Sentence examples for the thematic framework was from inspiring English sources

The thematic framework was constructed by identifying studies focusing on innovation system functions, as generic competences are by necessity linked to the most important functions of any innovation system (see Lundvall et al. 2002; Lundvall and Lorenz 2006).

The thematic framework was applied systematically to the data.

The thematic framework was then applied systematically to all the data by JGH.

The thematic framework was further refined before being applied systematically to the whole data set.

The thematic framework was then applied systematically to all the data (JH).

The thematic framework was then systematically applied to all of the interview transcripts.

The thematic framework is developed through familiarisation with a subset of transcripts.

The thematic framework is used to classify and organise data according to key themes, concepts and emergent categories.

The first three, familiarization, deriving a thematic framework, and indexing (coding the data against the thematic framework) are common to other qualitative methods.

The key stages of analysis are similar to traditional methods of familiarisation, identifying a thematic framework, coding, and interpretation; each time the thematic framework is applied to transcripts the themes and categories become more responsive to issues emerging from the data (as in grounded theory) [ 22].

Further information on this approach, our treatment of the interview transcripts, and the development of the thematic framework is given in Additional File 2. The analysis was deductive: all themes were developed a priori, based on the topics covered in the interview (7Cs).