Serendipity–the notion of making surprising and valuable discoveries–plays a major role in
the success of individuals and organizations alike. Previous research has established the …

Organizational change can be usefully conceptualized in terms of both its process and its
content. Process refers to how change occurs. Content describes what actually changes in …

The Behavioral Theory of the Firm has had an enormous influence on organizational theory,
strategic management, and neighboring fields of socio-scientific inquiry. Its central concepts …

To enable a better understanding of the underlying logic of path dependence, we set forth a
theoretical framework explaining how organizations become path dependent. At its core are …

This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare
and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool …

Winner of the 2000 Max Weber prize, awarded by the Section on Organizations,
Occupations, and Work, of the American Sociological Association, for the best book on …

Most analysts of corporations and industries adopt the focal perspective of a single
prototypical organization. Many analysts also study corporations primarily in terms of their …

This article aims to reestablish the long-standing conjecture that conformity is high at the
middle and low at either end of a status order. On a theoretical level, the article clarifies the …

Nearly all industries exhibit geographic concentration. Most theories of the location of
industry explain the persistence of these production centers as the result of economic …

In this introductory piece, we take stock of the impact of Cyert and March's A Behavioral
Theory of the Firm, describe current research trends in the behavioral tradition, and …