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Chapter 16 - Context, Embeddedness and Routine Dynamics

from Part III - Themes in Routine Dynamics Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2021

By
Jennifer Howard-Grenville  and
Jan Lodge
Edited by
Martha S. Feldman ,
Brian T. Pentland ,
Luciana D'Adderio ,
Katharina Dittrich ,
Claus Rerup  and
David Seidl
Martha S. Feldman
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
Brian T. Pentland
Affiliation:
Michigan State University
Luciana D'Adderio
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
Katharina Dittrich
Affiliation:
University of Warwick
Claus Rerup
Affiliation:
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
David Seidl
Affiliation:
University of Zurich
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Summary

In this chapter, we consider the embeddedness of organizational routines within their organizational contexts, drawing on the original work on this construct (Howard-Grenville, 2005), revisiting its core ideas, and reviewing subsequent work that has addressed routine embeddedness. We find that recent work has highlighted the importance of understanding routine dynamics as influenced by and potentially mutually constitutive with other generative aspects of organizational life. We end with calls for future research on this topic and encourage scholars to further explore how routines interact with other core aspects of organizing.

Keywords

Routinesroutine dynamicscontextembeddedness
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Cambridge Handbook of Routine Dynamics , pp. 229 - 243
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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