Management Papers
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of this Version
2010
Publication Source
Research in the Sociology of Organizations
Volume
28
Start Page
21
Last Page
42
DOI
10.1108/S0733-558X(2010)0000028006
Abstract
This chapter reviews the origins and primary arguments of resource dependence theory and traces its influence on the subsequent literatures in multiple social science and professional disciplines, contrasting it with Emerson's power-dependence theory. Recent years have seen an upsurge in the theory's citations in the literature, which we attribute in part to Stanford's position of power in the network of academic exchange. We conclude with a review of some promising lines of recent research that extend and qualify resource dependence theory's insights, and outline potentially fruitful areas of future research.
Recommended Citation
Davis, G. F., & Cobb, J. (2010). Resource Dependence Theory: Past and future. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 28 21-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X(2010)0000028006
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Date Posted: 27 November 2017