Like most engineering research and practice, requirements engineering (RE) is typically approached according to the philosophical tradition of positivism. Indeed, theories and knowledge assets are deduced or abducted from the systematic observation of stable and knowable phenomena. However, despite the dominant role of human beings in RE, current approaches don't focus explicitly on social issues and contextual factors, which are often ignored. This paper explores social aspects in RE by adopting a research method (grounded theory) borrowed from the social sciences.
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