Request for Question Clarification by
markj-ga
on
27 Apr 2004 16:09 PDT
wallace1960
I think there has not been much interest shown in your question so far
because it is not clear exactly what you are looking for. A
straightforward dictionary definition of "routinization" is easy to
provide. It is the noun form of "routinize," which means to "reduce
to a routine," and the most relevant definitions of "routine" for your
purposes appear to be:
"A prescribed, detailed course of action to be followed regularly; a
standard procedure;" and
"A set of customary and often mechanically performed procedures or activities."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition Copyright © 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
But it appears that you are interested in something more than that,
but it is not clear what. Here are a couple of citable examples of
short quotes that focus on "routinization" in the workplace. The
first is from a book about the routinization of service work, focusing
on McDonald's as a case study, and the other is from a journal article
about the routinization of hospice:
"The routinization of human interaction by corporations and other
large bureaucracies can be seen as a disturbing trend, one that
epitomizes the kind of depersonalization, dehumanization,
manipulativeness and superficiality that critics of
late-twentieth-century United States culture deplore."
____________
"It is axiomatic that those movements that succeed -- which is to say
those which provide effective strategies and gain wide support --
become established. Routinization is part and parcel of a social
movement's success; with it comes stability, confidence, and
bureaucracy."
Are either of these the kind of a quote for your introduction that
would interest you? Any further insight as to what you are looking for
would be helpful.
markj-ga
