The historical turn in organization studies has brought with it increased attention to context,
contingency, and the importance of time and place. For all scholars of organizations, this …

An extensive empirical literature has demonstrated the existence of density-dependent
selection in organizational vital rates. This research has also shown that historical …

This paper outlines an alternative theory of organization-environment coevolution that
generalizes a model of organization adaptation first proposed by March (1991), linking firm …

Organizational ecology is a theoretical perspective on organizations that attempts to explain
long-term social evolution, especially the rise and fall of organizational populations. This …

Much of the social science literature on institutions resembles a play that begins with the
second act, taking both plot and narrative as an accomplished fact. very little research asks …

The terms 'evolution'and 'coevolution'are widely used in organization studies but rarely
defined. Often it is unclear whether they refer to single entities or populations. When specific …

The jacket of this book shows a man peeping through the shell of the stars and planets to
discern the glorious order behind their complex movements. What he sees is not a simple …

Intraorganizational evolution (iOE) is a relatively new, emergent area of research. Although
evolutionary metaphors have often surfaced in organization theory, attempts to analyze the …

This chapter stresses the need for research in organizations to reflect the co-evolutionary
and complex nature of the changing world we live in today. We argue that key concepts can …