Abstract
Resource dependence theory examines the activities carried out by locating and managing power and
dependence relations, that form as a result of the relations between organizations, according to the
conditional changes in the environment in which they operate. However, organizations need to develop
strategies and act according to environmental changes in order to sustain their maintain their survival in
their environment. At this point, within the context of resource dependence theory, on the basis of the
relationship between an organization and its environment, the balance of power-based relations are
crucial within the scope of their dependence on necessary resources and the struggle to obtain these
resources. The main problem of this study is to consider the changing nature of power-dependence
relations between organizations within the context of resource dependence theory. The theoretical
discussion of power-dependence relations between organizations has been supported and explained by
functional, structural, and institutional approaches. Resource dependence theory is included in functional
approaches and considers an organization as a social system that tries to adapt to the conditional
constraints of its environment. Accordingly, the organizations of resource dependence theory included in
functional approaches are determined according to how much their performances contribute to their
survival, their ability to solve organizational problems, and coalitions with various abilities and interest
groups.
AHMET İLHAN. (2020) An Evaluation of the Changing Nature of Power-Dependence Relations in Organizations Within the Context of the Resource Dependence Theory, International Review of Management and Business Research, Volume 9, Issue 4 .
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