Management and Organization Theory – A Jossey–Bass Reader

Acknowledgments xi
<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>1 Absorptive Capacity Theory 17</p>
<p>2 Actor–Network Theory 25</p>
<p>3 Agency Theory 33</p>
<p>4 Agenda Setting Theory 41</p>
<p>5 Attachment Theory 49</p>
<p>6 Attribution Theory 57</p>
<p>7 Balance Theory 65</p>
<p>8 Control Theory 73</p>
<p>9 Diffusion of Innovations Theory 81</p>
<p>10 Dynamic Capabilities Theory 89</p>
<p>11 Effi cient Market Theory 97</p>
<p>12 Ethical Theory 105</p>
<p>13 Field Theory 113</p>
<p>14 Game Theory 121</p>
<p>15 Goal Setting Theory 129</p>
<p>16 Image Theory 137</p>
<p>17 Institutional Theory 145</p>
<p>18 Knowledge–Based Theory 153</p>
<p>19 Media Richness Theory 161</p>
<p>20 Mental Models Theory 169</p>
<p>21 Organizational Ecology Theory 177</p>
<p>22 Organizational Justice Theory 185</p>
<p>23 Planned Behavior Theory 193</p>
<p>24 Prospect Theory 201</p>
<p>25 Psychological Contract Theory 209</p>
<p>26 Resource–Based Theory 217</p>
<p>27 Role Theory 225</p>
<p>28 Self–Determination Theory 233</p>
<p>29 Sensemaking Theory 241</p>
<p>30 Social Capital Theory 249</p>
<p>31 Social Cognitive Theory 257</p>
<p>32 Social Comparison Theory 265</p>
<p>33 Social Exchange Theory 273</p>
<p>34 Social Facilitation Theory 281</p>
<p>35 Social Identity Theory 289</p>
<p>36 Social Network Theory 297</p>
<p>37 Stakeholder Theory 305</p>
<p>38 Structural Contingency Theory 313</p>
<p>39 Structuration Theory 321</p>
<p>40 Transaction Cost Theory 329</p>
<p>Conclusion 337</p>
<p>References 353</p>
<p>Name Index 429</p>
<p>Subject Index 447</p>