?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Variations+on+a+routine+%3A+how+selection-adaptation-retention+dynamics+create+variety+in+organisational+routines&rft.creator=Furneaux%2C+Craig&rft.subject=organisational+routines%2C+variation%2C+selection%2C+adaptation%2C+retention%2C+organisational+theory%2C+procurement%2C+engineering+assets&rft.description=The+question+%22what+causes+variety+in+organisational+routines%22+is+of+considerable+interest+to+organisational+scholars%2C+and+one+to+which+this+thesis+seeks+to+answer.+To+this+end+an+evolutionary+theory+of+change+is+advanced+which+holds+that+the+dynamics+of+selection%2C+adaptation+and+retention+explain+the+creation+of+variety+in+organisational+routines.+A+longitudinal%2C+multi-level%2C+multi-case+analysis+is+undertaken+in+this+thesis%2C+using+multiple+data+collection+strategies.+In+each+case%2C+different+types+of+variety+were+identified%2C+according+to+a+typology%2C+together+with+how+selection%2C+adaptation+and+retention+contribute+to+variety+in+a+positive+or+negative+sense.+Methodologically%2C+the+thesis+makes+a+contribution+to+our+understanding+of+variety%2C+as+certain+types+of+variety+only+become+evident+when+examined+by+specific+types+of+research+design.+The+research+also+makes+a+theoretical+contribution+by+explaining+how+selection%2C+adaptation+and+retention+individually+and+collectively+contribute+to+variety+in+organisational+routines.+Moreover%2C+showing+that+routines+could+be+stable%2C+diverse%2C+adaptive+and+dynamic+at+the+same+time%3B+is+a+significant%2C+and+novel%2C+theoretical+contribution.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2012&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F52838%2F1%2FCraig_Furneaux_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Furneaux%2C+Craig+(2012)+Variations+on+a+routine+%3A+how+selection-adaptation-retention+dynamics+create+variety+in+organisational+routines.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F52838%2F&rft.identifier=QUT+Business+School