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TERM-059Structural

Organizational Inertia

The tendency for an organization to continue its current trajectory regardless of whether that trajectory still makes sense. Inertia isn't laziness — it's the accumulated weight of structure, habit, and investment. Changing direction requires force proportional to the mass.

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