Illumination of dynamics can assist with better targeting interventions and understanding their potential effects. Viewing organizations from a more dynamic lens can shed light on how phenomena evolve over time as governed by the iterative application of mathematical rules. Those difficulties often lead to unexpected results when we try to address those issues. Organizational researchers and practitioners are faced with many complex issues and understanding how they unfold over time is difficult. We provide a coherent description of what dynamics encompasses by (1) advancing a definition and of dynamics and comparing it to other longitudinal concepts, (2) proposing theoretical principles to help researchers apply dynamics concepts to their own research, and (3) demonstrating how dynamics may refine our ability to explain organizational phenomena and devise practical implications.
Although substantial buzz surrounds the term dynamics in organizational science, conceptual missteps are present in the literature, ultimately limiting its application.
To better explain organizational phenomena, and to intervene in ways that yield desired consequences, an appreciation of the core insights from dynamics may be necessary to include into a researcher's toolkit. Interventions backfire for many reasons, one being that the dynamics governing a system are not well-understood.
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