concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: emergent theory

emergent theory
definition: Emergent theory (ET) is an outcome of organization research in which theory is allowed to come to light through a systematic data collection and analysis process called grounded theory, a research approach committed to discovery, direct contact with the social phenomenon of interest, and a rejection of explicit a priori theorizing. Conceptual Overview ET is a product of grounded theory (GT), a widely recognized and adopted research approach associated with sociologists Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Emergent Theory]
broader: research practice and methodology
type: Concept

research practice and methodology
type: Concept
narrower: emergent theory