GREVE, Henrich R <br/><br/>
The effect of core change on performance :  inertia and regression toward the mean 

 - Ithaca :  Johnson Graduate School of Management,  September 1999 
<br/><br/> This paper examines the consequences of changes in the organization`s market position o its market share, testing arguments of inertia nd refression toward the mean and taking into account recent methodological critiques os studies on the consequences of organizations change. A study of format change in the U.S. radio indystry, 1984-1992, shows that changes case performance to decline, as inertia theory predicts, byt this is moderated by organizational size and performance before the change, so change cna be benficial for low-performing organizations byt may be harmful for large and successful organizations