Organizational Theory

1. Social cognitive theory

2. Image theory
3. Fairness theory
4. Personal initiative concept
5. Goal setting theory
6. Escalation of commitment
7. Expectancy theory
8. Agency theory
9. Social exchange theory
10. Path goal theory
11. Prospect theory
12. Social information processing theory
13. Theory of action perspective
14. Sensemaking theory
15. Psychological contract theory
16. Equity theory
17. Upper echelons theory
18. Job characteristics theory
19. Employee/organizational commitment
20. Transformational leadership
21. Social identity theory
22. Social learning theory
23. Cognitive evaluation theory
24. Resource based view
25. Organizational effectiveness / POS
26. Organizational knowledge creation – SECI model
27. Stakeholder theory
28. Institutional theory
29. Evolutionary theory for economics and management
30. Neo-institutional theory
31. Contingency theory
32. Population ecology
33. Resource dependence theory
34. Transaction cost economics
35. Information theory
36. Information diffusion theory
37. Role theory
38. Situated learning theory
39. Personal relationship theory
40. New Institutional Theory (NIT)