Path dependence explains organizational inertia better than imprinting, legacy, or structural inertia concepts.

Evidence

The proposed framework not only provides a deeper understanding of the historicity of inertial phenomena beyond the general principle that “history matters” but also pushes the explanation beyond such wellknown concepts as organizational imprinting, institutional legacy, and structural inertia. — Jörg Sydow, Georg Schreyögg, and Jochen Koch, Organizational Path Dependence, 119

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to established literatures on organizational imprinting, institutional legacy, and structural inertia, positioning path dependence as a superseding explanation.