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Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Cognitive dissonance theory aims to explain the relationships between the motivation, perceptions and cognitions of an individual.

Configurational theorising is about transcending the qualitative-quantitative divide by formulating formal statements explaining how causally relevant conditions combine into configurations associated with the outcome of interest.

Diffusion of Innovations

Diffusion of innovation studies aim to understand what stimulates the adoption of a resource, such as an idea or product, and how such a decision can affect a social structure and context.

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 Capital Theory

Social capital refers to the structure and quality of social relationships and constitutes a positive product of social interactions that can be a source of benefits for individuals, social groups and the society as a whole.

Social Influence Theory

Social Influence Theory explains the impact of social influence on individuals through three processes of influence acceptance, namely compliance, identification and internalisation, and considers the conditions necessary for these processes to occur.

Socio-Technical Theory

Socio-technical theory is an organisational theory that conceptualises a given work or other system in view of its constituent social and technical subsystems, with the goal of achieving system success through joint optimisation.

Task-Technology Fit

The Task-Technology Fit model postulates that the match between task requirements and technology characteristics predicts the utilisation of the technology and individuals’ performance.

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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