The Dynamics of Organizational Routines in a Startup: The Ereda Model

摘要

We propose a model of the dynamics of organizational routines developed from a three-year qualitative grounded theory study in a startup web-based open source technology organization. At the micro level, the model describes five primary responses to newly formed routines: extension, replacement, elucidation, distortion, and avoidance (EREDA). Each mode is determined by both the degree of comprehension and the perceived value, and we propose that interrelated cycles of learning and forgetting pro