Proving path dependence requires reversing the three-stage model’s logic

Evidence

The suggested three-stage model of organizational path dependence and its focus on selfreinforcing mechanisms not only provide a platform for considering path-breaking interventions but also suggest guidelines for further research on organizational paths. According to this framework, any attempt to prove the claim of path dependence needs to cover the following three features, in a way reversing the process depicted in Figure 1. — Jörg Sydow, Georg Schreyögg, and Jochen Koch, Organizational Path Dependence, 113

Categorization

• DEFINE: Frames the methodological move: treat the model as a diagnostic checklist run in reverse to test whether a path is genuinely locked in.
• XREF: connects to: Path dependence plus recurrent mechanisms jointly explain contention’s regularities. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 366