Interdependence: An Alternative Conceptualization
指出Thompson和McCann等人对相互依赖的概念化不适用于复杂组织的实证研究，基于相互依赖理论提出替代概念，并用于解释部门间冲突的原因和协调策略的有效性。
Conceptualizations of interdependence offered by Thompson (1967) and McCann and Ferry (1979) fail to satisfy basic requirements for empirical or practical investigations of complex organizations. An alternative conceptualization based on interdependence theory (Kelley & Thibaut, 1978; Thibaut & Kelley, 1959) is presented here and used to explain the causes of interunit conflict and the effective- ness of coordination strategy. Hypotheses are presented, and future research is proposed.