IDENTIFYING THE RELEVANT VARIABLES AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF INNOVATIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES IN UPSTREAM UAE OIL AND GAS

The Researcher uses Strauss and Corbin's version of Grounded Theory to find the variables relevant to the adoption of innovative drilling technologies in upstream oil and gas. The justification for selection of grounded theory as the appropriate research method is already furnished in Paper titled – “Choosing Grounded Theory and Frame Work Analysis as the Appropriate Qualitative Methods for Research”. The researcher applies Predefined codes and Categories of codes to the data collected. The relevant questions to be asked are derived from the conceptual lens formulated by the researcher in the Paper titled – “Constructing an Innovation Adoption Conceptual Lens/Preliminary Frame Work for Further Testing in Upstream Oil and Gas”. The qualitative data analysis results in a “Preliminary Frame work” pertaining to Upstream Oil and Gas Innovation Adoption from which the variables can be extracted. The Research Objectives are already furnished in the paper titled – “Systematically Arriving at the Research Topic for Study in Oil and Gas”. Qualitative Data Analysis furnished in this paper answers the Research Objective 1 – The Variables are identified. This Preliminary frame work goes as an input to the Framework analysis for answering Research Objective 2.