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  • Chapter 24 - Complexity in Routine Dynamics

  • from Part III - Themes in Routine Dynamics Research
  • Edited by Martha S. Feldman, University of California, Irvine, Brian T. Pentland, Michigan State University, Luciana D'Adderio, University of Edinburgh, Katharina Dittrich, University of Warwick, Claus Rerup, David Seidl
  • Book:
    Cambridge Handbook of Routine Dynamics
    Published online:
    11 December 2021
    Print publication:
    16 December 2021, pp 329-342

  • Summary

    In this chapter, we show how different conceptualizations of routine complexity can produce different insights into the study of the dynamics of routines. Based on a selective review of the literature, we identify three different approaches to routine complexity that has been applied in empirical research: that is, complexity as (a) a perceptual characteristic of routines, (b) a function of idealized characteristics of routines, and (c) a function of enactments. Our review shows that early studies of routines have predominantly treated complexity as a perceptual phenomenon, whereas in only a few studies have complexity been conceived of as a more objective characteristic of routines. More recently, a stream of research has begun to capture the complexity of routines as an enacted phenomenon, in line with the practice-turn in routine research. We scrutinize the underlying assumptions in each of these approaches and outline the potential directions for future investigations on the complexity of routines.