Grounded Theory Method

Start here:

• Muller, M. J., & Kogan, S. (2010). Grounded theory method in HCI and CSCW. Cambridge: IBM Center for Social Software, 1-46. PDF

I especially like this because Muller unpacks brief history of GT, and gives good examples of its utility for CSCW research. This is very accessible, but it also glosses over some key issues that, if you take GT seriously, are worth better understanding.

Classics:

• The Discovery of Grounded Theory Strategies for Qualitative Research Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L, Strauss (see repo for PDF)

This is the canonical text on GT... but also very controversial in terms of Glaser and Strauss's relationship and ultimately their falling out over how the method should be applied. The controversy isn't nearly as interesting as qualitative scholars make it out to be, but it is worth knowing about.

(Strauss and Corbin or Charmaz (below) are much more accessible IMHO - but I would be doing a grave disservice if I didn't at least link to this one).

• Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1994). Grounded theory methodology. Handbook of qualitative research, 17, 273-85. (see document in repo)

Helpful:

• Charmaz, Kathy. Constructing grounded theory. Sage, 2014. (see document in repo)

This is a very good theoretical overview

• Bryant, Antony, and Kathy Charmaz, eds. The Sage handbook of grounded theory. Sage, 2007. (see document in repo)

This is more of a "How-To" but very very helpful as a reference guide.

• Morse, Janice M., et al. Developing grounded theory: The second generation. Routledge, 2016. (couldn't find the PDF online, but this is a really good book for how GT has evolved and is worth finding if you want to go deep on GT methodology)