Table 6 Classification of the theories...

Table 6

Classification of the theories applied and frequency of use

Theories	Name of theory	No. of studies
Management and organisational theories	Agency theory	49
	Resource dependence theory	30
	Stakeholder theory	11
	Upper Echelons theory	10
	Resource-based view	4
	Signalling theory	1
	Legitimacy theory	3
	Behavioural theory of the firm	2
	Managerial hegemony theory	1
	Crony capitalism theory	1
	Human capital theory	2
	Geographical proximity theory	1
	Stewardship theory	1
	Managerial power theory	1
	Entrenchment effect theory	1
	Social capital theory	1
	Contingency theory	1
	Economic theory of genetic diversity	1
Socio-psychological theories	Social identity theory	7
	Social categorisation theory	7
	Critical mass theory	5
	Tokenism theory	4
	Similarity attraction theory	2
	Social psychology theory	2
	Self-categorisation theory	2
	Inter-group relations theory	2
	Neo-institutional theory	2
	Institutional theory	6
	Social interaction theory	1
	Visibility threat theory	1
	Cultural trait theory	1
	Ely and Thomas theory	1
	Image Motivation theory	1
	Faultline theory	1
	Cultural Values theory	1
	Theory of Heterogeneity	1
	Representative Bureaucracy theory	1
	Publicness Theory	1
	Status characteristics theory	1
	Social theory of decision-making	1
	Information processing theory	1
	Rational demography theory	1
	Political economy theory	1

Theories	Name of theory	No. of studies
Management and organisational theories	Agency theory	49
	Resource dependence theory	30
	Stakeholder theory	11
	Upper Echelons theory	10
	Resource-based view	4
	Signalling theory	1
	Legitimacy theory	3
	Behavioural theory of the firm	2
	Managerial hegemony theory	1
	Crony capitalism theory	1
	Human capital theory	2
	Geographical proximity theory	1
	Stewardship theory	1
	Managerial power theory	1
	Entrenchment effect theory	1
	Social capital theory	1
	Contingency theory	1
	Economic theory of genetic diversity	1
Socio-psychological theories	Social identity theory	7
	Social categorisation theory	7
	Critical mass theory	5
	Tokenism theory	4
	Similarity attraction theory	2
	Social psychology theory	2
	Self-categorisation theory	2
	Inter-group relations theory	2
	Neo-institutional theory	2
	Institutional theory	6
	Social interaction theory	1
	Visibility threat theory	1
	Cultural trait theory	1
	Ely and Thomas theory	1
	Image Motivation theory	1
	Faultline theory	1
	Cultural Values theory	1
	Theory of Heterogeneity	1
	Representative Bureaucracy theory	1
	Publicness Theory	1
	Status characteristics theory	1
	Social theory of decision-making	1
	Information processing theory	1
	Rational demography theory	1
	Political economy theory	1

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