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Table 6

Theoretical synthesis of KPST

Analytical dimension	Empirical findings	Theoretical abstraction	Contribution
Nature and structure of tensions	Multiple tensions (cost-related, supplier market, people/functional) co-occur, overlap and are embedded across organisational and market boundaries	Knotted procurement sustainability tensions (KPST): multi-level, interdependent tension configurations spanning intra- and inter-organisational levels	Reframes sustainability tensions as entangled and multi-level configurations rather than isolated or dyadic tensions, extending Fayezi et al. (2018) and Sheep et al. (2017)
Interconnections and dynamics of KPST	Each tension category consists of internally nested tensions that interact, while tensions across categories influence and constrain each other over time	Multi-layered interdependence of KPST: Intra-knot dynamics–prismatic/anti-prismatic interactions within each KPST Inter-knot interactions–tensions that reconfigure other tension knots	Specifies how knotted tensions interact through intra-knot dynamics and inter-knot interactions across tension knots, extending Fayezi et al. (2018) and Sheep et al. (2017)
Process and manoeuvring of KPST	Navigation occurs as an ongoing process of manoeuvring across interrelated constraints, enacted through reframing cost tensions, sequencing supplier engagement and repositioning procurement roles	Manoeuvring as process: a continuous, adaptive process enacted through situated practices: Reframing (cognitive) Sequencing (temporal) Repositioning (relational)	Reframes tension navigation as a continuous and practice-based manoeuvring process rather than discrete tension-resolution strategies, extending Turkcu and Tura (2023) and Govindan et al. (2021)
Creating manoeuvring space	Procurement professionals continuously construct and maintain manoeuvring space to navigate persistent and interdependent tensions across organisational and supplier contexts	Manoeuvring space: a contingent and dynamic capacity to act within persistent constraints	Conceptualises manoeuvring space as a contingent and dynamic capacity for sustained action within environments characterised by persistent and interdependent tensions, extending Filstad et al. (2021)

Analytical dimension	Empirical findings	Theoretical abstraction	Contribution
Nature and structure of tensions	Multiple tensions (cost-related, supplier market, people/functional) co-occur, overlap and are embedded across organisational and market boundaries	Knotted procurement sustainability tensions (KPST): multi-level, interdependent tension configurations spanning intra- and inter-organisational levels	Reframes sustainability tensions as entangled and multi-level configurations rather than isolated or dyadic tensions, extending Fayezi et al. (2018) and Sheep et al. (2017)
Interconnections and dynamics of KPST	Each tension category consists of internally nested tensions that interact, while tensions across categories influence and constrain each other over time	Multi-layered interdependence of KPST: Intra-knot dynamics–prismatic/anti-prismatic interactions within each KPST Inter-knot interactions–tensions that reconfigure other tension knots	Specifies how knotted tensions interact through intra-knot dynamics and inter-knot interactions across tension knots, extending Fayezi et al. (2018) and Sheep et al. (2017)
Process and manoeuvring of KPST	Navigation occurs as an ongoing process of manoeuvring across interrelated constraints, enacted through reframing cost tensions, sequencing supplier engagement and repositioning procurement roles	Manoeuvring as process: a continuous, adaptive process enacted through situated practices: Reframing (cognitive) Sequencing (temporal) Repositioning (relational)	Reframes tension navigation as a continuous and practice-based manoeuvring process rather than discrete tension-resolution strategies, extending Turkcu and Tura (2023) and Govindan et al. (2021)
Creating manoeuvring space	Procurement professionals continuously construct and maintain manoeuvring space to navigate persistent and interdependent tensions across organisational and supplier contexts	Manoeuvring space: a contingent and dynamic capacity to act within persistent constraints	Conceptualises manoeuvring space as a contingent and dynamic capacity for sustained action within environments characterised by persistent and interdependent tensions, extending Filstad et al. (2021)

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