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Jan and Nick are both fan boys of grounded theory so it is about time we talk to someone who knows more about it than we do. Thankfully, Cathy Urquhart agreed to join us. With her we talk about the procedures and outcomes of grounded theorizing, what sort of contributions we can build through this approach and whether IS scholars should build grand or substantive theories. But because Cathy has been around the block a long time, we also talk about our own community institutions and whether they need a reform. In short, we are being naughty.

Episode Reading List

• Berente, N., Lyytinen, K., Yoo, Y., & King, J. L. (2016). Routines as Shock Absorbers During Organizational Transformation: Integration, Control, and NASA’s Enterprise Information System. Organization Science, 27(3), 551-572.
• Strauss, A. L., & Corbin, J. (1998). Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory (2nd ed.). Sage.
• Urquhart, C. (2013). Grounded Theory for Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide. Sage.
• Urquhart, C., & Fernandez, W. D. (2013). Using Grounded Theory Method in Information Systems: The Researcher as Blank Slate and Other Myths. Journal of Information Technology, 28(3), 224-236.
• Rapoport, R. N. (1970). Three Dilemmas in Action Research: With Special Reference to the Tavistock Experience. Human Relations, 23(6), 499-513.
• Seidel, S. (2011). Toward a Theory of Managing Creativity-intensive Processes: A Creative Industries Study. Information Systems and e-Business Management, 9(4), 407-446.
• Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Aldine Publishing Company.
• Glaser, B. G. (1992). Basics of Grounded Theory Analysis. Sociology Press.
• Charmaz, K. C. (2006). Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis. Sage.
• Urquhart, C., Lehmann, H., & Myers, M. D. (2010). Putting the Theory Back Into Grounded Theory: Guidelines for Grounded Theory Studies in Information Systems. Information Systems Journal, 20(4), 357-381.
• Tiwana, A., & Kim, S. K. (2019). From Bricks to an Edifice: Cultivating Strong Inference in Information Systems Research. Information Systems Research, 30(3), 1029-1036.
• Huang, J., Henfridsson, O., & Liu, M. J. (2022). Extending Digital Ventures Through Templating. Information Systems Research. https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2021.1057  
• Baskerville, R., Myers, M. D., & Yoo, Y. (2020). Digital First: The Ontological Reversal and New Challenges for IS Research. MIS Quarterly, 44(2), 509-523.
• Baird, A., & Maruping, L. M. (2021). The Next Generation of Research on IS Use: A Theoretical Framework of Delegation to and from Agentic IS Artifacts. MIS Quarterly, 45(1), 315-341.
• Burton-Jones, A., Butler, B. S., Scott, S. V., & Xu, S. X. (2021). Examining Assumptions: Provocations on the Nature, Impact, and Implications of IS Theory. MIS Quarterly, 45(1), 453-498.
• Baygi, R. M., Introna, L. D., & Hultin, L. (2021). Everything Flows: Studying Continuous Socio-Technological Transformation in a Fluid and Dynamic Digital World. MIS Quarterly, 45(1), 423-452.
• Gioia, D. A., Corley, K. G., & Hamilton, A. L. (2013). Seeking Qualitative Rigor in Inductive Research. Organizational Research Methods, 16(1), 15-31.
• Flyvbjerg, B. (2006). Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research. Qualitative Inquiry, 12(2), 219-245.
• Swedberg, R. (2017). Theorizing in Sociological Research: A New Perspective, a New Departure? Annual Review of Sociology, 43(1), 189-206.
• Sutton, R. I., & Staw, B. M. (1995). What Theory is Not. Administrative Science Quarterly, 40(3), 371-384.
• Urquhart, C., Carte, T. A., & Heinzl, A. (2017). Time for Some Changes to ICIS? Reflections on our Highest-quality Conference. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 41(8), 179-197.