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Grounded theory with the Gioia method

Builds a grounded model from interviews by moving from informant-centric concepts to researcher-centric themes and aggregate dimensions, following Gioia, Corley and Hamilton (2013).

ExampleExample · follows Gioia, D. A., Corley, K. G., & Hamilton, A. L. (2013)qualitative
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Input
Interview transcripts or field notes, and your literature
Output
A data structure figure, a grounded model and the coded corpus

Steps

  1. 1
    First order coding
    Codes each transcript in the informants' own terms and keeps every concept tied to the passage it came from.
    specialists, parallel
  2. 2
    Quote check
    Every first-order concept must point to a passage found verbatim in a transcript. Concepts without one are rejected.
    check
  3. 3
    Second order themes
    Groups first-order concepts into researcher-centric themes and names the literature each theme speaks to.
    specialist
  4. 4
    Aggregate dimensions
    Distils the themes into a small set of aggregate dimensions.
    specialist
  5. 5
    Data structure check
    Every theme must rest on at least two first-order concepts and every dimension on at least one theme. Halts otherwise.
    check
  6. 6
    Grounded model
    Relates the dimensions to each other and states the model's dynamics.
    specialist
  7. 7
    Informant check
    Pauses so the researcher can return the model to informants and record their responses.
    your review
Technical details

Template id grounded-theory-gioia.

StepId in the template fileSpecialists
1. First order codingfirst_order_codingfirst_order_coder
2. Quote checkquote_check
3. Second order themessecond_order_themessecond_order_theorist
4. Aggregate dimensionsaggregate_dimensionssecond_order_theorist
5. Data structure checkdata_structure_check
6. Grounded modelgrounded_modelsecond_order_theorist
7. Informant checkinformant_check
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Description

Data model
Discipline
Organization scienceInformation systemsSocial sciences
Method family
Qualitative
Design
not specified
Research stage
Data analysisHypotheses
Authors
Ines Varga (Methodology, Conceptualization)
Usage
not used in published research yet · Examples: 4 example studies
Source
Example
Record
template:grounded-theory-gioia · JSON

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@software{e2erauthors2026e2ergroundedtheorywithth,
  title   = {e2er grounded theory with the gioia method template},
  author  = {e2er authors},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {e2er template. Persistent identifier planned},
  url     = {https://e2er.org/templates/grounded-theory-gioia}
}

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  • ✓Output contracts · Every step produced the artifact it declared, in the declared form
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  • ✓Execution reliability · Analysis code ran and wrote a parseable, non-empty result
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  • –Numbers · Every number in tables and text matches the output of executed code
    Not applicable. This method produces no computed numbers to match.
  • ○Citations · Every reference resolves to an existing publication via OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar or Crossref
    Proposed. Proposed for the floor; runs log it but may not block on it.
  • ○Verbatim passages · Every claim about a source points to a passage found word for word in that source
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