01655nas a2200169   4500008004100000245010700041210006900148260000900217300001200226490000700238520109200245653001501337100001701352700003201369700001701401856006701418       2013                        eng d00aThe Structural Properties of Sustainable, Continuous Change: Achieving Reliability Through Flexibility0 aStructural Properties of Sustainable Continuous Change Achieving  c2013  a179-2050 v493 aRecent studies show that the relationship between structure and inertia in changing environments may be more complex than previously held and that the theoretical logics tying inertia with flexibility and efficiency remain incomplete. Using a computational model, this article aims to clarify this relationship by exploring what structural properties enable continuous change in inertia-generating organizations and what their performance consequences are in dynamic environments. The article has three main findings: First, employing managers who anticipate change is not enough to generate continuous change; it is also necessary to raise both the rate of responsiveness and desired performance. Second, continuous change increases average organizational performance and reduces its variation. Third, organizations’ capacity for continuous change is counterintuitively limited by the organizations’ capacity to build inertia. These are important insights, because they suggest that with the right design, organizations may be both more flexible and reliable than commonly believed.10aManagement1 aCarroll, Tim1 aHåkonsson, Dorthe, Døjbak1 aKlaas, Peter  uhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0021886312464520