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

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 3309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Zhang ◽  
Jiaorong Ren ◽  
Kaichao Xiao ◽  
Zhenzhi Lin ◽  
Jiayu Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Sharing ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Cost Allocation ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Tunnel Construction ◽  
Power Cables ◽  
Allocation Mechanism ◽  
Dependence Theory ◽  
Utility Tunnel ◽  
The Cost

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.

scholarly journals Cost Sharing in the Prevention of Supply Chain Disruption

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Wen Wang ◽  
Kelei Xue ◽  
Xiaochen Sun
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Cost Sharing ◽  
Cost Allocation ◽  
Allocation Mechanism ◽  
Supply Chain Disruption ◽  
Manufacturing Company ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Disruption Risks ◽  
Considerable Loss

We examine the influence of cost-sharing mechanism on the disruption prevention investment in a supply chain with unreliable suppliers. When a supply chain faces considerable loss following a disruption, supply chain members are motivated toward investing in manners that reduce their disruption probability. In improving supply chain reliability, the cost-sharing mechanism must be set appropriately to realize the efficiency of the disruption prevention investment. In a supply chain where the focal manufacturing company has its own subsidiary supplier and an outsourcing supplier, we analyze different forms of cost-sharing mechanisms when both suppliers confront disruption risks. Through the cost-sharing mechanisms presented in this study, supply chain members can improve their reliability via disruption prevention investments without considerably increasing the total supply chain cost. We present two concepts, the cost-sharing structure and the cost-sharing ratio, in this study. As the two key components of cost-sharing mechanism, these two elements constitute a practicable cost allocation mechanism to facilitate disruption prevention.

Does it pay to bribe? The influence of bribery on new venture disbanding in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
Jintong Tang ◽  
Zhi Tang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
New Venture ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Dependence Theory ◽  
Chinese Entrepreneurs

This research extends bribery research toward entrepreneurial theory and practice by examining how bribery impacts new venture disbanding in China. Existing research suggests that bribery may enhance firms’ competitive advantage; however, building off of resource-based view and taking into consideration the institutional context in China, the current study proposes that firm bribery activity hurts new ventures by increasing the hazard of venture disbanding. Further, guided by resource dependence theory, this study examines how local economic development and organizing activity moderate the relation between bribery and disbanding. In particular, it is proposed that when local economic development is suffering, or when firms are not engaging in appropriate organizing activities, bribery will lead to higher chance of new venture disbanding. Data from Chinese entrepreneurs support these hypotheses.

Coping with Demographic Change in Job Markets: How Age Diversity Management Contributes to Organisational Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Bieling ◽  
Ruth Maria Stock ◽  
Florian Dorozalla
Keyword(s):  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Age Diversity ◽  
Dependence Theory ◽  
Demographic Shifts ◽  
Hr Managers

Demographic shifts are altering job markets in developed countries. A steady increase in the average age of employees and a decline in the number of young, qualified workers have intensified the war for talent, resulting in highly competitive and dynamic job markets. Using resource dependence theory, this study investigates how organisations respond to such challenges. An investigation of a sample of 153 German companies provides support for the hypotheses that HR managers implement age diversity management in both appraisal and compensation practices as a response to competitive job markets which, in turn, contributes to organisational performance.

The effect of supplier globalization on firm innovation: a resource dependence theory perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yibo Wang ◽  
Bai Liu
Keyword(s):  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Institutional Distance ◽  
Foreign Firms ◽  
Firm Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dependence Theory

PurposeEither buying or making is predicted by the existing literature for firms to reduce dependence. However, firms in the rapid globalization are found to adopt a pattern of buying and making. Specially, they critically rely on foreign firms for needed materials and goods, and invest in innovation against the uncertainty of potential supply disruptions simultaneously. Therefore, this paper seeks to investigate how the depth and width of supplier globalization shape firm innovation together. Moreover, the moderating effects of institutional distance and market competition are also examined in the paper.Design/methodology/approachGrounded on the resource dependence theory, this paper develops a theoretical framework and tests the proposed hypotheses by Poisson model using secondary data from 502 Chinese listed firms with foreign suppliers.FindingsThe depth of supplier globalization has a positive impact on firm innovation, while the width of supplier globalization weakens firm innovation. The depth and width of supplier globalization further interact negatively to influence firm innovation. Moreover, this relationship is enhanced when firms establish relationships with foreign firms with greater institutional distance and is weakened when firms face fiercer product competition.Originality/valueThe authors contribute to the literature by evidencing that the existence of foreign suppliers results in firms' enhancement of innovation to secure their operations and showing that diversifying the country origins of foreign suppliers is an effective means to reduce firms' uncertainty about supply disruption. We also advance the understanding regarding the contextual factors in which firms are more likely or less likely to manage the uncertainty about supplier globalization.

scholarly journals Effect of Governance on the Efficiency of the Indonesian Banking Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Fransiska Novina Hayu Indrianti ◽  
Sutrisno T. ◽  
Erwin Saraswati
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Banking Efficiency ◽  
Dependence Theory ◽  
Dea Efficiency

This study aims to examine observations and determine the effects of corporate governance on the efficiency of the Indonesian banking sector. The research calculated DEA efficiency and performed logistic regression, with a total sample of 150 observations. Results show that independent commissioners, the educational level of commissioners, the board of commissioners meeting, and the term of office of the commissioners all have a significant impact on improving the efficiency of the banking industry. Conversely, the large number of commissioners as well as the gender differences among them do not have any effect on banking efficiency. These findings indicate that authorities should not focus on the size of the board and the gender differences among the board commissioners in finding ways to increase or decrease a firm’s efficiency. The results of this study can contribute to academic research through agency theory and resource dependence theory as well as provide insights that can be used by practitioners. Keywords: Governance; banking efficiency; DEA

scholarly journals Falsification of Theorizing in Operations Management Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Abdul Salam Khan ◽  
Iqbal Muhammad Khan ◽  
Muhammad Sadiq ◽  
Imran Ahmed Khan
Keyword(s):  
Operations Management ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Transaction Cost Economics ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
The Body ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Dependence Theory ◽  
Practice Approach

The practices of operations management research have been inclined towards practicality and pragmatism. Induction is core background of research in operations management. However, there are certain biases and critiques on the generalizability of data using the approach of Induction, of which falsification is more prominent. This study takes upon three major theories used in Operations Management (OM) research such as Resource Based View (RBV), Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) and Resource Dependence Theory (RDT) and discusses the falsification critiques such as tautology on the theories and theorization of Operations Management (OM) and how the body of research in operations management responds to the criticism. Our study suggests that there needs to be a domain limitation of the theorizing process wherein the theory is posit to hold and thus exposing the theory at hand to the critique of falsification. The theory needs not to capture every facet of the phenomena under examination. This study also highlight the importance of developing field specific theories and the improvement brought into the process of theorization and towards the end we describe courses of action for improving the balance between theory and practice approach in the field.

Jenny Jan's dilemma: applying the principles of resource dependence theory to vendor selection negotiations

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Pamela G Schwalb ◽  
Rose M Leavitt ◽  
John E Barbuto Jr ◽  
Michele Millard ◽  
Robbe Peetz
Keyword(s):  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Vendor Selection ◽  
Dependence Theory
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