Theoretical saturation – new findings according to each interview
| Categories versus interviews | I1 | I2 | I3 | I4 | I5 | I6 | I7 | I8 | I9 | I10 | I11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder’s/company background | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial experiences/previous interest in entrepreneurship | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Work routine at the parent company | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| The network developed at the parent company | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frustrations at the parent company | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Self-efficacy/confidence to create a company and the relationship with parent company founders | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Geographic location relationship between parent and spawned firm | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Founders’ motivations for entrepreneurship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final sum for saturation | 27 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Categories | I1 | I2 | I3 | I4 | I5 | I6 | I7 | I8 | I9 | I10 | I11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder’s/company background | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial experiences/previous interest in entrepreneurship | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Work routine at the parent company | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| The network developed at the parent company | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frustrations at the parent company | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Self-efficacy/confidence to create a company and the relationship with parent company founders | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Geographic location relationship between parent and spawned firm | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Founders’ motivations for entrepreneurship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source(s): The authors