Sustained persistency and lock-in are specific, uncommon features requiring their own framework

Evidence

Path dependence relates to more specific constellations; it includes features such as sustained persistency and lock-in, which are definitely not a common characteristic of decision processes. A theory of organizational path dependence therefore needs a more elaborated framework, which takes us beyond the mere insight that past events influence subsequent actions. — Jörg Sydow, Georg Schreyögg, and Jochen Koch, Organizational Path Dependence, 12

Categorization

• DEFINE: Names lock-in and sustained persistency as the load-bearing distinguishing features of path dependence.
• QUESTION: What additional conditions (increasing returns, self-reinforcement, contingency) does the elaborated framework require? Worth chasing in the following chapter.