Resource dependence, power networks and the airline system of the South Pacific
1983; Routledge; Volume: 17; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/09595238300185241
ISSN1360-0591
AutoresMichael J. Taylor, Chris Kissling,
Tópico(s)Transport and Economic Policies
ResumoTaylor M. and Kissling C. (1983) Resource dependence, power networks and the airline system of the South Pacific, Reg. Studies 17, 237–250. This paper reinterprets the changing airline system of the South Pacific in terms of the concepts of resource dependence and power networks derived from organization theory to assess their relevance for the geography of enterprise. Network dependencies are explored in terms of equity holdings, interlocking directorships, leasing arrangements, technical liaison personnel exchanges and secondments, and government initiatives to redress commercial inequalities, which combine to produce negotiated and created environments within networks of interacting enterprises. It is concluded that the use of these concepts provides a clearer and fuller specification of organizational interactions than has previously been the case in industrial geography and the geography of enterprise.
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