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The theme of this book, and the underlying premise of the external perspective on organizations, is that organizational activities and outcomes are accounted for by the context in which the organization is embedded.

— Jeffrey Pfeffer

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The criticality of a resource can be measured as the ability of an organization to function in the absence of the resource or in the absence of the market for the output.

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The neglect of context, it is argued, leads to the development of theories that do not have the potential of understanding development and change over time or for understanding the subtle nuances of interaction that are critical in apprehending what is really occurring.

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