Judith Holton completed her Masters in Leadership at Royal Roads University, Victoria (Canada) and her PhD in Management Studies at the University of Northampton (UK). During her PhD research, she was closely mentored by Barney Glaser. She has written a number of methodological papers and books about classic grounded theory and was the founding editor of The Grounded Theory Review as a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to classic grounded theory research. She is currently Associate Professor of Management in the Ron Joyce Centre for Business Studies at Mount Allison University, Sackville (Canada) where she teaches strategy, leadership and organizational change.

An Overview of Classic Grounded Theory
1. Situating Grounded Theory on the Research Landscape
The Early Development of Grounded Theory
Are Glaserian and Straussian GT Reconcilable?
The Nature and Power of Classic GT
Emergence of the Classic GT Paradigm
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2. Discovering New Theory as the End Purpose of Classic Grounded Theory
What Is a Theory?
The Drive From Substantive to Formal GT
Theorizing in Rupture With Existing Literature
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3. Foundational Pillars of Classic Grounded Theory
Emergence
Constant Comparative Analysis
Theoretical Sampling
Developing Your Stance as a Grounded Theorist
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4. Clarifying Common Sources of Confusion in Grounded Theory
Emergence Versus Preconception
Description Versus Conceptualization
Substantive Versus Theoretical Coding
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Classic Grounded Theory in Practice
5. Finding Your Data
Why "All Is Data"
Overlooked Sources of Available Data
Collecting Your Own Data
Data Collection and Analysis as an Iterative Process
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6. Analyzing Your Data
Conceptual Analysis as Distinct From Descriptive Analysis
Using Constant Comparative Analysis
Types and Stages of Coding in Grounded Theory
Core Category Emergence
The Key Role of Analytic Memoing in GT Analysis
The Iterative Nature of Data Analysis in Grounded Theory
To Software or Not to Software
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7. Shaping the Theory
Theoretical Sampling
Theoretical Saturation
Theoretical Coding
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Writing and Evaluating Classic Grounded Theory
8. Writing as an Important Part of Doing Classic GT
The Process Leading to the Readiness to Write Moment
Approaching the Literature in a GT Study
Writing GT With Mixed Quantitative and Qualitative Data
The First Draft
Writing Blocks
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9. Writing Classic GT for Publication
Doing Versus Writing
Writing Classic GT Using Mixed Data
Writing Conventions
Some Guidelines for Publishing Classic GT in Top Tier Research
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10. Evaluating Classic Grounded Theory
The Consequences of the Paradigm War
Criteria for Evaluating Grounded Theory
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Conclusion
Appendix A: Doing Qualitative Research Does Not Mean You Are Doing Classic GT
Appendix B: Classic GT Using Qualitative Data
Appendix C: Doing Classic GT Using Mixed Qualitative and Quantitative Data
Appendix D: Some Examples of Theoretical Coding Using Mixed Qualitative and Quantitative Data
Appendix E: Examples of Diagrams as Precursors of a Theory