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Chapter 13 - Narrative Networks in Routine Dynamics

from Part II - Methodological Issues in Routine Dynamics Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2021

By
Brian T. Pentland  and
Inkyu Kim
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

Narrative networks provide a way to summarize the "pattern-in-variety" that is typical of organizational routines. Unlike social networks, the nodes in a narrative network represent actions or events. By formalizing action patterns as networks, narrative networks provide a foundation for visualizing and analysing stability and change in routines.

Keywords

Routinesroutine dynamicsnetworksdigital trace data
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Cambridge Handbook of Routine Dynamics , pp. 184 - 195
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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