Hannan, Michael T.; L·szlÛ PÛlos; Carroll, Glenn R. - In: Industrial and Corporate Change 13 (2004) 1, pp. 213-242
This article examines some evolutionary consequences of architectural inertia in organizations. The main theorem holds that selection favors architectural inertia in the sense that the median level of inertia in a closed population of organizations increases over time. The other key theorems...