2011
DOI: 10.1007/s10664-010-9152-6
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Using grounded theory to study the experience of software development

Abstract: Grounded Theory is a research method that generates theory from data and is useful for understanding how people resolve problems that are of concern to them. Although the method looks deceptively simple in concept, implementing Grounded Theory research can often be confusing in practice. Furthermore, despite many papers in the social science disciplines and nursing describing the use of Grounded Theory, there are very few examples and relevant guides for the software engineering researcher. This paper describe… Show more

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“…We used constant comparison for data analysis, which is a systematic way to identify concepts in the data by comparing identified concepts to previous observations [16]. All interviews and the collected documentation were intensively studied and coded.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…We used constant comparison for data analysis, which is a systematic way to identify concepts in the data by comparing identified concepts to previous observations [16]. All interviews and the collected documentation were intensively studied and coded.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Responses of the participant that were related to one of the research questions were labeled. During the coding and constant comparison the researcher gets a better understanding of the data he is looking at [16]. The identified codes were grouped into related higher level concepts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The first phase (Case Study A) comprised a multiple case study of 53 practitioners from two multinational companies; employing a Glaserian grounded theory analysis of documentary sources, practice observations and interview transcripts [2,16]. Requires objective measurement, and as such is independent of location -however making sure that rewards are given to each employee fairly across different locations may not be achievable, e.g.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Grounded Theory is able to generate theories that are relevant to practitioners [15] and that are 'grounded in data' [12].…”
Section: Grounded Theorymentioning
confidence: 99%