Summary of the reviewed papers
| Frequency | (%) of total | |
|---|---|---|
| Subject area | ||
| Business, management and accounting | 69 | 61 |
| Social sciences | 31 | 27 |
| Environmental sciences | 5 | 4 |
| Decision sciences | 4 | 4 |
| Computer science | 4 | 4 |
| Method | ||
| Discussion/Essay | 54 | 48 |
| Qualitative | 35 | 31 |
| Quantitative | 17 | 15 |
| Mixed methods | 7 | 6 |
| Theory/framework | ||
| No theory used | 73 | 65 |
| Dynamic capability view | 6 | 5 |
| Resource-based view | 4 | 4 |
| Stakeholder theory | 4 | 4 |
| Actor network theory | 2 | 2 |
| Othera (<1%) | 24 | 21 |
| Geography | ||
| North America | 19 | 17 |
| Europe | 15 | 13 |
| Asia | 13 | 12 |
| Latin America | 2 | 2 |
| Africa/Middle East | 2 | 2 |
| Australia Pacific | 1 | 1 |
| Not limited | 61 | 54 |
| Journal representation in the sample | ||
| Journal of Cleaner Production | 11 | 10 |
| Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 6 | 5 |
| International Journal of Information Management | 5 | 4 |
| Journal of Business Ethics | 5 | 4 |
| Meditari Accountancy Research | 5 | 4 |
| Business and Society | 3 | 3 |
| Critical Perspectives on Accounting | 3 | 3 |
| Ethics and Information Technology | 3 | 3 |
| Journal of Management Information Systems | 3 | 3 |
| Other journals (<3%) | 69 | 61 |
| Publication timeframe | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 14 | 12 |
| 2018 | 24 | 22 |
| 2019 | 37 | 33 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 |
| Frequency | (%) of total | |
|---|---|---|
| Business, management and accounting | 69 | 61 |
| Social sciences | 31 | 27 |
| Environmental sciences | 5 | 4 |
| Decision sciences | 4 | 4 |
| Computer science | 4 | 4 |
| Discussion/Essay | 54 | 48 |
| Qualitative | 35 | 31 |
| Quantitative | 17 | 15 |
| Mixed methods | 7 | 6 |
| No theory used | 73 | 65 |
| Dynamic capability view | 6 | 5 |
| Resource-based view | 4 | 4 |
| Stakeholder theory | 4 | 4 |
| Actor network theory | 2 | 2 |
| Othera (<1%) | 24 | 21 |
| North America | 19 | 17 |
| Europe | 15 | 13 |
| Asia | 13 | 12 |
| Latin America | 2 | 2 |
| Africa/Middle East | 2 | 2 |
| Australia Pacific | 1 | 1 |
| Not limited | 61 | 54 |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| Other journals (<3%) | 69 | 61 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 14 | 12 |
| 2018 | 24 | 22 |
| 2019 | 37 | 33 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 |
Notes:
aTheories and frameworks that were used only once were assigned to “Other” category. Examples include normal accident theory, Nissenbaum’s theory of “privacy as contextual integrity” and Bentham’s utility theory
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