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Journal of Institutional Economics vol 7 • no 2 • JUNE 2011 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISSN 1744-1374 ISSN contributions Lazaric Nathalie Witt Ulrich Jack J. Vromen D’Adderio Luciana of stimulus the poverty J. Foss and Nicolai Felin Teppo Winter G. Sidney Pentland T. Brian Thorbjørn Knudsen and M. Hodgson Geoffrey Contents Special Issue on Business Routines on Business Issue Special vol 7 • no 2 • JUNE 7 • no 2 vol 2011 Journal of of Journal Institutional Economics 147 to empirical and analytical an introduction and cognition: routines Organizational 157 an individualistic approach and functionality of organizational routines: Emergence 175 mechanisms as multilevel Routines 197 performing theory of routines: Artifacts the material turn in routines at the centre 231 and organizational capabilities: The endogenous origins of experience, routines, 257 and Foss Comments on Felin at the Foundation? Problems 279 and Foss to look: comment on Felin where know foundation is solid, if you The 295 and Foss some questions for Felin of stimulus and absence of cause: Poverty Cambridge Journals Online Cambridge Journals further information about this journal For please go to the journal website at: journals.cambridge.org/joi 17441374_7-2.qxd 4/16/11 8:41 AM Page 1 Page AM 8:41 4/16/11 17441374_7-2.qxd 17441374_7-2.qxd 4/16/11 8:41 AM Page 2

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CONTENTS

Special Issue on Business Routines 147–156 Organizational routines and cognition: an introduction to empirical and analytical contributions N ATHALIE L AZARIC

157–174 Emergence and functionality of organizational routines: an individualistic approach U LRICH W ITT

175–196 Routines as multilevel mechanisms J ACK J. VROMEN

197–230 Artifacts at the centre of routines: performing the material turn in routines theory L UCIANA D’ADDERIO

231–256 The endogenous origins of experience, routines, and organizational capabilities: the poverty of stimulus T EPPO F ELIN AND N ICOLAI J. FOSS

257–277 Problems at the Foundation? Comments on Felin and Foss S IDNEY G. WINTER

279–293 The foundation is solid, if you know where to look: comment on Felin and Foss B RIAN T. PENTLAND

295–298 Poverty of stimulus and absence of cause: some questions for Felin and Foss G EOFFREY M. HODGSON AND T HORBJØRN K NUDSEN

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