From actions to paths to patterning: Toward a dynamic theory of patterning in routines

• Main Authors: GOH, Kenneth T., PENTLAND, Brian T.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Routine dynamics; narrative network; network paths; task complexity; process research; Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6400; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7399/viewcontent/fromactions.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper demonstrates a new way of seeing and theorizing about the dynamics of organizational routines through the concept of paths – time-ordered sequences of actions or events in performing work. Empirically and conceptually, paths provide the missing link between specific actions and patterns o...