Table 5.

Distribution of theories

TopicsFrequency
Economics1
Contingency theory15
Organizational behavior1
Production and operations management4
Psychology7
SM51
Economics and organizational behavior0
Organizational behavior and sociology0
Economics and sociology0
Economics and POM0
Economics and contingency theory0
Organizational behavior and POM0
Organizational behavior and psychology1
Sociology and psychology4
SM and contingency theory1
Practicetheory1
Upper echelon theory1
Institutional theory5
Institutional and critical theory1
Othersa19
No explicit theory38
Total150

Notes:

aDiffusion of innovation theory, grounded theory, corporate governance theory, Person-organization fit theory, inscription theory. Actor-network theory, configurational theory, self-determination theory, fuzzy set theory, inequity theory, dynamic capabilities theory and general diffusion theory

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