Figure 1
The figure presents a horizontal flowchart with six stages. The title at the top reads “Inductive Thematic Analysis Process to Develop Entrepreneurship as Sovereignty Practice”. At the top, six stages are arranged from left to right, each in a rectangular box and labeled as follows: “Stage 1: Statements”, “Stage 2: Keywords”, “Stage 3: Codes”, “Stage 4: Themes”, “Stage 5: Conceptualization”, and “Stage 6: Conceptual Framework”. Stage 1, “Statements”, lists nineteen individual boxes containing statements and textual data. Each statement includes participant insights, such as personal experiences, barriers, and aspirations. Arrows extend from each statement to associated “Keywords” in Stage 2, including: “Passion for craft, local skills”, “Personal fulfillment and role modelling”, “Financial stability”, “Sentimental factors”, “Market opportunities”, “Cultural pride and community impact”, “Personal fears or challenges”, “Business-related challenges”, “Macro-level environmental issues”, “Speaking up and seeking help”, “Strategic pauses and adjustment”, “Faith and spirituality”, “Self business development”, “Desire for expansion”, “Cultural preservation and influence”, and “Formalizing operations”. Stage 3, “Codes”, groups these keywords under four primary headings: “Motivations”, “Challenges”, “Resilience”, and “Aspirations”. “Motivations” includes the keywords: “Passion for craft, local skills”, “Personal fulfillment and role modelling”, “Financial stability”, “Sentimental factors”, “Market opportunities”, and “Cultural pride and community impact”. “Challenges” includes the keywords: “Personal fears or challenges”, “Business-related challenges”, and “Macro-level environmental issues”. “Resilience” includes the keywords: “Speaking up and seeking help”, “Strategic pauses and adjustment”, “Faith and spirituality”, and “Self business development”. “Aspirations” includes the keywords: “Desire for expansion”, “Cultural preservation and influence”, and “Formalizing operations”. Stage 4, “Themes”, synthesizes the codes into broader categories, with “Entrepreneurial dynamics” encompassing both “Motivations” and “Challenges”, and “Entrepreneurial tenacity” encompassing “Resilience” and “Aspirations”. Stage 5, “Conceptualization”, shows arrows from these themes converging into specific conceptual points, displayed in a text box with the following listed points: “Motivational complexity”, “Communal logics”, “Transforming challenges”, “Aspirational hybridity”, “Market reconfiguration”, “Strategic adaptation”, and “Reframing business”. From this text box, a right-pointing arrow points to a text box in Stage 6, “Conceptual Framework”, labeled “Entrepreneurship as sovereignty”. From “Entrepreneurship as sovereignty”, a downward arrow points to a text box in the same stage labeled “Entrepreneurial sovereignty model”.Thematic analysis process. (Source: Authors' own work)