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Resource Dependence

Resource Dependence is a theoretical perspective in organizational theory that explains how organizations are constrained and influenced by their reliance on external actors for critical resources, distinguishing it from other institutional or structural theories by emphasizing power imbalances and strategic responses to external resource control.

1.1K

Publications

139.8K

Citations

2.4K

Authors

1K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

331

Variants

Resource Dependence Theory

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Publications

1.1K

Social Structure and Competition in Interfirm Networks: The Paradox of Embeddedness

Brian Uzzi · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1997 · 9.6K citations

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The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective

H. Joseph Reitz, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Gerald R. Salancik · Academy of Management Review · 1979 · 9.4K citations

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Conservation of Resources in the Organizational Context: The Reality of Resources and Their Consequences

Stevan E. Hobfoll, Jonathon R. B. Halbesleben, Jean‐Pierre Neveu et al. · Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior · 2017 · 5.1K citations

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Institutions and the Resource Curse

Halvor Mehlum, Karl Ove Moene, Ragnar Torvik · The Economic Journal · 2006 · 2.8K citations · Full text

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Theoretical Perspectives for Strategic Human Resource Management

Patrick M. Wright, Gary C. McMahan · Journal of Management · 1992 · 2.7K citations

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Authors

2.4K

  1. JP
    Jeffrey Pfeffer

    Stanford University, United States

    8 publications · 12.5K citations

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  2. DD
    Dirk De Clercq

    Brock University, Canada

    6 publications · 248 citations

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  3. EB
    Erwin Bulte

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    6 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. TR
    T. Russell Crook

    University of Tennessee at Knoxville, United States

    5 publications · 645 citations

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  5. AL
    Andy Lockett

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 478 citations

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Institutions

1K

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    14 h-index

    17 publications

    4.8K citations

  2. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    13 h-index

    22 publications

    3.5K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    12 h-index

    13 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    650 citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    11 h-index

    18 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    3K citations

  7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    3.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Strategic Management Journal

    SMJ · 33 publications · 9.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Management

    JOM · 26 publications · 7.2K citations

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  3. Academy of Management Journal

    AMJ · 28 publications · 5.5K citations

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  4. Resources Policy

    27 publications · 1.7K citations

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  5. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 17 publications · 14.3K citations

    16

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