RTA process (Braun and Clarke, 2006, 2019) adapted for this study
| Phase | Description (including the specific procedures for this study) |
|---|---|
| Familiarisation | Each interview was listened to, transcribed verbatim and checked for accuracy. Transcripts were read repeatedly February–May 2025. A reflexive diary captured initial impressions, positional reflections and early analytic insights |
| Initial coding | Inductive, interpretative coding was conducted in NVivo 14. The first four interviews were double-coded for consistency. Codes captured both semantic and latent meanings, expanding from 67 to 174, covering 4,117 excerpts |
| Theme development | Codes were grouped into progressively broader meaning patterns (174 → 47 clusters → 24 groups → 9 subthemes). Analytical interpretation guided the move from description toward conceptual patterning |
| Reviewing and refining | Potential subthemes were critically reviewed against the full dataset for coherence and distinction. Through iterative comparison, six preliminary themes were refined and restructured to capture the data’s central meanings |
| Naming and final analysis | The six themes were further refined into five final themes. Each was named according to its central organising concept, with subthemes representing internal variation |
| Reporting | The final analytic narrative integrated all five themes, supported by pseudonymised quotations and presented as a coherent and theoretically grounded account of the prerequisites for ethical leadership |
| Phase | Description (including the specific procedures for this study) |
|---|---|
| Familiarisation | Each interview was listened to, transcribed verbatim and checked for accuracy. Transcripts were read repeatedly February–May 2025. A reflexive diary captured initial impressions, positional reflections and early analytic insights |
| Initial coding | Inductive, interpretative coding was conducted in NVivo 14. The first four interviews were double-coded for consistency. Codes captured both semantic and latent meanings, expanding from 67 to 174, covering 4,117 excerpts |
| Theme development | Codes were grouped into progressively broader meaning patterns (174 → 47 clusters → 24 groups → 9 subthemes). Analytical interpretation guided the move from description toward conceptual patterning |
| Reviewing and refining | Potential subthemes were critically reviewed against the full dataset for coherence and distinction. Through iterative comparison, six preliminary themes were refined and restructured to capture the data’s central meanings |
| Naming and final analysis | The six themes were further refined into five final themes. Each was named according to its central organising concept, with subthemes representing internal variation |
| Reporting | The final analytic narrative integrated all five themes, supported by pseudonymised quotations and presented as a coherent and theoretically grounded account of the prerequisites for ethical leadership |
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