Path Dependence or Path Creation?
批判了路径依赖理论的核心假设，提出路径创造视角，认为初始条件、偶然事件、自我强化机制和锁定状态都是被行动者策略性建构的，并用叙事方法阐述其理论和方法论含义。
abstract We discuss the assumptions that underlie path dependence, as defined by Vergne and Durand, and then provide the outlines of an alternative perspective which we label as path creation. Path creation entertains a notion of agency that is distributed and emergent through relational processes that constitute phenomena. Viewed from this perspective, ‘initial conditions’ are not given, ‘contingencies’ are emergent contexts for action, ‘self‐reinforcing mechanisms’ are strategically manipulated, and ‘lock‐in’ is but a temporary stabilization of paths in‐the‐making. We develop these points using a narrative approach and highlight the theoretical and methodological implications of our perspective.