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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Resource dependence theory."”.
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The Influence of Board Diversity: An Investigation of Management Fraud
… existence of fraud perpetrated by managers. The Resource Dependence Theory (Pfeffer & Salancik, 1978) suggests that organizations exert control of their environments by co-opting the necessary resources for survival by choosing board members that bring different perspectives, experiences, values, …
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Power, conflict, norms, and transaction costs: A synthetic transaction cost analysis of discrete and relational exchange behavior between channel members
… costs with implications for both marketing theory and application. Further, the relationship between the economic constructs of TCA and the constructs of power, conflict, and contracting behavior are explored. Resource dependence theory constructs are recast within an economic transaction …
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Enterprise Risk Management: The Transformation of Board-level Engagement as Evidenced by Disclosure
… value strategic use of ERM, consistent with resource dependence theory, but do not value additional ERM governance, consistent with the cost/benefit rationale of agency theory. Finally, the study finds that the association of BODERMX and current year audit fees is not significant., suggesting …
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MODERATING EFFECT OF SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS STRATEGIES: THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN SUPPLY CHAIN RELATIONSHIP AND PERFORMANCE
… supply chain management and organization theory (resource dependence theory). This interdisciplinary approach provides a broader perspective in operations management research. Third, through this research, guidelines are provided for not only powerful firms but also the weak ones on how to …
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The effect of board characteristics on firm financial performance of listed companies in Hong Kong
… theories of corporate governance, i.e., agency theory, stewardship theory, and resource dependence theory. The agency theory explains the relationship between the board and the shareholders as well as other stakeholders. The stewardship theory explains the relationship between the board and the …
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Two for the Price of One! A Study of Persistence of Adult Education Students pursuing a High School Equivalency Credentiial and a Study of the Researcher's Experience Conducting that Study.
… a high school equivalency credential. Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy and Lewin’s Force Field Analysis offered an effective framework for considering this relationship. The findings of this study were statistically insignificant due to the low response rate.</p> <p>The second study, a …
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Modeling the Determinants of Satisfaction and Commitment in Buyer-Seller Relationships in the Less-Than-Truckload Segment of the Motor Carrier Industry
… on theoretical and conceptual work based on Resource Dependence Theory and Social Exchange Theory, this dissertation focused on the buyer-seller dyad in the less-than-truckload segment of the motor carrier industry. The buyer-seller dyads in this segment are particularly interesting since …
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Civil Society Organisations and Food Poverty in the UK: A Case Study of the London Borough of Islington
… in this field. This thesis draws on resource dependence theory (RDT) to conduct a critical case study of a cross-section of this sector in one locality in order to draw out the details of how the organisations in this sector act and interact. This case study focuses on CSFPOs in the …
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The impact of sustainability committee characteristics on corporate sustainability performance: Evidence from the FTSE 150 non-financial companies
… by examining through the lens of stakeholder theory, Resource Dependence Theory (RDT) and legitimacy theory: through (1) the impact of sustainability committee characteristics (SCC) on Corporate Sustainability Performance (CSP) and (2) any significant differences between findings when focused …
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An Investigation of CSR as a Source of Corporate Political Power
… underpinned by insights from the Institutional Theory, the Resource Dependence Theory, and the Resource-Based View of the firm. Using a hybrid constructivist-realism epistemology and a processbased analysis, three exploratory case studies were carried out in construction companies operating in …
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Factors Associated with Hospital Commitment to Provide Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Services
… number of services. Two macro-level theories, Resource Dependence Theory and Institutional Theory were used to identify environmental and organizational factors. A nationwide sample of hospitals was drawn from the 2003 AHA annual survey. Data from the 2002 AHA annual survey, Area Resource File …
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Work-family responsiveness in organizations: The influence of resource dependence and institutionalization on program adaptation
… is relatively small. The frameworks of resource dependence theory and institutional theory were used to develop a model to explain differences in work-family responsiveness among for-profit companies. The theoretical models were tested on survey data collected through a stratified random …
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Dynamic Entrepreneurial Networks: An Investigation Of Entrepreneurs, New Ventures And Their Networks
Entrepreneurs need resources to organize new venture offerings into marketplace-acceptable forms. Entrepreneurs use others' assistance via networks to obtain these resources. Research indicates that firms face resource dependencies, that likely change over time, where they must respond to those …
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Entrepreneurship and environments: start-ups, growth aspirations, and exit
… and entrepreneurial start-ups. Drawing on the theory of planned behaviour and the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach, the second study looks at entrepreneurs’ growth aspirations in China. The results suggest that there is a positive relationship between attitude and growth aspirations and that …
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The Governance of Long-Term Investing in Knowledge Creation - Novel Control Mechanisms for Reducing Managerial Myopia and Increasing Growth in Organizations
… controls, to lower organizational levels. Agency theory, organizational control theory, and resource dependence theory are the key theories applied in this dissertation, following the tradition of previous research on corporate governance and corporate internal controls. This dissertation proposes …
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Constructing Effectiveness: Culture, Legitimacy, and Strategic Planning in Zoos and Aquariums
… and public accountability intersect. Drawing on resource dependence theory, the competing values framework, and social constructionist perspectives on effectiveness, this mixed-methods study integrated survey and case study analysis. The quantitative phase examined patterns across 52 …
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Spinning Straw into Gold: A Study of Resource Creation, Flow, and Conversion in a Nonprofit Collaboration
… is how formal nonprofit collaborations acquire resource inputs and transform them into outputs, outcomes, and impact while producing financial returns to sustain the backbone organization. Resource dependence theory is sometimes proposed as an explanatory framework, yet it does not explain the …
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Interorganisatorische Entwicklungspartnerschaften zwischen Automobilherstellern und Lieferanten: Kausalbeziehungen des Pie Sharing, Pie Expansion und Opportunismus - Eine empirische Analyse zu den Auswirkungen partnerschaftlicher Ertragsaufteilung
… advantages by combining interorganizational resources. Although such collaborations have been confirmed to expand the partnership’s total value pie, managerial practice shows that sharing the pie increasingly results in win-lose rivalry amongst partners, resulting in zero-sum pie sharing …
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Electronic Medical Records in Acute Care Hospitals: Correlates, Efficiency, and Quality
… Using a theoretical framework that combines resource dependence theory with Donabedian's structure, process, outcome model, a conceptual model is created. To test the hypotheses of this model, logistic regression and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) are used. The data included in this analysis …
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The effects of cross-functional integration mechanisms and customer characteristics on the outcomes of new product development projects
… upon the information processing perspective and resource dependence theory, we proposed a conceptual model and developed hypotheses of the relationships between cross-functional integration mechanisms, customer characteristics, and NPD outcomes. Data was collected from marketing managers, sales …
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