Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- Introduction -- What this book does not do -- Is GTM difficult to use? -- What is grounded theory method (GTM)? -- Why is it useful? -- Summary -- Exercises -- Web resources -- Further reading -- Frequently asked questions -- ch. 2 Grounded theory method (GTM) -- Introduction -- The discovery of grounded theory -- The key characteristics of GTM -- Evolving coding procedures in GTM -- Myths about GTM -- Summary -- Exercises -- Web resources -- Further reading -- Frequently asked questions -- ch. 3 Getting started with coding -- Introduction -- Coding - a first example -- Different approaches to coding - what is and isn't GTM? -- Coding as theory building - not just concepts but relationships, too -- Coding procedures used in GTM -- Summary -- Exercises -- Web resources -- Further reading -- Frequently asked questions -- ch. 4 Research design using GTM -- Introduction -- Philosophical position -- Methodology --

Contents note continued: Data-collection methods -- Ethics -- Reflexivity -- Theoretical memos -- Breadth versus depth in research design -- Summary -- Exercises -- Web resources -- Further reading -- Frequently asked questions -- ch. 5 Coding and conceptualising -- Introduction -- Open coding: Example 1 -- Selective coding: Example 1 -- Open coding: Example 2 -- Selective coding: Example 2 -- A word on software for data analysis -- Summary -- Exercises -- Web resources -- Further reading -- Frequently asked questions -- ch. 6 Building the theory -- Introduction -- What is a theoretical code? -- Theoretical memos -- Integrative diagrams -- Theoretical coding: Example 1 -- Theoretical coding: Example 2 -- Summary -- Exercises -- Web resources -- Further reading -- Frequently asked questions -- ch. 7 Scaling up the theory -- Introduction -- Why scale up the theory? -- Levels of theory -- Relating the emergent theory to the literature --

Contents note continued: Increasing the scope and generalisability of the theory -- Summary -- Exercises -- Web resources -- Further reading -- Frequently asked questions -- ch. 8 Writing up a grounded theory study -- Introduction -- The writing up process -- The challenges of writing up a grounded theory study -- How much context of the study should be presented? -- Representing the coding procedure -- Presenting a chain of evidence -- Presenting findings -- Presenting the substantive theory -- Theoretical integration and presenting the literature -- Summary -- Exercises -- Web resource -- Further reading -- Frequently asked questions -- ch. 9 The contribution of GTM - some reflections -- Introduction -- Key insights -- Guidelines for grounded theory studies -- The future of GTM -- Summary -- Exercises -- Web resources -- Further reading -- Frequently asked questions.