Handbook of Management Scales/Dependence

Dependence (alpha = 0.90) Items Please indicate your opinion on the following statements referring to the relationship with this supplier (1: strongly disagree - 5: strongly agree): If our relationship with this supplier had been discontinued, we would have had difficulty achieving our goals. It would have been difficult for us to replace this supplier. We were quite dependent on this supplier. We did not have a good alternative to this supplier. Source Bode et al. (2011): Understanding responses to supply chain disruptions: Insights from information processing and resource dependence perspectives. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 54. Previously used in: Jap/Ganesan (2000). Related Scales Buyer dependence