Question

Dependency is inversely proportional to the alternative sources of supply. If something is plentiful, possession of it will not increase your power. What 3 factors create Dependence?

Answer 1

Answer.

When you possess anything others require that you alone control, you make them dependent on you, and, therefore, you gain power over them. If something is plentiful, possessing it will not increase your power. Conversely, the more you can expand your own options, the less power you place in the hands of others.

The general dependency postulate states that the greater B's dependency on A, the greater the power A has over B

- Dependency is inversely proportional to the alternative sources of supply.

what creates dependency ?

- Dependency is increased when the resource controlled is

1. important
2. scarce
3. nonsubstitutable.

1. importance

the things you control must be perceived as being important

most of the time he marketing department is the most powerful in an organization

2. scarcity ( the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage )

- if something is plentiful, possession will not increase your power.
- a resource needs o be perceived as scarce to create dependency
- possession of a scarce resource

3. nonsubstitutable

the fever viable substitutes for a resource, the more power the control over that resource provides.