Linganisha mbinu

	Nadharia ya Utafiti wa Kesi Nyingi yenye Msingi wa Nadharia	Uchanganuzi wa Kaida
Nyanja	Mbinu za Kimaelezo	Utafiti wa Kimaelezo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1980s–1990s (integrative development)	2006
Mwanzilishi	Synthesised from Kathleen Eisenhardt (multiple-case logic) and Barney Glaser & Anselm Strauss (grounded theory)	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Aina	Qualitative research design combining case study and grounded theory	Method
Chanzo asilia	Eisenhardt, K. M. (1989). Building theories from case study research. Academy of Management Review, 14(4), 532–550.	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Majina mbadala	multi-case grounded theory, MCGT, comparative case grounded theory, cross-case grounded theory	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Zinazohusiana	6	3
Muhtasari	Multiple case-based grounded theory is a qualitative research design that embeds grounded theory's inductive coding logic inside a structured multiple-case framework. Rather than generating theory from a single site or interview pool, researchers iteratively collect and analyze data across two or more purposefully selected cases, using constant comparison both within and across cases until theoretical saturation is reached. The result is a substantive theory grounded in rich, cross-site empirical evidence.	Thematic Analysis (TA) is a qualitative research methodology for identifying, analyzing, and reporting patterns (themes) in qualitative data. Developed systematically by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke (2006), TA is flexible and accessible, applicable across diverse theoretical frameworks and data types, making it one of the most widely used qualitative methods in psychology, health research, and social sciences.