This article reflects on our article of 2009,“Organizational path dependence: Opening the
black box,” which received the Academy of Management Review's Decade Award in 2019 …

To enable a better understanding of the underlying logic of path dependence, we set forth a
theoretical framework explaining how organizations become path dependent. At its core are …

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 …

The theory of path dependence continues to attract great interest in a range of disciplines.
An increasing number of scholars have started to explicitly use this theory for studying …

abstract We discuss the assumptions that underlie path dependence, as defined by Vergne
and Durand, and then provide the outlines of an alternative perspective which we label as …

The structuring and behaviour of organizations is increasingly explained with the help of
process theories, taking into account that history and sequencing matter. Among them, the …

Contends that path‐dependency provides an accurate, but under‐theorised description of
organisational behaviour. By incorporating insights from actor‐network theory, we can better …

Path dependence, initial conditions, and routines in organizations: The Toyota production
system re‐examined | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open …

This paper extends the dynamic capability view and research on organizational path
dependence by arguing that path dependence can be a property of capabilities when a …

The quest to consider the historical side of managerial and organisational action has
become increasingly accepted. An open question still is how this can be achieved …