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Table 2

Motivations for adopting ISO/IEC 27001

Main themes/research results	Relevant papers (evidence: C = conceptual; E = empirical)
Functionalist
ISO/IEC 27001 is pursued for functionalist motivations, including
Support in achieving higher levels of ISS	Broderick (2006) (C), Gillies (2011) (E), Hlača et al. (2008) (E), Itradat et al. (2014) (C), Kossyva et al. (2014) (C), Ku et al. (2009) (E), Liao and Chueh (2012b) (C), Mesquida et al. (2014) (C), Mukhtar and Ahmad (2014) (C), Pardo et al. (2012) (C), Pardo et al. (2016) (C), Rezaei et al. (2014) (E), Susanto et al. (2012) (C), Van Wessel et al. (2011) (E)
Increased efficiency in processes related to information management	Annarelli et al. (2020) (E), Bakar et al. (2015) (C), Crowder (2013) (E), Dionysiou (2011) (C), Hlača et al. (2008) (E), Kossyva et al. (2014) (C), Liao and Chueh (2012b) (C), Mukhtar and Ahmad (2014) (C), Susanto et al. (2012) (C), Van Wessel et al., 2011 (E)
Institutionalist
ISO/IEC 27001 is pursued for Institutionalist motivations, including
Expected image improvements	Bakar et al. (2015) (C), Crowder (2013) (E), Culot et al. (2019) (E), Deane et al. (2019) (C), Dionysiou (2011) (C), Freeman (2007) (C), Gillies (2011) (E), Hlača et al. (2008) (E), Ku et al. (2009) (E), Liao and Chueh (2012a) (C), Liao and Chueh (2012b) (C), Lomas (2010) (C), Majerník et al. (2017) (C), Mesquida et al. (2014) (C), Pardo et al. (2016) (C), Rezaei et al. (2014) (E), Stewart (2018) (C), Ţigănoaia (2015) (C), Van Wessel et al., 2011 (E)
Governmental regulatory and promotion activities	Annarelli et al. (2020) (E), Crowder (2013) (E), Dionysiou (2011) (C), Everett (2011) (C), Gillies (2011) (E), Hlača et al. (2008) (E), Ku et al. (2009) (E), Lomas (2010) (C), Smith et al. (2010) (E), Tsohou et al. (2010) (C), Van Wessel et al., 2011 (E)
Market demands	Barafort et al. (2019) (C), Beckers et al. (2013) (C), Cowan (2011) (E), Dionysiou (2011) (C), Everett (2011) (C), Freeman (2007) (C), Gillies (2011) (E), Hoy and Foley (2015) (C), Mirtsch et al. (2021) (E), Ţigănoaia (2015) (C), Van Wessel et al., 2011 (E)
Isomorphism	Deane et al. (2019) (C), Everett (2011) (C), Hlača et al. (2008) (E), Liao and Chueh (2012b) (C), Majerník et al. (2017) (C), Raabi et al. (2020) (C), Stewart (2018) (C), Susanto et al. (2012) (C), Tsohou et al. (2010) (C)
Strength of the “ISO brand”	Deane et al. (2019) (C), Majerník et al. (2017) (C)

Main themes/research results	Relevant papers (evidence: C = conceptual; E = empirical)
Functionalist
ISO/IEC 27001 is pursued for functionalist motivations, including
Support in achieving higher levels of ISS	Broderick (2006) (C), Gillies (2011) (E), Hlača et al. (2008) (E), Itradat et al. (2014) (C), Kossyva et al. (2014) (C), Ku et al. (2009) (E), Liao and Chueh (2012b) (C), Mesquida et al. (2014) (C), Mukhtar and Ahmad (2014) (C), Pardo et al. (2012) (C), Pardo et al. (2016) (C), Rezaei et al. (2014) (E), Susanto et al. (2012) (C), Van Wessel et al. (2011) (E)
Increased efficiency in processes related to information management	Annarelli et al. (2020) (E), Bakar et al. (2015) (C), Crowder (2013) (E), Dionysiou (2011) (C), Hlača et al. (2008) (E), Kossyva et al. (2014) (C), Liao and Chueh (2012b) (C), Mukhtar and Ahmad (2014) (C), Susanto et al. (2012) (C), Van Wessel et al., 2011 (E)
Institutionalist
ISO/IEC 27001 is pursued for Institutionalist motivations, including
Expected image improvements	Bakar et al. (2015) (C), Crowder (2013) (E), Culot et al. (2019) (E), Deane et al. (2019) (C), Dionysiou (2011) (C), Freeman (2007) (C), Gillies (2011) (E), Hlača et al. (2008) (E), Ku et al. (2009) (E), Liao and Chueh (2012a) (C), Liao and Chueh (2012b) (C), Lomas (2010) (C), Majerník et al. (2017) (C), Mesquida et al. (2014) (C), Pardo et al. (2016) (C), Rezaei et al. (2014) (E), Stewart (2018) (C), Ţigănoaia (2015) (C), Van Wessel et al., 2011 (E)
Governmental regulatory and promotion activities	Annarelli et al. (2020) (E), Crowder (2013) (E), Dionysiou (2011) (C), Everett (2011) (C), Gillies (2011) (E), Hlača et al. (2008) (E), Ku et al. (2009) (E), Lomas (2010) (C), Smith et al. (2010) (E), Tsohou et al. (2010) (C), Van Wessel et al., 2011 (E)
Market demands	Barafort et al. (2019) (C), Beckers et al. (2013) (C), Cowan (2011) (E), Dionysiou (2011) (C), Everett (2011) (C), Freeman (2007) (C), Gillies (2011) (E), Hoy and Foley (2015) (C), Mirtsch et al. (2021) (E), Ţigănoaia (2015) (C), Van Wessel et al., 2011 (E)
Isomorphism	Deane et al. (2019) (C), Everett (2011) (C), Hlača et al. (2008) (E), Liao and Chueh (2012b) (C), Majerník et al. (2017) (C), Raabi et al. (2020) (C), Stewart (2018) (C), Susanto et al. (2012) (C), Tsohou et al. (2010) (C)
Strength of the “ISO brand”	Deane et al. (2019) (C), Majerník et al. (2017) (C)