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Table 3

Criteria to ensure trustworthiness of research findings

Measure	Main objectives	Requirements met
Credibility	To ensure that findings are the true representations	Interviewed respondents from different firms; data triangulated through secondary means
Transferability	Findings can be transferred from one context to another	Used multiple case studies to ensure that findings can be transferred to other contexts
Dependability	Results would remain the same if the sample is repeated	Strauss and Corbin (1990)’s coding paradigm used: Open, axial and selective coding; Raw quotes provided Coding process facilitated through NVIVO
Confirmability	Findings emerge from the data through respondents’ interpretation	Data collected from respondents with expertise on the management of supply chain operations

Measure	Main objectives	Requirements met
Credibility	To ensure that findings are the true representations	Interviewed respondents from different firms; data triangulated through secondary means
Transferability	Findings can be transferred from one context to another	Used multiple case studies to ensure that findings can be transferred to other contexts
Dependability	Results would remain the same if the sample is repeated	Strauss and Corbin (1990)’s coding paradigm used: Open, axial and selective coding; Raw quotes providedCoding process facilitated through NVIVO
Confirmability	Findings emerge from the data through respondents’ interpretation	Data collected from respondents with expertise on the management of supply chain operations

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