The intellectual tension between questions of stability and questions of change permeate
the social sciences in general and organizational theory in particular. After a substantial …

This book presents the latest research and theory about organizational evolutionary change.
It brings together the work of organization theorists who have played key roles in …

The environment of modern organizations is so complex and volatile that we take for granted
that organizational change is necessary for organizational survival. Yet the literature on …

The twenty chapters in this volume represent extremely divergent styles of research-from
computer simulations (Mezias and Lant) to detailed case studies (Van de Ven and Garud) …

Develops a model of organizational evolution based on a simultaneous consideration of
forces for stability, forces for fundamental change, and the role of executive leadership in …

The articles in this volume reflect the wide range and high quality of research contributions
reported at the conference. The articles include new theoretical and empirical contributions …

For organizations, as for living creatures, existence cannot be taken for granted. In nature,
eggs are not fertilized, pregnancies fail, and would-be offspring are stillborn. The …

Underlying theoretical models. Two aspects of the current state of ecological research
become readily apparent by skimming through the book. First, the ecological perspective …

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 …

This paper distinguishes between two ecological perspectives on organizational evolution:
population ecology and community ecology. The perspectives adopt different levels of …