A study and reference tool in qualitative research that will provide useful explanations in the field of grounded theory for teachers and students.This work brings together the broadly dispersed discussions of grounded theory's logic and practices, restoring the grounded theory style of qualitative research.It is particularly useful for graduate students involved in qualitative studies of organizational and managerial life, and for academics teaching research methods courses in management and organization studies.

Introduction
PART ONE: SITUATING THE DISCOVERY OF GROUNDED THEORY
Situating the Discovery of Grounded Theory within the Tradition of Qualitative Methods
Situating Grounded Theory within Its Philosophical, Sociological and Personal Contexts
PART TWO: THE GROUNDED THEORY RESEARCH APPROACH
Distinguishing Characteristics of Grounded Theories
Grounded Theory¿s Research Operations
Evolution of Grounded Theory¿s Research Operations
PART THREE: THE GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH IN MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION STUDIES
Grounded Theory in Studies of Management and Organization
Writing Grounded Theory

Karen Locke is W. Brooks George Professor of Business Administration at the College of William and Mary's school of business, where she is a member of the management area. She joined the faculty there in 1989 after earning her Ph.D in organizational behavior from Case Western Reserve University. Her work focuses on developing a sociology of knowledge in organizational studies with an emphasis on the production of scientific texts and on the use of qualitative research for the investigation of organizational phenomena. She has published in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, and Studies in Organization, Culture and Society, and has authored Grounded Theory In Management Research. Her current work continues her interest in the processes of qualitative researching and focuses on exploring and explicating their creative and imaginative dimensions. Karen also serves as an associate action editor for Organizational Research Methods and as a member of the editorial board of Academy of Management Journal.