How to Develop a Multi-Grounded Theory: the evolution of a business process theory

In the information systems field there is a great need for different theories. Theory development can be performed in different ways – deductively and/or inductively. Different approaches with their pros and cons for theory development exists. A combined approach, which builds on inductive as well a...

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Published in:AJIS. Australasian journal of information systems 2006-05, Vol.13 (2), p.69
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