THE ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCE DEPENDENCE ON EXTERNAL CONTROL=THE EXTERNAL CONTROL OF ORGANIZATIONS

Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer, Gerald R. Salancik
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book has three central themes, each representing the corresponding changes in the development direction of the organization research field at the time of its publication. By studying these three themes, as well as the empirical research and the subsequent theoretical developments, we can assess the book's influence, observe the evolution of its perspectives, and explore its current position in the field. One of them is also the core theme, which discusses the significant role of the social environment of the environment or organization in the process of determining issues in decision-making. This perspective helps us understand issues such as employee recruitment, the composition of board members, the pursuit of alliances and mergers. The general premise is that the relevant social environment, this perspective can be seen in my and Salancik's joint or individual research. The importance of understanding the organizational environment lies in its natural extension of the open systems theory perspective and its alignment with current theories. This perspective holds that to truly understand an organization's choices and actions, more attention should be paid to the organization's position and the pressures and constraints at that position, rather than focusing on the internal dynamics and the values and beliefs of its leaders. The second major theme argues that although organizations are clearly constrained by their context and environment, there is still room for them to do their own thing, such as forming alliances with organizations that lack the resources they need to gain more temporary autonomy and thus more power that aligns with the organization's interests. The third major theme discusses the importance of developing the ability to understand internal and interorganizational behavior. As a concept, the importance of social forces is the inevitable result of attention to dependence and interdependence, as well as the result of the constraints generated by dependence and efforts to mitigate these constraints.