Researchers have identified several problems with the Grounded Theory Method, which include fundamental concerns about its ontological foundations and epistemological stance. Many IS researchers consider such issues unproblematic or are unaware of them. This situation is compounded by the fact it is employed selectively as part of positivist, post-positivist or interpretivist research approache...

making a distinction between the two concepts of explanation (tabyīn) and interpretation (tafsīr) in the study of history, the present article examines the status of traditional hermeneutics in the formation and development of history as a science (history science). explanation means a description of how and why a series of events take place in relation to the subject being studied in light of ...

The first step towards a wide-coverage tableau prover for natural logic is presented. We describe an automatized method for obtaining Lambda Logical Forms from surface forms and use this method with an implemented prover to hunt for new tableau rules in textual entailment data sets. The collected tableau rules are presented and their usage is also exemplified in several tableau proofs. The perf...

For the public accounting profession to remain viable, ethics is a crucial problem. This study aims analyze professional from accountant's viewpoint. In order accomplish this, an approach based on Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics employed. According Ricoeur, interpretation continues be explained through conduct after understanding. The information was obtained in-depth interviews with ten accountant...

The proportion of publications of qualitative research in mainstream psychology journals is small. Thus, in terms of this important criterion, despite its recent rapid growth, qualitative research is marginalized in psychology. The author suggests that contributing to this situation is the lack of a coherent and unifying methodology of qualitative research methods that elucidates their credibil...