Gioia Methodology Article

Question 1

In organization study, one of the main consequences of the traditional approach is that we most often focus our attention on.. what?

Answer 1

Construct elaboration

Question 2

What do we mean by “concept”?

Answer 2

A more general, less specified notion capturing qualities that describe or explain a phenomenon of theoretical interest. Concepts are precursors to constructs in making sense of organizational worlds.

Question 3

What is knowledgable agents?

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People in organizations know what they are trying to do and can explain their thoughts, intentions and actions

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What is glorified reporters?

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refers to journalists or media professionals who prioritize passively relaying information over engaging in investigative or critical reporting. The concept critiques those who primarily reproduce official statements, press releases, or pre-packaged narratives without questioning their validity, exploring deeper contexts, or holding power to account

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What is the 1st order analysis?

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Analysis using informant-centric terms and codes

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What is the 2nd order analysis?

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Using researcher-centric topics, themes and dimensions

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What is “research as engagement”?

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emphasizes the active involvement of both researchers and participants in the research process. It views research as a dialogue, where researchers engage deeply with participants to understand their perspectives.

Question 8

Should you promise confidentiality?

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No, instead: promise anonymity.

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What is the risk of “going native”?

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Becoming too close and essentially adopting the informants view; losing the higher-level perspective necessary for theorizing

Question 10

What do we mean by “you gotta get lost before you can get found”

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Its normal to feel lost in research

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What is “gestalt analysis”?

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a method of understanding phenomena by focusing on the whole structure or pattern rather than just the individual components.

“gestalt grabs the grand picture”

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What is “theoretical sampling”?

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refers to the process of selecting participants, data sources, or cases purposefully and iteratively to develop and refine emerging theoretical insights.

emphasizes the dynamic relationship between data collection and theory development

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What is research that “leap out”?

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Existing concepts leap out because of their relevance to a new domain

also conncected to optimal distinctiveness

Question 14

What is the data structure?

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It allows to configure our data into a sensible visual aid, and provides a graphic representation of how we progressed from raw data to terms and themes in conducting the analyses

Question 15

What does this quote mean: “to see those transcripts and notes as more than just page after page of work”

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To think about the data theoretically, not just methodologically

Question 16

What do we mean by: “willing suspension of belief”

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We are never completely uninformed about prior work

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What is the intent of the Findings section?

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To narrate an informative story that is driving toward some new concept development and theoretical discovery with the careful presentation of evidence.

We zoom in on the key emergent new concepts or themes and hold them up for examination as the core ideas of a given paper

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What is the intent of the Discussion section?

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All foregoing work in reporting the findings and the development of the grounded model is infused with meaning

Question 19

What is transferability?

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Extracting transferable concepts and principles allows our findings to address a larger audience

Question 20

What is true about propositions?

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Propositions suggest a roadmap for future qualitiative researchers to follow.

Propositions bring the process of concept development full circle by explicitly laying out how a subsequent cycle of grounded theory development might build upon the current one.

Propositions can also be useful in bridging the often wide gulf between qualitative and quantitative researchers.

Question 21

What should a theory do?

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Provide a description or explanation at some more general level of understanding

Question 22

What is east?

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Quantitative

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What is west?

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Qualitative

“West Welcomes Words”

Question 24

Should qualitative research be able to stand on its own?

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Yes

Question 25

What is meant when saying that the Grounded theory approach should be seen as a methodology rather than a cookbook?

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It should be open to innovation and not locked in.

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What is the key features of the Data Collection?

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Give extraordinary voice to informants, who are treated as knowledgable agents

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What is the key features of Data analysis?

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Perform initial data coding, maintaining the integrity of 1st order terms. And then develop 2nd order

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What is the key features of Grounded theory articulation?

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Formulate dynamic relationships among the 2nd order concepts in data struture.
Transform static data structure into dynamic grounded theory model

Question 29

What is gestalt analysis?

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Gestalt analysis refers to a method of understanding phenomena by examining the whole structure or pattern, rather than breaking it down into separate components