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Resource dependence theory
About: Resource dependence theory is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2732 publications have been published within this topic receiving 184871 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive theory of collective organizational engagement, integrating engagement theory with the resource management model, is presented, and the authors propose that engagement can be considered an organiza...
Abstract: We present a comprehensive theory of collective organizational engagement, integrating engagement theory with the resource management model. We propose that engagement can be considered an organiza...
398 citations
TL;DR: This paper developed and tested a dynamic model of co-specialized resources for competitive advantage using matched data from senior executives and human resource managers, and test the direct and interactive effects of high-performance human resource (HPHR) practices and organizational culture on firm performance.
Abstract: We develop and test a dynamic model of co-specialized resources for competitive advantage. Using matched data from senior executives and human resource managers, we test the direct and interactive effects of high-performance human resource (HPHR) practices and organizational culture on firm performance. Although the HPHR practices were not an important influence on performance, our findings indicate that organizational culture can be a valuable resource for companies.
393 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that strong firms' bargaining power use is tempered by the type of coordination different types of task interdependencies demand, and investigate how both strong and weak members benefit from collaborative supply chain management.
392 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consolidate 157 tests of RDT and corroborate its main predictions: organizations respond to resource dependencies by forming interorganizational arrangements like interlocks, alliances, joint ventures, in-sourcing arrangements, and mergers and acquisitions.
388 citations
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31 Mar 1995
TL;DR: In this paper, a unified theory of organizational structure is proposed for organizational structural theory, based on a critique of anti-management paradigms in organization theory and a contingency theory for organizational adaptation.
Abstract: 1. Anti-management paradigms in organization theory 2. Structural contingency theory of organizational adaptation 3. A critique of population-ecology theory 4. A critique of institutional theory 5. A critique of resource dependence theory 6. A critique of organizational economics 7. Towards a unified theory of organizational structure 8. A way forward for organizational structural theory.
382 citations