Fig 1.
PRISMA flow diagram for inclusion of studies and exclusion reasons, formulated by author using MS Visio (2016).
Fig 2.
Studies identified in our study, by year of publication, source: Formulated by author using MS Excel (2016).
Fig 3.
Radar Chart of Citation topic Meso, source: Formulated by author using MS Excel (2016).
Table 1.
Highly cited research papers converging on SE, NGO and globalization topics, source: Formulated by author using MS Excel (2016).
Fig 4.
Co-authorship network of authors selected papers, source: Formulated by author using VOS viewer.
Fig 5.
Co-authorship network of authors grouped by affiliated countries, source: Formulated by author using VOS viewer.
Fig 6.
Thematic map of studies showing dominant themes, source: Formulated by author.
Fig 7.
Co-occurrence of author’s specific keyword, source: Formulated by author using VOS viewer.
Fig 8.
Identifying constructs in studies on NGOs, social enterprises, and globalization using cluster analysis, source: Formulated by author using VOS viewer.
Fig 9.
World cloud of recurring themes, source: Formulated by author using Voyant tools.
Fig 10.
Thematic map showing various dimensions of topics (2000–2022).
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