The factors affecting the technology acquisition of organizations in energy sector: A research in context of the resource dependence theory

In this study, it was attempted to explain the inter-organisational technology acquisition within the context of the resource dependence theory as one of the theories that best describes such type of acquisition. The main issue that the resource dependence approach tries to explain and elucidate what organizations do and why they are doing in the face of the challenges and threats that the environment can create. In this context, theory examines resources, inter-organizational resource exchange, power differences and dependencies caused by unequal resource change, the degree and nature of inter-organisational dependence, the effects of dependency in the behaviour of the organization, and the changes that occur in the structure of the organization as a result, and the efforts of the organization's managers to manage dependency through the resource supply process. This study intends to examine the necessity of evaluating the factors that constitute the theory, which is considered to affect the resource exchange and the acquisition significantly within the context of inter-organisational relationships. While this evaluation was made, the study has asked the basic research question: what factors affect the technology acquisition of organizations in the energy sector? Within the scope of the study, interviews were held with companies based in Ankara and operating in the energy sector and questions were asked within the scope of scale to participating companies. Questions were asked to participating companies in two main sections, and some strategic points were discussed in depth. Based on the questions asked within the scope of scale, it is observed that four variables affect acquisition in order to reduce the organization's options and to choose the optimal acquisition strategy accordingly: motivation, absorptive capacity, resources and technological compatibility levels. Based on this information, it was attempted to reveal what organizations are doing, what strategies they follow and their shortcomings within the context of acquisition. In the study, it was concluded that participating companies obtained technologies through partnerships and collaborations with appropriate methods, but according to the findings obtained, it was observed that companies in this sector refrain from acting in partnership with other companies due to the lack of a competitive environment in the energy sector.