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Change Trajectories

Change Trajectories is a theoretical construct that delineates the temporal patterns and directional pathways of organizational or systemic transitions in response to internal or external stimuli, distinguishing it from static models of change by emphasizing dynamic, non-linear progression over time.

501

Publications

53.4K

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1.6K

Authors

724

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2017–2026

189

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Publications

501

The Art of Continuous Change: Linking Complexity Theory and Time-Paced Evolution in Relentlessly Shifting Organizations

Shona L. Brown, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1997 · 4.3K citations

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Explaining Development and Change in Organizations

Andrew H. Van de Ven, Marshall Scott Poole · Academy of Management Review · 1995 · 3K citations

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Rebuilding Global Fisheries

Boris Worm, Ray Hilborn, Julia K. Baum et al. · Science · 2009 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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Process Studies of Change in Organization and Management: Unveiling Temporality, Activity, and Flow

Ann Langley, Clive Smallman, Haridimos Tsoukas et al. · Academy of Management Journal · 2013 · 2.2K citations

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Organizational Evolution: A Metamorphosis Model of Convergence and Reorientation

Michael L. Tushman, Elaine Romanelli · 1985 · 2.1K citations

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Authors

1.6K

  1. AH
    Andrew H. Van de Ven

    University of Minnesota, United States

    7 publications · 7.8K citations

    7

    h-index

  2. SG
    Shenyang Guo

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    4 publications · 199 citations

    4

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  3. KE
    Kevin E. Vowles

    University of New Mexico, United States

    3 publications · 114 citations

    3

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  4. KJ
    Karen J. Jansen

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    3 publications · 338 citations

    3

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  5. AL
    Ann Langley

    HEC Montréal, Canada

    3 publications · 2.3K citations

    3

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Institutions

724

  1. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    487 citations

  4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    9 h-index

    31 publications

    797 citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    885 citations

  6. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    603 citations

  7. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    2.7K citations

  8. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 13 publications · 11K citations

    13

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  2. Academy of Management Journal

    AMJ · 12 publications · 4.7K citations

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  3. Journal of Organizational Change Management

    7 publications · 462 citations

    7

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  4. Organization Science

    7 publications · 1.3K citations

    7

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  5. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

    7 publications · 296 citations

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