摘要：This study describes a novel simulation model (OrgSwarm) of the process of strategic adaptation. Strate- gicadaptationisconceptualizedasaprocessofadaptation(search), onalandscapeofstrategicpossibilities, by a population of profit-seeking organizations. Unfortunately, the characteristics that make organizations coherent and viable such as organizational structure and shared organizational culture, also create strate- gic inertia, potentially limiting the ability of organizations to adapt. This study examines the impact of strategic inertia on the adaptive potential of organizations. The simulation results suggest that a degree of strategic inertia can assist rather than hamper adaptive efforts in static and slowly changing strategic environments.
