Key terms used
| Term | Definition of the term | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Organisational flexibility | The ability to adapt quickly to new or changing environments | Sopelana et al. (2014) |
| fsQCA | A set-theoretic technique for causal-oriented investigation | Ragin (2000, 2008) |
| Pandemic | A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease | WHO (2020) |
| COVID-19 | The infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 | WHO (2020) |
| Stringency index | An index that records the strictness of “lockdown-style” policies that primarily restrict people’s behaviour | Blavatnik School of Government and University of Oxford (2020) |
| Configuration | A combination of conditions | Ragin (2000, 2008 |
| Truth table | A table that organises different configurations which lead to a particular outcome | Fiss (2011) |
| Necessary condition | A condition that is required to produce the outcome | Ragin (2000, 2008 |
| Sufficient condition | A condition that always leads to the outcome | Ragin (2000, 2008 |
| Solution consistency | The extent to which a combination of conditions leads to an outcome | Ragin (2000, 2008 |
| Solution coverage | A proportion of membership in the outcome that can be explained by membership in the configurations | Ragin (2000, 2008 |
| Term | Definition of the term | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Organisational flexibility | The ability to adapt quickly to new or changing environments | |
| fsQCA | A set-theoretic technique for causal-oriented investigation | |
| Pandemic | A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease | |
| COVID-19 | The infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 | |
| Stringency index | An index that records the strictness of “lockdown-style” policies that primarily restrict people’s behaviour | |
| Configuration | A combination of conditions | |
| Truth table | A table that organises different configurations which lead to a particular outcome | |
| Necessary condition | A condition that is required to produce the outcome | |
| Sufficient condition | A condition that always leads to the outcome | |
| Solution consistency | The extent to which a combination of conditions leads to an outcome | |
| Solution coverage | A proportion of membership in the outcome that can be explained by membership in the configurations |
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