To extend the knowledge
in this cross-disciplinary area, we first seek to establish if parallels exist between
literature in corporate entrepreneurship, resource-based view, social capital theories and
SCM practices. Several key tenets from the literature are representative of more nascent
attributes of supply managers. Table I illustrates the specific factors applicable to SCM
practices from three theoretical perspectives. We therefore begin with an overview of
the literature and interview practitioners to describe specific attributes of organizational
theories that align with SCM practices