Party transformations move fastest at the outset and then decelerate

Evidence

Thus, communist successor party regeneration demonstrates the processes and dynamics of mid-level change and emphasizes the relevance of timing and sequencing. Neither the processes nor the outcomes of organizational transformation are linear, but they are most dramatic and rapid at the outset, only to decelerate over time. — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 1511

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the literature on speed of adaptation immediately following punctured equilibria in organizational theory. — connects to: A party’s transformative window for shedding its past closes quickly after crisis. — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 78