Resource Dependence Theory

Biermann, Rafael; Harsch, Michael F.

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-36039-7_6

Cited by 80 publications

(30 citation statements)

References 42 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Exchanges and synergy can potentially result in dependencies between international organizations, which in turn reduces the autonomy of international organizations to make decisions and their ability to act (e.g. Biermann, 2017;Harsch, 2015). As such, most of the exchanges we have identified are either unidirectional (e.g.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The EU’s partners in crisis response and peacebuilding: complementarities and synergies with the UN and OSCE

et al. 2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A stated aim in the EU Global Strategy is for the EU to work with partners in addressing crises across the world. This article analyses such potential in the area of crisis response and peacebuilding, with an emphasis on the EU's interaction with the UN and OSCE. It starts off comparatively by examining where the EU, UN and OSCE add value in crisis response and peacebuilding and reach complementarities. It shows that deployments differ across geographical locations and that the mandates of these organizations vary considerably with the EU focusing on police capacity building, the OSCE on the judiciary and the UN providing monitoring functions. In the second half, the article uses insights from cooperation between these organizations on the ground in Kosovo, Mali and Armenia to determine levels of interaction. Despite relatively few conflicts between these organizations, we find that they continue to work in parallel with each organization focusing on their narrow mandate and competences.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The EU’s partners in crisis response and peacebuilding: complementarities and synergies with the UN and OSCE

et al. 2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This is also the level that resembles traditional resource dependency theory (e.g. Biermann and Harsch 2017;McEvoy 2017). Institutionalized dependence indicates a degree of formalization, standardization and continuity (Abbott et al 2000; see also Dijkstra 2017).…”

Section: Micromentioning

confidence: 89%

“…Yet despite a wealth of empirical studies on interactions between IOs, resource dependence approaches remain relatively rare in international relations (e.g. Biermann 2008Biermann , 2015Harsch 2015;Biermann and Harsch 2017;Koops 2017). This is puzzling, because if not for resource dependence theory, then what explains why IOs interact?…”

Section: Resource Dependency Between Ios: Macro Meso and Micro Levelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Levine and White 1961;Benson 1975;Pfeffer and Salancik 1978). While some scholars have used resource dependency theory to explain the relations between IOs (Harsch 2015;Biermann and Harsch 2017), the extent to which the EU seeks partnership with other IOs remains puzzling. After all, the EU and other IOs are normally dependent for their resources on their members rather than on other organizations (Patz and Goetz 2019).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

All hands on deck: levels of dependence between the EU and other international organizations in peacebuilding

Petrov

Dijkstra

Đokić

et al. 2019

Journal of European Integration

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The EU seeks extensive partnership with other international organizations when it comes to security challenges. This is puzzling as the EU relies for its resources mostly on its member states. The relations between the EU and other international organizations have thoroughly been studied, yet scholars rarely question the actual rationale for partnership. We start from resource dependency theory which explains that almost all organizations are dependent on the resources of their partners. Yet we extend this theory by distinguishing between macro, meso and micro-level dependencies. To illustrate resource dependencies between the EU and other international organizations, we analyse EU's peacebuilding policies in Kosovo, Mali and Armenia. By accounting for macro-and micro-level dependencies we provide a more holistic perspective than conventional meso-level explanations. Our contribution is therefore to expand the scope of the resource dependency theory and provide a framework to analyse dependencies between the EU and other international organizations.

show abstract

“…Therefore, the relationship between pipeline companies is interdependent and competitive. The bargaining power of pipeline companies is analyzed based on the resource dependence theory (RDT) [20] in this paper.…”

Section: Comprehensive Decision-making Mechanism Of Uut Cost Allocatimentioning

confidence: 99%

Cost Allocation Mechanism Design for Urban Utility Tunnel Construction Based on Cooperative Game and Resource Dependence Theory

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The urban utility tunnel presents solutions for the sustainable development of urban underground space, and is an important carrier of power distribution network and integrated energy systems. Considering the high investment cost of utility tunnels and the limitations of traditional cost sharing methods (i.e., spatial proportional method, direct-laying cost method and benefit-based proportional method), it is of great significance to establish a fair and practical cost sharing mechanism. First, an improved Shapley value-based spatial proportional method is proposed. A comprehensive decision-making mechanism for utility tunnel construction cost allocation is established by using the improved spatial proportion, the life-cycle direct-laying cost proportion, and the benefit proportion of pipeline companies as the cost allocation indexes. The resource dependence theory is introduced to quantify the bargaining power of each pipeline company in the negotiation of the cost allocation. The weights of the cost allocation indexes in the comprehensive decision-making model are optimized with the objective of maximizing the overall satisfaction of the pipeline companies. Simulations based on the data of utility tunnel pilots in China illustrate that the proposed cost allocation mechanism has the highest overall satisfaction and is more acceptable and more feasible than the traditional cost allocation methods. For power companies, the cost of laying power cables can be significantly reduced by utility tunnels, and laying 10 kV power cables has been shown to have higher economic benefits.

show abstract

Resource Dependence Theory

Cited by 80 publications

References 42 publications

The EU’s partners in crisis response and peacebuilding: complementarities and synergies with the UN and OSCE

The EU’s partners in crisis response and peacebuilding: complementarities and synergies with the UN and OSCE

All hands on deck: levels of dependence between the EU and other international organizations in peacebuilding

Cost Allocation Mechanism Design for Urban Utility Tunnel Construction Based on Cooperative Game and Resource Dependence Theory

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About