"When created, bureaucracies assume a status of relative permanence, and future developments are shaped, as the history principle suggests, by these initial conditions." This point of view is most consistent with which of the following concepts?

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The concept of path dependency suggests that initial conditions (such as the creation of a bureaucracy) can have a lasting effect on future developments, as they establish a path that subsequent decisions and actions are likely to follow. The other options do not address this idea of initial conditions shaping future developments.

"When Created, Bureaucracies Assume a Status of Relative Permanence, and Future