The system has inertia and resists change.

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Even the best-managed companies aren't protected from this destructive clash between whirlwind change and corporate inertia.

WSJ: The End of Management

Most people who don't cash out simply leave the money where it is when they change jobs, out of inertia.

WSJ: Job Hoppers: Don't Forget Saving for Retirement

Certainly unions have their share of pathologies and institutional inertia, but they can be a force for bottom-up change.

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The stars had better be aligned right for change, because such liberalization will run up against powerful interests and inertia.

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