Power and resource dependency theory

Power and resource dependency theory

Power and resource dependency theory
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Power

Pfeffer argues that too few people in organisations actually use power theory
How did this apply to the actors here before COMmunity was formed?
What were the conditions that made Wright feel able to exercise power?
The theory argues that change comes from power shifts and that such shifts usually respond to
changes in the external environment
What were the changes in the external environment?
Who became change agents?
What shifts in power took place and how did they change the organisations involved?
Pfeffer argues that politics arises as power becomes more dispersed. How was power dispersed?
What politics emerged? How were they managed?
Pfeffer argues that the intensity of the politics is a function of the degree of interdependence
What were the interdependencies before and after the formation of COM4unity? Were
these interdependencies increased or decreased by it?
How did this affect decision-making processes?

Resource dependency theory (RDT)

Resource dependency theory argues that understanding changes that need to be made first requires identifying which are the most important resources, acquiring them and them using them to respond to the demands of the external environment. Discuss how Wright did this. What were the demands of the external environment to which he had to respond? What resources did he need to acquire? How did this change his organisation and the other organisations that he was dealing with?

Length: 1,500 words

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