Christian Alexander Mahringer

University of Stuttgart · School of Management

In research on process organization studies, the concept of multiplicity is widely used, but a fundamental confusion about what process multiplicity means persists. As a result, we miss some of the potential of this concept for understanding process dynamics and process change. In this paper, we define process multiplicity as a duality of ‘one’ and...

This paper presents reflections by members of the Young Academy at the Heidelberg Academy of Science and Humanities on their experiences gained from engaging in interdisciplinary research projects. All authors come from different scientific disciplines, ranging from the humanities to social sciences, medicine, and natural sciences. Through individu...

Even though the practice perspective on innovation acknowledges that ambiguity is a key defining characteristic of innovating, it has rarely been considered conceptually. This paper argues that to fully consider ambiguity, it is necessary to focus on the situations in which those practices are enacted. Building on the work of Lucy Suchman, thus, th...

Adopting a flat ontology, we discuss how phenomena of societal concern are connected to organizational routines. We conceptualize grand challenges as large patterns of actions to overcome the micro-macro divide prevalent in existing research. We introduce spatial, temporal, and agentic relations as three interrelated aspects of scale that are of pa...

This paper examines how the use of process mining in organizations can promote change in real-world business processes via data-based process models. Drawing on routine dynamics research, we conceptualize process models as artifacts that organizational members can use to change the business processes (i.e., routines) which they perform, and we theo...

This paper examines the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on the change and stability of organizations. We focus on automation and augmentation as key dimensions of AI and elaborate their effects on organizational routines. AI can promote change of organizational routines through capacitating new actions or reframing patterns of actions, bu...

In this editorial, the authors present an overview of the papers featured in this volume, all centered around the theme of “Routine Dynamics: Organizing in a World in Flux.” Recognizing the omnipresence of flux in organizational life, the authors identify key themes that emerged across the papers. These encompass temporality, improvisation, process...

Extreme events pose major challenges for the performance of routines as they threaten the continuation of work in all its forms. This paper uses an embodiment perspective to examine a routine recreation process in a fine-dining zero-waste restaurant whose routines were completely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Zooming in on the role of the liv...

Business Process Management and Routine Dynamics are two streams of research that both explore process. To this end, Business Process Management has developed a rich array of methods that can be used to analyze digital trace data. Routine Dynamics has put less emphasis on the analysis of digital trace data, but it has advanced a methodological appr...

In this introduction to the special issue on organizational agility, we carve out central challenges in research on organizational agility. More specifically, we suggest that (a) scholars have used a variety of definitions of organizational agility, (b) the agility concept has evolved in different communities that lack joint knowledge development,...

Implicitly or explicitly, sequence analysis is at the heart of research on routine dynamics. Sequence analysis takes many forms in many different disciplines, because sequence is central to temporality, process, language, and narrative. In this chapter, we focus on sequence analysis in routine dynamics research. The goal of this chapter is to help...

Implicitly or explicitly, sequence analysis is at the heart of research on routine dynamics. Sequence analysis takes many forms in many different disciplines, because sequence is central to temporality, process, language, and narrative. In this chapter, we focus on sequence analysis in routine dynamics research. The goal of this chapter is to help...

Unternehmen setzen agile Methoden wie Scrum ein, um schneller und flexibler auf sich ändernde Umweltbedingungen und Kundenwünsche reagieren zu können. Die Arbeit in Scrum Teams zeichnet sich durch inkrementelle Planung und Selbstorganisation aus und erfordert neue Kompetenzanforderungen. Um diese zu bestimmen, wurden 156 Stellenanzeigen für die Rol...

Organizational routines are a relevant concept in management studies, because they can be used to explain a variety of empirical phenomena. A central endeavor in research on organizational routines lies in characterizing and explaining bundles of multiple, interconnected routines, i.e., ‘routine ecologies’. Scholars who have approached the routines...

Enabling individuals to perform open innovation practices requires an in-depth analysis of the context in which those practices are enacted. However, research on the context within which open innovation is practiced, is still in its beginning. This paper develops a theoretical framework of the relationship between open innovation practices, individ...

Pre-print: https://tinyurl.com/ya3vv49r Wissensmanagementsysteme in Unternehmen sollen darauf hinwirken, Wissen effizient zu nutzen und damit dessen Wertbeitrag zu steigern. Die technologischen Möglichkeiten und die damit einhergehende Informationsflut bergen jedoch auch Gefahren, insbesondere dann wenn die kognitiven Kapazitäten von Mitarbeitern...

Full text: https://tinyurl.com/y8vegy3q Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how entrepreneurial initiatives in organizations serve as a microfoundation of dynamic capabilities and, thus, foster change in organizations. Design/methodology/approach – This paper revises and applies conceptual as well as empirical research on dynamic capab...

This article briefly describes the principles of the Scrum framework. It is targeted at students and managers who would like to gain a general overview of Scrum roles, events and rules. Article language: German

Agilität gilt heutzutage als Schlüsselfähigkeit, mit der Organisationen erfolgreich in dynamischen Umwelten überleben können. Es ist jedoch bislang unbekannt, wie komplexe, wissensintensive Organisationen Agilität fördern können. Eckpfeiler agiler Organisationen sind die Etablierung ambidextrer Strukturen und deren Vernetzung sowie eine ausgeprägte...

Dieser Beitrag weist auf die zunehmende Bedeutung der Veränderungsfähigkeit in Organisationen allgemein und im Gesundheitswesen im Besonderen hin. Die zu beobachtenden demographischen Entwicklungen, das steigende Gesundheitsbewusstsein sowie die fortschreitende Digitalisierung erfordern eine rasche Anpassungsfähigkeit auf allen Ebenen des Gesundhei...

Full text available here: goo.gl/QkmBzB - Der Begriff des Employer Brandings im Kampf um talentierte Arbeitskräfte gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Unternehmen versuchen sich positiv zu positionieren und ihre Arbeitgebermarke zu stärken. Durch den Boom der Social Media kommen auf Unterneh-men jedoch Veränderungen im Rahmen des Employer Brandings zu....

Komplexe Organisationen müssen sich immer schneller an wandelnde Umwelten anpassen können. Hierfür ist eine duale Organisationsstruktur notwendig, die eine Effizienzorganisation mit frei schwebenden, agilen Einheiten kombiniert. Ziel des Beitrags ist es, Gestaltungsempfehlungen für solch eine agile aber dennoch komplexe Organisation zu geben.

Personalentsendungen haben eine strategische Bedeutung für Unternehmen. Der Buchbeitrag zeigt zunächst auf, worin diese strategische Relevanz begründet liegt. Hierbei wird insbesondere auf Aspekte des Wissensmanagements und des Talent Managements eingegangen. Im Anschluss werden Kriterien eines erfolgreichen Entsendungsmanagements beschrieben. Dies...