Data collection and analysis methods are well known that directly affect the successful outcome of any research (Bamkin, Maynard, & Goulding, 2016). The use of grounded theory with ethnography combined can give a clear answer to the research question. Ethnographic can describe the lived experience of those who suffered from toxic leadership while the grounded theory can explain why these events occurred. Both methods will provide a greater deal of detail than one approach can provide alone (Bamkin, Maynard, & Goulding, 2016). More recently, the grounded theory ethnography has begun to build momentum and gain popularity among qualitative researchers (Babchuk, & Hitchcock, 2013). In addition, the combination of the two approaches has great potential
