Table 2

The differences in categories for the whole timeframe and from one period to another

FormalitiesContextCommunityEnvironmentGovernanceInvestmentsFinancesProjectionsSum by period/transition
Institutional factor no. 1: the family business
Whole timeframeXXXXXXXX8
1st–2nd (1971)  ↓ ↓↓↑ 4
2nd–3rd (1979)↓     ↑ 2
3rd–4th (1989)↓↑↑ ↑ ↓ 6
4th–5th (1996)       ↑1
5th–6th (2011)  ↑↑  ↓ 3
Institutional factor no. 2: the Italian pasta industry
Whole timeframeXXXXXXXX8
1st–2nd (1970)  ↓  ↓↑ 3
2nd–3rd (1978)↓↓    ↑ 3
3rd–4th (1990)↓↑↑↑↑ ↓ 6
4th–5th (2000)↑ ↓   ↑↑4
5th–6th (2007)   ↑  ↓ 2
6th–7th (2017)  ↑   ↓↓3
Institutional factor no. 3: the regulation system for directors' reports
Whole timeframeXXXXXXXX8
1st–2nd (1974)↓↓↓  ↓↑ 5
2nd–3rd (1991)↓↑↑↑↑ ↓↑7
3rd–4th (2007)↑↓ ↑ ↓  4
Institutional factor no. 4: the political and socioeconomic context
Whole timeframeXXXXXXXX8
1st–2nd (1966)  ↓  ↓  2
2nd–3rd (1980) ↓  ↓↓↑ 4
3rd–4th (1990)↓↑↑↑↑ ↓ 6
4th–5th (2000)↑ ↓   ↑↑3
5th–6th (2007)   ↑  ↓ 2
6th–7th (2014)  ↑↑  ↓↓4

Note(s): Legend: Regarding the whole timeframe, X means that narratives concerning a specific coding theme significantly increased or reduced. Regarding the transition period by period, ↑ and ↓ indicate that narratives related to a specific theme category enlarged or reduced respectively. The year between brackets is the critical juncture that separates two consecutive periods

Source(s): Authors' own work

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