Examining The Role of Historical Dimensions of The Organization in The Managers' Decision to Implement Strategic Changes; A Systematic Review

The purpose of this research is a systematic review of existing articles with the historical approach in decision-making in strategic change, in the period from 1990 to January 21, 2021 were reviewed and finally, by applying the research protocol, 84 articles were selected that determined the role of organizational history dimensions under the five themes: "historical structure of decision-making power", "stages of the organizational life cycle", "identity-making documents", "organizational experience in the decision to change" and "organizational culture"; In this analysis, the role of "historical structure of decision-making power" has the components of "CEO succession process", "CEO independence and support for change", "extent of human and social capital of the board of directors", "depth of human and social capital of the board of directors", "power board of directors" and "supervisory and governance mechanisms", the role of "stages of the organizational life cycle" has the components of "small size", "large size providing change resources", "advantage due to scale", "young age of the organization" and " The stage of introduction and maturity in the life cycle", the role of "historical identity and organizational experience" has the components of "identity vacuum due to change", "formal and informal narratives and orientations encouraging change", "successful change experience", "organization's habit of change" and "the need for change in official speeches, reports and organizational news" and finally the role of "organizational culture" has the components of "predominance of change discourse", "organizational forgetting", "ceremonies, customs, stories and legends in the organization" and It is a "supportive organizational atmosphere".