Neoinstitutional theory cannot explain escalating self-reinforcement of action patterns

Evidence

While neoinstitutional theory elucidates imprinting and stabilizing processes and, in particular, sensitizes us to the relevance of symbolicnormative contexts (e.g., Hargadon & Douglas, 2001), in its present form it does not address the systemic logic of an escalating reinforcement of an action pattern or a path (see, however, Eden, 2004, and Holm, 1995). The theoretical focus, therefore, differs significantly and explains other constellations. — Jörg Sydow, Georg Schreyögg, and Jochen Koch, Organizational Path Dependence, 74

Categorization

• QUESTION: What would it take to fuse neoinstitutional imprinting with positive-feedback path logic into one theory?