Seeking Qualitative Rigor in Inductive Research: Notes on the Gioia Methodology

Dennis A. Gioia; Kevin Corley; Aimee L. Hamilton

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Seeking Qualitative Rigor in Inductive Research: Notes on the Gioia Methodology

Dennis A. Gioia, Kevin Corley, Aimee L. Hamilton

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For all its richness and potential for discovery, qualitative research has been critiqued as too often lacking in scholarly rigor. The authors summarize a systematic approach to new concept development and grounded theory articulation that is designed to bring "qualitative rigor" to the conduct and presentation of inductive research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	15-31
Number of pages	17
Journal	Organizational Research Methods
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428112452151
State	Published - Jan 2013

Keywords

grounded theory
inductive research
new concept development
qualitative rigor

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Decision Sciences(all)
Strategy and Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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