International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

Board interaction with information based on grounding theory

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Accounting, Kashan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashan, Iran

2 Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

Abstract

The present dissertation is based on a contextual approach and in order to provide a model based on the risk and complexity of board interaction as a pillar of corporate governance with information based on grounding theory. In order to validate the field research and in fact, as a kind of initial practice, a pilot sample has been used. In addition to the interviews, in this research, field notes were also used, which were also recorded and coded in the field. These notes produced a total of 46 codes with a total of 96 sources, and the final reviews produced 76 codes and 142 sources. The pilot interview highlighted the need to focus more on listening during the interview and to ensure that the coding was done effectively in the research and that trends and activities were examined. The first stage of the survey was to draw potential study lines and one-page feedback was prepared for the interviewees the second stage of the survey was received from the interviewees in four stages by e-mail. In addition, two of the initial interviewees were re-interviewed based on the findings. The other three interviews at this stage were conducted using a one-page report for the structure of the interview.

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International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
Volume 13, Issue 2
July 2022
Pages 2815-2830
  • Receive Date: 18 November 2021
  • Revise Date: 24 December 2021
  • Accept Date: 09 January 2022