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Power-Dependence Relations
“Power grows when another party needs what you control and has few alternatives.”
01 / SUMMARY
In short
Power-dependence theory treats power as a relation rather than an isolated possession. Dependency changes with the value of a resource and the availability of alternative sources.
03 / SCENE
In the wild
A small supplier depends on one buyer; finding other customers reduces the asymmetry without changing anyone's personality.
04 / LIMIT
The limit
Power is not only formal authority, visible force, or a dominant trait of the person exercising it.
FINAL NOTE
What remains
Map indispensable resources and real alternatives to understand where dependence begins.