Decisions made by managers and entrepreneurs and subsequent actions are a core element in a wide range of studies in strategic management and business history. The events that do not occur, however, have received less attention. We study non-events as an organizational and historical phenomenon conceptualized as a recognizable absence that can influence future actions and organizational outcomes. We build on microhistorical methods to empirically deal with events that did (or do) never materialize. The main research question is how and why non-events manifest in strategy processes and the historical development of organizations.

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