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The population ecology of organizations

Hannan, M. T., & Freeman, J. (1977). The population ecology of organizations. American Journal of Sociology, 82(5), 929-964.

Type
Journal article
Intellectual base
Primary research
Year
1977
DOI
10.1086/226424
Link
https://doi.org/10.1086/226424
Cited from
biology_ecology

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  • Adaptation
    • Unlearning is often harder than learning.

      This sourceFoundational organizational-ecology paper; argues that strong inertial pressures (legacy adaptations and sunk structure) create lock-in that slows re-adaptation when environments shift, motivating a selection rather than adaptation account.

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