Organizational Path Dependence: Opening the Black Box.

Sydow, Jörg; Schreyögg, Georg; Koch, Jochen

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“…Influenced by decisions made in other critical moments, path dependence ensures a regime that governs self-reinforcing feedback as a specific pattern of social practices, which gain more and more dominance over the alternatives. Finally, path dependence may cause organizational lock-in, restricting future decision-making (Sydow et al, 2009). Sydow et al (2009) identified three levels for investigation, specifically, the individual level, the network level and the field level.…”

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“…Finally, path dependence may cause organizational lock-in, restricting future decision-making (Sydow et al, 2009). Sydow et al (2009) identified three levels for investigation, specifically, the individual level, the network level and the field level. The next subsection, in which we discuss path-dependence in supply chains is concerned with the field level.…”

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“…The use of capabilities within a supply chain relates to many factors, including the history of the firm and the history of the supply chain itself, which may or may not be manifestations of path dependencies. Furthermore, the effects of path dependence vary, and can speed up, slow down or even halt the construction of capabilities that would better position the firm (Sydow, Schreyögg, & Koch, 2009).…”

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Effects of Path Dependence on Capabilities in Captive Global Value Chains

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Global Value Chains (GVC) and their participants are dynamic. Events can provoke distinct strategic responses from different firms, even when they are part of a GVC. We investigated how both organizational and supplychain path dependence can influence the capabilities that a firm needs to achieve a higher value-added position in a GVC. We have integrated three branches of theory, covering Global Value Chains, Organizational Capabilities, and Path dependence. We conducted a case study of a large Brazilian shoe firm, analyzing its relationships with buyers in GVCs. We found that path-dependent elements had locked-in the firm, preventing ascension to higher added value positions and keeping the organization in captive global value chain, even when it moved into new markets. Additionally, we propose a theoretical model that should prove fruitful in future research in other sectors and countries.

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Effects of Path Dependence on Capabilities in Captive Global Value Chains

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“…Paths are usually implicitly conceptualized as persistent patterns in the development of a technology, a company or an industry (Cowan and Gunby, 1996;Rycroft and Kash, 2002;Sydow et al, 2009). Even if the early stages of path dependency allow for some degree of variety, by later phases there is only one path left; the number of alternative choices gradually decreases (David, 1985;Arthur, 1989;Cowan and Gunby, 1996) until companies or entire industries become locked-in to one -often inferioroption, e.g.…”

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Is one path enough? Multiple paths and path interaction as an extension of path dependency theory

Bergek

Onufrey

2013

Industrial and Corporate Change

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In order to explain the development of multi-technology companies and industries where several alternative technologies co-exist and interact over long time periods, this paper suggests an extension of path dependency theory by providing a conceptualization of the path notion which incorporates the theoretical possibility of multiple paths and path interaction. The conceptualization is applied to a patent study of three leading companies in the lighting industry: General Electric, Osram/Siemens and Philips. The study shows technology development patterns that are characterized by strong persistence, both within each path and across the whole technology field. These results demonstrate that multiple technological paths can co-exist in companies and industries, characterized by simultaneous long-term presence of several technologies. In such cases, path interaction takes place both between co-existing paths and when new, radically different paths are created. Although further studies are needed to identify the underlying self-reinforcing mechanisms, there is a clear indication that technological path dependency is not restricted to unitary progression patterns, as implied by previous conceptualizations.

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“…Higher fees in financial centers may also be due to path dependence and lock-in effects (Krugman, 1991;Martin and Sunley, 2006;Sydow et al, 2009). 4 For the mutual fund industry, this may imply that funds are domiciled in Luxembourg because the structures necessary to set up such funds already exist in this country and not because of a favorable environment for the mutual fund industry.…”

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How Does the Domiciliation Decision Affect Mutual Fund Fees?

Lang

Köhler²

2011

SSRN Journal

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW.Download this ZEW Discussion Paper from our ftp server:http://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11085.pdf Non-technical summaryIn this paper, we analyze if the integration of the European mutual funds industry has brought advantages to private and institutional investors. Moreover, we examine the possible determinants of fund fees as well as the effects of domiciliation decisions of fund companies.Investors worldwide invest in more than 65,000 different investment funds, since these are perceived to be liquid and diversified assets with lower cost than direct investments. The fees investors are generally charged include fees for the fund's set-up, portfolio management, custody of the shares, marketing and sales etc. In theory, higher fees result in a lower investment performance. Yet it has been shown that there exists no correlation between higher fund fees and good fund performance. For the fund company, however, higher fees translate directly into higher profits, i.e. there is a conflict of interest between the market participants.As a result of legal and regulatory harmonization in the European financial industry, competition between fund companies has risen greatly over the past few years. In order to benefit from economies of scale, fund companies have concentrated their activities in a single location. This has also led to increased competition between countries seeking to attract these financial institutions. In this respect, Luxembourg and Ireland play a particular global role as specialized financial centers. However, the question arises whether investors really benefit from this market concentration beyond the greater number of investment opportunities.The results show that the fees charged by funds differ significantly across countries and across fund types. It is also shown that funds domiciled in Luxembourg have considerably lower cross-border distribution costs. This advantage is, however, countered by several drawbacks. Generally, funds complying with UCITS policy are most expensive for investors.Furthermore, fees rise with an increase in the number of countries in which the fund is distributed, as additional distribution partners and permits are required. The results do not clearly show that investors pay lower fees for funds from Luxembourg or Ireland than for funds of other countries. All in all, it is shown that the market integration of the European fund industry has reduced costs significantly, due mainly to the concentration of specialists in cl...

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Organizational Path Dependence: Opening the Black Box.

Cited by 799 publications

References 69 publications

Effects of Path Dependence on Capabilities in Captive Global Value Chains

Effects of Path Dependence on Capabilities in Captive Global Value Chains

Is one path enough? Multiple paths and path interaction as an extension of path dependency theory

How Does the Domiciliation Decision Affect Mutual Fund Fees?

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