Table 3

Overview of data sources, sample cases and document codes

Data sourcesNo.Abbreviations
1. Principal data sources  
UDNDATA database (News, magazines, industrial reports, etc.)26UDT 1–26
Public information of government authorities (January 2003 to December 2020)35PID 1–35
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program (including datasheet, statistical table, relevant attached file, briefing documents, etc., from January 2003 to December 2020)18SRD 1–33
2. In-depth interviews  
Interviews with four senior executives of top manufacturing companies in Taiwan (June 2020 to August 2020; average interview length 120 min)4IDE 1–4
Interviews with four board members of top manufacturing companies in Taiwan (September 2020 to December 2020; average interview length 180 min)4IDB 1–4
3. Archival and secondary data sources  
Internal documents (including paper data and electronic data) (January 2003 to October 2020)23ID-D 1–67
Social Media posts about the manufacturing servitization (December 2020)26SP-M 1–26
Popular press articles (Jan 2011 to October 2020)51PP- A 1–51
Manufacturing industry analysis report (November 2020)12MI-R 1–12
Total199 
Source: Authors’ own work

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