Abstract Resource dependence theory holds that organizations adopt a variety of strategies to manage their dependence on resources drawn from the external environment. Most research on resource dependence theory, however, has focused on empirical contexts in which the organization is dependent upon a dominant single external source of resources. We have little understanding of which dependencies take priority over others in contexts where multiple critical dependencies co-exist. More importantly, we don't know how different types of dependencies differentially affect organizational autonomy. We address these questions in this study of over six hundred performing arts organizations. Our analysis reveals a powerful configurational effect in which different categories of resources differentially affect organizational action. We also demonstrate how organizations strategically manage their portfolio of resources in an effort to maximize their autonomy.

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资源多样性是否赋予艺术组织组织自主权？扩展资源依赖理论

摘要资源依赖理论认为，组织采取多种策略来管理对外部环境资源的依赖。但是，大多数关于资源依赖理论的研究都集中在组织依赖于单一外部主要资源来源的经验背景下。我们不了解在多个关键依赖项共存的情况下，哪个依赖项比其他依赖项具有更高的优先级。更重要的是，我们不知道不同类型的依赖关系如何不同地影响组织自治。在这项针对600多个表演艺术组织的研究中，我们解决了这些问题。我们的分析揭示了强大的配置效应，其中不同类别的资源差异地影响组织行为。