Replication of Routines in Organizations: Existing Literature and New Perspectives

Abstract

Replication of existing routines in new contexts is an important value-creating strategy for organizations. This paper synthesizes the state of research on replication and organizes the literature around two broad themes: forward knowledge flows (i.e. from a replicator to a replicatee) and reverse knowledge flows. The authors show that the theoretical assumptions of existing research leave important questions around the replication of routines unaddressed. More specifically, they identify research gaps in regard to micro-level processes of replication. Little is understood about the performance of routines in practice and, related to that, the processes through which routines change during replication. Drawing on recent theorizing on organizational routines, in particular the relationship between the ostensive and performative aspects, helps the authors to unpack the micro-level processes of forward and reverse knowledge flows. This paper opens two new trajectories for research on replication: (1) a focus on the actions of individual actors in the enactment of organizational routines provides new possibilities for understanding how replication is an inherently political process;(2) conceptualizing change as endogenous within the performance of routines offers a route to a more nuanced understanding of change and deviation in the process of replication. The paper closes with a summary of major theoretical arguments, questions for further research and implications for practitioners.

10.5937/sjm9-6362 = Organizational routines in Russian companies: Review of practices

“…It is research very interesting because demonstrated relation path dependence between performances and routines. Martin Friesl and Joanne Larty highlights two areas for future research: the political dimension of replication strategies and drift in the process of replication (Friesl & Larty, 2013).…”

Study on Replication of Routines in Organizations Based on Organization Ambidexterity Competence

“…By applying existing routines to a new organization environment (Szulanski and Winter, 2002, Parmigiani and Howard -Grenville, 2011) [1,2], replication of routines is to be organization value creation (Friesl and Larty, 2013) [3]. Traditional research, evolution economics paradigm, keeps on the analysis of the macro level, and pay less attention to the role and behavior in the new environment of replication, so "black box" of process of replication is not attracted attention.…”

O Céu É O Limite! Mas É Imperativo Manter Os Pés No Chão: A (Re)criação Dos Padrões De Ação Em Ambiente Altamente Regulamentado

“…A teoria das rotinas não é uma linha recente de estudos, mas ainda é bastante proficiente, e, dessa forma, os Estudos Baseados na Prática (EBP) podem contribuir com um novo olhar sobre esse fenômeno e no entendimento aprofundado de como e o que realmente as pessoas fazem em suas práticas cotidianas nas organizações (GHERARDI, 2000;PARMIGIANI & HOWARD-GRENVILLE, 2011;HANSEN & VOGEL, 2011;FRIELS & LARTY, 2013). A teoria da prática social (GHERARDI, 2000;ORLIKOWSKI, 2002;FELDMAN & ORLIKOWSKI, 2011;SANDBERG & TSOUKAS, 2011;NICOLINI, 2011;LANNACCI & HATZARAS, 2012;BISPO, 2013aBISPO, , 2013bDIONYSIOU & TSOUKAS, 2013) pode possibilitar novas perspectivas de abordagem que venham a contribuir para o entendimento das rotinas organizacionais como fonte geradora de padrões de ação, que podem recompor e legitimar um repertório de práticas em contexto social.…”

“…Deste modo, as rotinas organizacionais são vistas na perspectiva das práticas, sendo que essa abordagem está em fase de ampliação na teoria organizacional (PARMIGIANI & HOWARD-GRENVILLE, 2011;HANSEN & VOGEL, 2011;FRIELS & LARTY, 2013). Entretanto, a sua significativa proeminência decorre de sua peculiaridade em pesquisar as RO em si na ação, e também da relevância desse fenômeno, principalmente em função de sua capacidade de organizing PENTLAND & HAEREM, 2015) e de promulgar o knowing-in-practice (GHERARDI, 2000;ORLIKOWSKI, 2002;AZEVEDO, 2013;BISPO, 2013aBISPO, , 2013b.…”

“…Existem duas grandes correntes de pesquisas dentro da Teoria das Rotinas que se diferenciam, essencialmente, pelos seus debates ontológicos e epistemológicos, e que proporcionam distintos focos a respeito do nível de análise das rotinas nas organizações (PARMIGIANI & HOWARD-GRENVILLE, 2011;FRIELS & LARTY, 2013). Consequentemente, geram atenções empíricas que em determinadas situações podem ser divergentes, mas que também podem se complementar em termos de proporcionar uma visão mais holística sobre esse fenômeno.…”