Methoden vergleichen

	Multiple Case-Based Straussian Grounded Theory	Vergleichende Grounded Theory
Fachgebiet	Qualitativ	Qualitativ
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	1990s (synthesis of Strauss & Corbin 1990 and multi-case design conventions)	1967 (base); comparative application formalised from the 1980s onward
Urheber	Anselm Strauss & Juliet Corbin (Straussian GT); multiple-case design formalized by Robert K. Yin and Kathleen Eisenhardt	Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss (grounded theory base); comparative extension developed by multiple scholars
Typ	Qualitative research design and analytic strategy	Qualitative comparative research design
Wegweisende Quelle	Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1990). Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques. Sage. ISBN: 978-0803932500	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Aldine. ISBN: 978-0202302607
Aliasnamen	multi-case Straussian GT, Strauss-Corbin grounded theory across cases, multiple-site Straussian grounded theory, multi-case GT (Strauss & Corbin)	cross-site grounded theory, multi-group grounded theory, comparative GT, grounded theory comparative analysis
Verwandt	6	6
Zusammenfassung	Multiple case-based Straussian grounded theory combines Strauss and Corbin's systematic coding procedures — open, axial, and selective coding — with a multiple case design in which the same grounded theory analysis is conducted across two or more purposively selected cases. The approach aims to generate a mid-range theory grounded in rich, cross-case qualitative data while capitalizing on the comparative leverage offered by multiple sites or units, ultimately producing a theory with broader scope and stronger transferability than a single-case grounded theory study.	Comparative grounded theory applies the systematic inductive logic of grounded theory across two or more distinct groups, settings, or time points. Rather than generating a theory grounded in a single context, it builds theory that explains variation and similarity across contexts, producing conceptually richer and more transferable explanatory frameworks than single-site grounded theory studies.