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Dynamic Capabilities Theory

Dynamic capabilities (DCs) are higher-level competences enabling organisations to integrate, build, and reconfigure resources to address and shape dynamic environments.

The resource-based theory (RBT) is an influential approach in strategic management. It has been widely applied as a managerial framework to determine vital resources for a firm to achieve a sustained competitive advantage. The theory provides an essential framework to explain and predict the fundamentals of a company’s performance and competitive advantage.

Self-Determination Theory

Self-Determination Theory aims to understand the interplay between personality, motivation and optimal functioning, highlighting how both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation foster behavioural patterns and psychological performance.

Self-Presentation Theory

Self-presentation is an influential theory in sociology, aiming to explain how individuals develop, shape, and maintain their impressions in society.

Social Exchange Theory

Social exchange theory explains the social behaviour in dyadic and collective relations by applying a principle of a cost-benefit analysis of relations.

Upper Echelons Theory

The Upper Echelons Theory postulates that the idiosyncratic characteristics (e.g., cognitive base and values) of a firm’s top-level managers play a key role in explaining and/or predicting strategic decisions and organisational performance. Top-level managers’ cognitive base and values exert influence on how they interpret strategic situations, shaping their decisions and resulting in market and financial performance outcomes.

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