ERIC Number: EJ1328980
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Publication Date: 2022-Apr
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The Concept of Organizational Routines and Its Potential for Investigating Educational Initiatives in Practice: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Wolthuis, Fenna; Hubers, Mireille D.; van Veen, Klaas; de Vries, Siebrich
Review of Educational Research, v92 n2 p249-287 Apr 2022
This review examines the concept of organizational routines and its potential for investigating educational initiatives in practice. The studies in our review revealed three different approaches to routines: (1) examining organizational routines as entities, (2) (also) examining conversational routines, and (3) examining the internal structure of organizational routines. Current definitions, operationalizations, and examinations can lack clarity and validity. At present, the concept of organizational routines not only holds potential but is also ambiguous. To bolster the potential of the concept, two working definitions of organizational routines are formalized that best allow researchers to investigate initiatives in practice. These working definitions are needed to create clarity regarding the concept and for it to be able to deliver on its promise for providing meaningful and relevant information on how new initiatives actually work and unfold in practice.
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Research Reports, Organizational Culture, Organizational Communication, Definitions, Validity, Social Structure, School Organization
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Language: English
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