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Table 1 Categorizations in the literature review (adapted from Cooper 1988)

From: Making decisions for effective humanitarian actions: a conceptual framework for relief distribution

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Characteristics

Description

1

Focus

Research outcomes, and the methods and theories used to produce them

2

Goal

Understanding how relief distribution decision-making is influenced by that of in other problem areas

3

Organization

Clustering articles according to their similarity in the conceptual development

4

Perspective

A neutral representation of the content regardless of subject area or outlet

5

Audience

General scholars and practitioners, especially in humanitarian actions

6

Coverage

Although all relevant sources were initially considered, only a selective corpus was finally analyzed