Table 4. Major MS-NMS theoretical... | Emerald Publishing

Table 4.

Major MS-NMS theoretical perspectives and proposition

Theories	MS	NMS	MS and NMS	Total no.
Institutional theory (including all its variants, e.g. neo-institutional theory, legitimacy assessment, etc.)	14	29	10	53
Stakeholder theory	16	20	7	43
Resource dependence theory	14	19	11	44
Resource-based theory (comprising the dynamic capabilities perspectives)	15	18	6	39
Behavioural theory	11	15	8	34
Agency theory	9	6	6	21
Social network	3	8	7	18
embeddedness theory	4	9	2	15
Transaction cost theory	5	9	7	21
Public choice theory	4	6	2	12

Theories	MS	NMS	MS and NMS	Total no.
Institutional theory (including all its variants, e.g. neo-institutional theory, legitimacy assessment, etc.)	14	29	10	53
Stakeholder theory	16	20	7	43
Resource dependence theory	14	19	11	44
Resource-based theory (comprising the dynamic capabilities perspectives)	15	18	6	39
Behavioural theory	11	15	8	34
Agency theory	9	6	6	21
Social network	3	8	7	18
embeddedness theory	4	9	2	15
Transaction cost theory	5	9	7	21
Public choice theory	4	6	2	12

Note(s):

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