Marlot Kuiper

78 Connective Routines inter(action) in healthcare settings, and thus “how standards work” in surgical teams. Figure 2 presents the analytical framework. As introduced in chapter 1, the framework of Feldman and Pentland (2005) that conceptualizes routines as dynamic practices forms the starting point of the analysis. Based on the theoretical review, I adapted and expanded this conceptual model, to make it a useful and convenient tool for studying standards in professional settings. The literature review led to the identification of various ‘sensitizing’ concepts (Blumer, 1954; Glaser, 1978; Patton, 2002), that I subsequently positioned in the framework to guide and inform the fieldwork. Although the various theories provided relevant background knowledge, the framework explicitly allows for an open outlook. Theoretical considerations of how professionals encounter standards include for example notions of both resistance and acceptance. Although the framework includes sensitizing concepts that form the starting point for the empirical work, I thus explicitly remained open to all kinds of empirical findings (see also chapter 4). Figure 2: Theory informed analytical framework