TableĀ 1

Variables analyzed in the content analysis

CategoryVariables included
FI Context
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    Country where developed/adopted;

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    Geographical feature (rural, peri-urban, urban)

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    Industry;

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    Key focus of the paper (FI development, FI adoption, outcomes of the FI)

FI development
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    Who developed;

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    Motivations of developer/other actors (profit motivated, social oriented, both);

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    Intensity of collaboration with local actors* (high, med, low, not reported);

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    Intensity of collaboration with foreign actors** (high, med, low, not reported);

FI implementation/adoption/diffusion
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    Intensity of collaboration with local actors* (high, med, low, not reported);

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    Intensity of collaboration with foreign actors** (high, med, low, not reported);

FI characteristics
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    Innovation-type (product, process, business model);

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    Group targeted (poor, emerging middle class);

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    Simplicity (high, med, low, not reported);

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    Functionality (high, med, low, not reported);

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    Affordability (high, med, low, not reported);

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    Social goal addressed;

FI outcomes
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    Economic outcomes (positive, negative, not reported);

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    Environmental outcomes (positive, negative, not reported);

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    Social outcomes (positive, negative, not reported);

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    Economic outcomes measurement (yes/no);

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    Environmental outcomes measurement (yes/no);

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    Social outcomes measurement (yes/no);

Note(s): *Local actors include firms, NGOs, governments, firms' associations, research centres/universities; community/consumers. **Foreign actors include institution/university, firms, NGOs

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