Reactive sequences chain modular events so each outcome becomes the cause of the next.

Evidence

While subscribing to the suggested type of path-building process, Mahoney (2000) develops a second type-namely, efficient or inefficient trajectories built up by reactive sequences. This process is characterized by a chain of modular events governed by singular cause-and-effect relationships. A focal event, B, is assumed to be the effect of a prior event, A, and at the same time the cause of a future event, C, etc., accu- 4 Carroll and Harrison (1994) point to the importance of positive feedback in the ecological model, but only with respect to density dependence; a more general consideration of the importance of self-reinforcing processes does not seem to be intended. — Jörg Sydow, Georg Schreyögg, and Jochen Koch, Organizational Path Dependence, 67

Categorization

• XREF: Mirrors classic domino or cascade models of historical causation, e.g. Sewell-style eventful temporality.