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Table 4

Number of studies by country, sample size, theories applied, and research approach

Panel A: Countries			Panel B: Sample size			Panel C: No. of theories applied
Country	No. of studies	(%)	Ranges	No. of studies	(%)	No. of theories	No. of studies	(%)
US	56	46.28	15–199 firms	43	35.54	Single theory	47	38.84
Malaysia	24	19.83	200–499 firms	30	24.79	2–6 theories	43	35.54
South Africa	11	9.09	500–999 firms	25	20.66	No theory specified	31	25.62
Australia	5	4.13	1,000 firms or more	22	18.18	Total	121	100
Canada	5	4.13	No sample (conceptual)	1	0.833
UK	4	3.31	Total	121	100
Nigeria	3	2.48	Panel D: Research approach
Pakistan	1	0.83	Empirical	120	99.17
Sri Lanka	1	0.83	Conceptual	1	0.83
New Zealand	1	0.83	Total	121	100
Multiple countries	10	8.26	Quantitative	116	95.87
Total	121	100	Qualitative	2	1.65
			Mixed method	2	1.65
			Conceptual	1	0.83
			Total	121	100

Panel A: Countries			Panel B: Sample size			Panel C: No. of theories applied
Country	No. of studies	(%)	Ranges	No. of studies	(%)	No. of theories	No. of studies	(%)
US	56	46.28	15–199 firms	43	35.54	Single theory	47	38.84
Malaysia	24	19.83	200–499 firms	30	24.79	2–6 theories	43	35.54
South Africa	11	9.09	500–999 firms	25	20.66	No theory specified	31	25.62
Australia	5	4.13	1,000 firms or more	22	18.18	Total	121	100
Canada	5	4.13	No sample (conceptual)	1	0.833
UK	4	3.31	Total	121	100
Nigeria	3	2.48	Panel D: Research approach
Pakistan	1	0.83	Empirical	120	99.17
Sri Lanka	1	0.83	Conceptual	1	0.83
New Zealand	1	0.83	Total	121	100
Multiple countries	10	8.26	Quantitative	116	95.87
Total	121	100	Qualitative	2	1.65
			Mixed method	2	1.65
			Conceptual	1	0.83
			Total	121	100

Source(s): Authors’ own work