Figure 2
The model consists of three labeled vertical sections arranged from left to right. The first section is labeled “1. Preparing phase”, the second section is labeled “2. Organising phase”, and the third section is labeled “3. Reporting phase”. Inside the “1. Preparing phase” section, three vertically stacked rectangular text boxes are shown. The top box contains the text “Select unit of analysis: modern slavery reports”. A downward arrow from this box points to the second box which contains the text “Read through reports to become familiar with the dataset (862 pages)”. A downward arrow from this box points to the third box which contains the text “Assign pseudonyms to organisations’ reports to ensure data integrity”. The second and third boxes are present inside a rectangle box labeled “Credibility”. Inside the “2. Organising phase” section, several rectangular text boxes are vertically arranged and connected by downward arrows in sequence. The first box at the top is shaded in blue and contains the text “Open coding (350 initial codes)”. On the right side of this box, another box is present and labeled “Allow codes emerge without expectations”. A downward arrow from “Open coding (350 initial codes)” points to a blue box labeled “Group codes (190 codes)”. A downward arrow from “Group codes (190 codes)” points to a blue box labeled “Merge overlap codes (83 codes)”. On the right of these two boxes, another box is present labeled “Document codes’ meanings in memo with implications, reassess infrequent codes for inclusion”. A downward arrow from “Merge overlap codes (83 codes)” points to a blue box labeled “Categorising (27 sub-categories)”. On the right side of this box, another box is present labeled “Create sub-categories in alignment with literature”. All the above boxes are present inside a rectangle labeled “Transferability”. A downward arrow from “Categorising (27 sub-categories)” points to a green box labeled “Abstraction (second-order themes)”. An upward arrow from “Abstraction (second-order themes)” points back to “Categorising (27 sub-categories)”. A downward arrow from “Abstraction (second-order themes)” points to a green box labeled “Aggregated dimensions”. To the right of these two boxes, a vertical explanatory region contains the text “Conceptually similar second-order themes into aggregated dimensions through ongoing discussions”. This entire column of boxes is present inside a rectangle labeled “Dependability”. Inside the “3. Reporting phase” section, a green box at the top contains the text “Develop initial framework”. A downward arrow from this box points to the blue box labeled “Refine draft frameworks to the research team to validate interpretations”. A downward arrow from this blue box points to the next box labeled “Incorporate feedback for framework refinement”. A downward arrow from this box points to the next box labeled “Confirm final framework after rigorous team discussion”. These four boxes are present inside a rectangle labeled “Confirmability”. At the bottom of the model, a dashed legend indicates the shading scheme, with blue shading indicating “Inductive” and green shading indicating “Deductive”.Data analysis process. Source: Authors’ work