Grounded theory has been gaining ground in Information Systems as a research method in recent years. Grounded theory has been increasingly used and discussed in IS literature spanning the past decade. This development mirrors the establishment and wide adoption of qualitative research in information systems which has led to a diversity of approaches in qualitative analysis, among them grounded theory. The panel examines different applications of grounded theory in information systems, and addresses a number of issues that stem from the use of grounded theory in information systems research.
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