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Grounded Theory: some reflections on paradigm, procedures and misconceptions

@inproceedings{Goulding1999GroundedTS,
  title={Grounded Theory: some reflections on paradigm, procedures and misconceptions},
  author={Christina Goulding},
  year={1999}
}
This paper is an early version of a chapter for a proposed book on grounded theory. It extends the discussion of grounded theory published in two academic papers by the author: Goulding, C. (1998) Grounded Theory: the missing methodology on the interpretivist agenda Qualitative Market Research: an international journal 1(1) Goulding, C. (forthcoming) Consumer Research, Interpretive Paradigms, and Methodological Ambiguities European Journal of Marketing 33(7/8) 
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