monitoring and management

Ho-Tassone, E., Courtenay, S. C., Trant, A. J., & Miller, R. (2023) · Journal of Great Lakes Research · doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2023.03.005 · Cited by 10

Exploring Clients’ Readiness for Coaching

Kretzschmar, I. (2010) · International journal of evidence based coaching and mentoring · doi:10.1177/174183051000804s02 · Cited by 9

Upgrading to a New Version of an ERP System: A Multilevel Analysis of Influencing Factors in a Software Ecosystem

Riis, P. H., & Schubert, P. L. (2012) · Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) · doi:10.1109/hicss.2012.622 · Cited by 8

Recommendations to support pandemic resilience among persons with mobility disabilities

Yang, M. L., Fraser, S., & O’Sullivan, T. L. (2023) · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104147 · Cited by 7

Beyond Economic Barriers: Conceptualizing Food Insecurity among Resettled Refugees Living in the United States

Stokes-Ramos, H. (2024) · Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies · doi:10.1080/15562948.2024.2321526 · Cited by 6

Providing continence care in residential aged care facilities: a grounded theory study

Ostaszkiewicz, J. (2013) · Cited by 6

Grounded theory of adult student persistence

Capps, R. (2012) · J. Willard Marriott Library · doi:10.26053/0h-6e2a-j7g0 · Cited by 6

Physics curriculum in upper secondary schools: What leading physicists want

Žák, V., & Kolář, P. (2023) · Science Education · doi:10.1002/sce.21785 · Cited by 5

Marketing ethics in the wholesale and retail sector: empirical evidence from Ethiopia (a qualitative inquiry)

Elifneh, Y. W., Wonda, T. A., & Abbay, Y. A. (2024) · Cogent Business & Management · doi:10.1080/23311975.2024.2373353 · Cited by 5

An innovative and shared methodology for event reconstruction using images in forensic science

Milliet, Q., Jendly, M., & Delémont, O. (2015) · Forensic Science International · doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.07.028 · Cited by 5

Exploring coping strategies of business leaders during an economic downturn

Zyl, M. V., & Plessis, Y. D. (2012) · South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences · doi:10.4102/sajems.v15i4.151 · Cited by 5

“Music is life”: Identity, challenge, and passion in the occupational patterns of male young adult rock musicians

King, B., & Pierce, D. (2019) · Journal of Occupational Science · doi:10.1080/14427591.2019.1641142 · Cited by 5

“I've already lived like There's a pandemic”: A grounded theory study on the experiences of people with a mobility disability

Yang, M. L., Fraser, S., & O’Sullivan, T. L. (2023) · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104116 · Cited by 5

Examining Philosophy of Technology Using Grounded Theory Methods

Webster, M. D. (2015) · Forum qualitative Sozialforschung · doi:10.17169/fqs-17.2.2481 · Cited by 8

Food Waste Paradox: Antecedents of Food Disposal in Low Income Households that Cook from ScratchPreprint

Porpino, G., Parente, J., & Wansink, B. C. (2015) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.2563622 · Cited by 5

Exploring synergies between playwork as reflexive practice and constructivist grounded theory

Long, A. (2023) · International Journal of Play · doi:10.1080/21594937.2023.2209235 · Cited by 4

Application of Grounded Theory in Career Research Reviewed

van Rensburg, A. J., & Ukpere, W. I. (2014) · Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences · doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n4p543 · Cited by 8

Developing shared understandings of standards-based assessment : online moderation practices across geographically diverse contexts

Adie, L. E. (2010) · Office of Education Research; Faculty of Education · Cited by 4

Child and youth care professionals' mental health literacy practices in their encounters with suicidal adolescents: a grounded theory study.

Ranahan, P. (2011) · UVic’s Research and Learning Repository (University of Victoria) · Cited by 4

Diagrammatic Modelling Tools for Grounded Theory Research: The Implementation of a Multi-Representational Approach

Moslehian, A. S., Tucker, R., & Kocatürk, T. (2022) · International Journal of Qualitative Methods · doi:10.1177/16094069221127069 · Cited by 3

Approaching a substantive theory of moral reckoning in special education leadership: Innovative grounded theory methods using extant data on principals

Frick, W. C., & Pazey, B. L. (2024) · International Journal of Educational Research Open · doi:10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100398 · Cited by 8

Why do I buy number 8? – Conceptualizing and interpreting auspicious consumption in China

Yu, D. (2025) · Qualitative Market Research An International Journal · doi:10.1108/qmr-07-2024-0134 · Cited by 3

La teoría fundamentada como una herramienta de explicación de objetos complejos: la construcción de la teoría del tabú real

Ibáñez, D. B. (2013) · Vivat Academia · doi:10.15178/va.2013.125.102-124 · Cited by 3

Mind the Gap – The Discrepancy between the Normative Debate and the Actual Use of Human Rights Language in International Climate Negotiations

Beck, G. (2015) · Consilience · doi:10.7916/d8kd1zcb · Cited by 3

How to Make Sense of “Developing a Sense of Belonging” Through “Feeling Like a Family” in the Light of Cultural and Societal Backgrounds

Schiemer, M. (2017) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60768-9_2 · Cited by 3

A competency model for security officers : a qualitative design

Lubbe, L.-L. (2010) · Unisa Institutional Repository (University of South Africa) · Cited by 3

Paradoxes and Play: An Emergent Theory of How Community College Librarians Sustain Library Instruction Programs.

Cunningham, A. (2012) · ProQuest Demo Repository · Cited by 3

Coping strategies for leaders during an economic downturn

Zyl, M. V. (2011) · Cited by 3

Découvrir le sens de l’expérience du passage à la vie adulte en contexte de vulnérabilité : une démarche d’analyse par théorisation enracinée

Richard, M.-C. (2015) · Approches inductives Travail intellectuel et construction des connaissances · doi:10.7202/1028103ar · Cited by 2

Shifting Gears: An Exploratory Study of Factors Impacting the Well-being of Retired Faith-based Ministers in Australia and New Zealand

Erasmus, B., Morey, P. J., Williams, P. A., & Manners, B. (2021) · Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging · doi:10.1080/15528030.2021.1913467 · Cited by 2

Understanding kinship care of older persons: social constructions of family preservation and survival in a South African Muslim community

Abdullah, S. (2021) · Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging · doi:10.1080/15528030.2021.1958973 · Cited by 2

Participatory culture and knowledge sharing among educators and scholars in higher education

Paiva, A., & Mendes, A. Q. (2024) · Educational Media International · doi:10.1080/09523987.2024.2357954 · Cited by 2

The Liability of Tacitness in Intellectual Capital: Overcoming Research Challenges with Grounded Theory Designs

Curado, C., & Gonçalves, T. (2025) · Knowledge management and organizational learning · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-80197-6_6 · Cited by 2

The Role and Potential of Grounded Theory in Advancing Nonprofit Research and Theory Development

Seo, D., & Onishi, T. (2025) · VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations · doi:10.1007/s11266-025-00757-9 · Cited by 2

Broches, bugigangas e penduricalhos: como trabalhadores remotos utilizam símbolos para representar suas identidades

Rodrigues, G. R., & Félix, B. (2021) · Revista Eletrônica de Ciência Administrativa · doi:10.21529/recadm.2021006 · Cited by 2

The language of service in Australia's luxury hotels : a grounded theory approach

Scerri, M. A. (2014) · Cited by 2

"I don't want no membership card" : a grounded theory of the facets, responses, and outcomes of involuntary membership in US and Norwegian prisons

Peterson, B. L. (2010) · Cited by 2

The role of reflection in audiology students’ development as professional practitioners: A constructivist grounded theory

Ng, S. (2011) · Scholarship@Western (Western University) · Cited by 2

The Use of Grounded Theory in Researching Information Centres

Chaterera, F. (2019) · Advances in library and information science (ALIS) book series · doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-1471-9.ch008 · Cited by 2

Understanding Grounded Theory

(2020) · SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks · doi:10.4135/9781036211516.n2

Doing Grounded Theory

Hawker, S., & Kerr, C. (2007) · SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks · doi:10.4135/9781036232078.n14 · Cited by 23

Using Grounded Theory

McLeod, J. (2001) · SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks · doi:10.4135/9781849209663.n6 · Cited by 32

An Introduction to Grounded Theory

(2020) · SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks · doi:10.4135/9781036211516.n1 · Cited by 28

Grounded Theory

(2020) · Sage eBooks · doi:10.4135/9781036234539.n9