Table 2.
Description of included studies
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Publication type | |
| Journal article | 16 (80) |
| Thesis | 2 (10) |
| Organizational report | 1 (5) |
| Research project | 1 (5) |
| Publication date | |
| 1995–2000 | 1 (5) |
| 2001–2005 | 0 (0) |
| 2006–2010 | 1 (5) |
| 2011–2015 | 12 (60) |
| 2015–2020 | 6 (30) |
| Policy type | |
| Autonomization policy | 6 (30) |
| BT policy | 10 (50) |
| Corporatization policy | 3 (15) |
| Two or more policies | 1 (5) |
| Setting | |
| Tehran | 4 (20) |
| Isfahan | 4 (20) |
| Tabriz | 2 (10) |
| Kerman | 1 (5) |
| Gilan | 1 (5) |
| Two or more provinces | 4 (20) |
| Not applicable | 4 (20) |
| Methodology | |
| Qualitative | 10 (50) |
| Quantitative | 7 (35) |
| Mix-method | 3 (15) |
| Language | |
| English | 12 (60) |
| Persian | 8 (40) |
| Influential Researchers | |
| Mehdi Jafari | 5 (25) |
| Leila Doshmangir | 3 (15) |
| Arash Rashidian | 3 (15) |
| Iravan Masoudi Asl | 3 (15) |
| Amirhossein Takian | 3 (15) |
| Mohammad Arab | 3 (15) |
| Hamid Ravaghi | 2 (10) |