The concept of path dependence has often been criticized as vague and only narrowly
applicable. Although we can find some very refined definitions of the concept, we also find a …

An abundance of institutional logics is associated with the area of Sport for Development
and Peace (SDP). Unfortunately, the ways in which SDP entities respond to conflicting …

This study examines change initiated from the center of mature organizational fields. As
such, it addresses the paradox of embedded agency—that is, the paradox of how actors …

This important book addresses how long term and large scale shifts from one socio-
technical system to another come about, using insights from evolutionary economics …

This article investigates transitions at the level of societal functions (eg transport,
communication, housing). Societal functions are fulfilled by socio-technical systems, which …

abstract Path dependence is a central construct in organizational research, used to describe
a mechanism that connects the past and the future in an abstract way. However, across …

In this article, a social theory framework is developed to explain the common themes of
recursive and adaptive practice underpinning the existing strategic management literature …

The development of commercial revenue streams allows traditional nonprofit organizations
to increase financial certainty in response to the reduction of traditional funding sources and …

This paper examines institutional entrepreneurship as a form of internal agency within
national innovation systems. In particular, we consider the entrepreneurship of Taiwanese IT …

Over the last two decades or so, a growing dissatisfaction with some of the
underlyingassumptions of neo-classical economics, such as those of the hypothetical …