Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

align
annotate
download

Concept information

social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization theory > resource dependency theory

Preferred term

resource dependency theory  

Definition

  • Resource dependency theory (RDT) is a strategic management theory used to explain organizational behavior and effectiveness. RDT is concerned with how the need for resources affects an organization's actions within its environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Public Relations; Resource Dependency Theory]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D0RKVKB9-F

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD