A resource dependence approach to organizational failure

Article Abstract:

An examination of the differences between surviving and failed firms using data from theories such as industry profitability, growth and stability, control over the industry, influence on critical resource providers, buffering through diversification and present level of firm resources suggests reserve dependence theory for organizational failure. A relationship exits between survival and firm resource, influence with resource providers and the survival of industry environment.

Causes of, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Industrial organization, Business failures

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Leadership and organizational performance: isolating links between managers and collective success

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Across-sectional, time-series analysis of 402 cases, all field managers who directed a major-league baseball team during any season from 1945 to 1965, explored the effects of managers on team success. The Co-efficients for manager-specific dummies predict team won-loss records, even after the effects of managerial succession and player performance are kept unchanged. Results reinforce the assumption that better managers lead to improved player performance.

Performances, Baseball managing, Baseball coaching

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Accumulating adversity and advantage on the path to postsecondary education: An application of a person-centered approach

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The usefulness of a new, person-centered method developed by Singer et al. to address the area of educational attainment is assessed. The findings indicate that the bachelor's degree students' lives are characterized by both advantages and adversities across multiple life domains and the benefits of using this methodology over more traditional statistical techniques are highlighted.

United States, Evaluation, Education, Higher, Higher education

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