ROUTINE AS DEVIATION
We draw on evidence scattered across thick descriptions of organizations to outline an alternative model of routine. Instead of defining routine as a process of compliance with prescribed rules and procedures we define it as a process of deviation from the prescribed elements of organizations, resulting from the mutual constitution of repetitive work and improvisation. This view of routine underscores its adaptive nature and suggests that flexibility can be achieved not only by nimble and openly innovative organizations but also by large and organizations engaging in ‘closet’ innovation.
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2007
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Authors: | Cunha, Joao Vieira da ; Cunha, Miguel Pina e ; Chia, Robert |
Institutions: | Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
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