Path dependence: restricting or facilitating technical development?

Håkansson, Håkan; Waluszewski, Alexandra

doi:10.1016/s0148-2963(00)00196-x

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“…Multiple progression can be parallel (when the number of paths is the same in two successive stages), convergent (when there are fewer paths at a later stage) or divergent (when there are more paths at a later stage). The existence of multiple paths also implies that coexisting paths can be linked to each other and evolve together (Martin, 2010) through learning and recombination of knowledge and other elements between paths (Håkansson and Waluszewski, 2002).…”

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“…In the words of Garud et al (2010: 770), " [a]ctors mobilize the past not necessarily to repeat or avoid what happened, but, instead, to generate new options" (cf. also Håkansson and Waluszewski, 2002). 8 However, although this seems to imply that divergent progression is possible, most of this literature still maintains the notion of a unitary path.…”

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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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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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“…The ABM focuses on local interactions in terms of the buying/selling interaction (Håkansson & Prenkert, 2004;Håkansson & Waluszewski, 2002) among actors in the network(s). Such interaction is high-dimensional (Dooley, 2004) as it is driven by a large number of inter-dependent agents which generates complex pink noise dynamics on the aggregate global level.…”

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Business Network Simulation: Combining Research Cases and Agent-Based Models in a Robust Methodology

Prenkert¹

2012

IJBA

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This paper describes the use of an agent-based model (ABM) with the purpose of simulating interaction processes in business networks. Such an ABM must be able to capture time and process in networks while retaining a level of comprehension and overview. The ABM rests on the assumption that business networks can be viewed as complex adaptive systems (CAS) and draws on the opportunities to build and use ABMs to simulate processes in such systems. This paper outlines the conceptual foundations and the methodological challenges and opportunities associated with such an endeavor with special reference to issues concerning the modeling of the complexities of business networks. Specifically it discusses the use of ABM and research case in combination in an effort to produce a robust methodology. It contributes with suggestions on how one concretely can handle these issues and challenges when using ABMs to model non-linear dynamic interaction processes in networks.

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“…A competência específica provém do conhecimento tácito, além de ser dependente do contexto específico de atuação (Andersson & Forsgren, 2000) e da trajetória passada da empresa (Hakansson & Waluszewski, 2002;Rezende, 2003), o que torna difícil ser imitada e transferida.…”

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O desenvolvimento de competências organizacionais em diferentes modelos gerenciais de subsidiárias de empresas multinacionais Brasileiras

Borini

Fleury

2010

Rev. adm. contemp.

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O objetivo deste artigo é entender quais são os modelos gerenciais para desenvolver diferentes tipos de competências em empresas multinacionais brasileiras. A premissa principal que sustenta o artigo é que as multinacionais brasileiras necessitam desenvolver competências não locais em suas subsidiárias, como forma de competir em igualdade de condições com multinacionais já estabelecidas no mercado global. O artigo se baseia em pesquisa survey, realizada com sessenta e seis subsidiárias estrangeiras de trinta multinacionais de origem brasileira. Os resultados mostram que o desenvolvimento de competências não locais está associado a quatro fatores essenciais para distinguir esse tipo de competência das demais. As subsidiárias com competências não locais mostram maior inserção da subsidiária em redes de negócios no exterior, localização em contextos competitivos dinâmicos, maior intensidade de iniciativas próprias e forte integração entre matriz e subsidiárias. A falta de iniciativas e a localização em contextos adversos caracterizam o desenvolvimento de competências específicas, enquanto a menor inserção da subsidiária em redes no exterior e a menor integração com a rede interna caracterizam a formação de competências locais.

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Path dependence: restricting or facilitating technical development?

Cited by 115 publications

References 4 publications

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

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

Business Network Simulation: Combining Research Cases and Agent-Based Models in a Robust Methodology

O desenvolvimento de competências organizacionais em diferentes modelos gerenciais de subsidiárias de empresas multinacionais Brasileiras

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