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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 article, the authors proposed a model which uses resource dependence to explain how and why purchasing is moving towards Just-in-Time (JIT) and bridged the fields of operations management and organization theory.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a theory of resource dependence that boards of directors with political capital can benefit focal firms by reducing uncertainty and providing preferential resources, and developed theory reg...
Abstract: Resource dependence theorists argue that boards of directors with political capital can benefit focal firms by reducing uncertainty and providing preferential resources. Here, we develop theory reg...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an historical comparison of resource-based theory and five schools of thought within industrial organization economics and raise concerns about building a resourcebased theory of the firm that assumes away the problems of opportunistic behavior.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate the interrelationships between the concepts of autonomy and dependence, and the influence of competition, success, experience, and multi-unit ownership as determinants of the various autonomy-dependence perceptions.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate how companies within the same industry address different dependencies on stakeholders for economic, natural environment, and social resources and thus engage stakeholders accordingly, finding that the resource dependencies on different stakeholders lead to development of different stakeholder relationships and thus appropriate resources within the company to execute engagement strategies that are informing, responding, or involving.
Abstract: The concept of sustainability was developed in response to stakeholder demands. One of the key mechanisms for engaging stakeholders is sustainability disclosure, often in the form of a report. Yet, how reporting is used to engage stakeholders is understudied. Using resource dependence and stakeholder theories, we investigate how companies within the same industry address different dependencies on stakeholders for economic, natural environment, and social resources and thus engage stakeholders accordingly. To achieve this objective, we conducted our research using qualitative research methods. Our findings suggest that the resource dependencies on different stakeholders lead to development of different stakeholder relationships and thus appropriate resources within the company to execute engagement strategies that are informing, responding, or involving. Our research explains why diversity exists in sustainability disclosure by studying how it is used to engage stakeholders. We find that five sustainability reporting characteristics are associated with the company’s stakeholder engagement strategy: directness of communication, clarity of stakeholder identity, deliberateness of collecting feedback, broadness of stakeholder inclusiveness, and utilization of stakeholder engagement for learning. Our study develops the literature by providing insight into companies’ choices of stakeholder engagement strategy thus explaining diversity in sustainability reporting based on the characteristics and relationships with specific stakeholders.
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