ROUTINES MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT PARENTS, CHILD CAN EXPECT

The Boston Globe;  May 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ......structure, predictability, constancy. When routines work well, children are happier. Just...professionals urged parents to maintain routines for children after Sept. 11. This...psychological. "Anchor a child's day with routines, especially the morning routine, and...

Reconceptualizing organizational routines as a source of flexibility and...

Administrative Science Quarterly;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......traditional understanding of organizational routines as creating inertia in organizations...to build a theory that explains why routines are a source of change as well as...ostensive and performative aspects of routines creates an on-going opportunity for...

Learning and routines in high-tech SMEs: analyzing rich case study...

Journal of Economic Issues;  June 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......firms [Nelson and Winter 1982], and routines are hypothesized to be systematic...chreodic development [Hodgson 1993]. Routines are acquired by organizations in the...action. Three different categories of routines are distinguished by Nelson and Winter...

Routines Keep Us Grounded

Albuquerque Journal;  March 13, 2008 ;     524 words ......bring a couple closer together. Life is made up of routines and it's those routines that keep things sane. If everything was different...something to keep you grounded, and that's where routines come in. Some of the routines in our household are...

Routines at the plate annoy pitchers, calm batters

The Gazette;  May 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......doesn't remember when his routine started. Carroll has been...of a habit than a special routine. Routines can be broken. Habits are...said of the next part in his routine, referring to the third base...sports psychologist, said routines are important because the...

NU gymnast's routines a form of self-expression

University Wire;  March 8, 2007 ;     561 words ......performance is a more relaxed routine that fans can just sit back and enjoy. The floor routine is restricted to a 90-second...with the way the team's routines have turned out this year...difficulty." The Huskers' routines have not only shined in...

Organizational routines as grammars of action.

Administrative Science Quarterly;  September 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......Administrative Science Quarterly, 26: 207-224. Routines occupy a critical position in organization theory. As genetic material, routines are used to explain the inertial quality...Hannan and Freeman, 1983). As memory, routines have become a cornerstone in theories...

Love habits to get hooked on; want to lock down his love? One of the keys...

Cosmopolitan;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......have to understanding what types of routines guys really go for. Hop on our route...like relationship glue. For starters, routines provide a sense of continuity, explains...have that pie-and-paper time. THE ROUTINES EVEN HE'LL RELISH Many of the typical...

Integrated autocad routines help increase productivity. (The...

Process Heating;  April 1, 2002 ;     297 words ......implementing an integrated collection of automated routines that are written in the ObjectARX format from Avatech...Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offices updated Despatch's CAD routines. The original routines addressed two basic areas -- file management and...

NURTURING ROUTINES MAKE GROWING UP EASIER.(POSTEXTRA)(Parenting)

The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);  July 16, 1997 ;     697 words ......consistent way of doing things. Nurturing routines are a great way to enhance a child...expressions and a respectful tone of voice. Routines build competence in individuals because...that something as simple as family routines can become part of the strategy to...

Kent clings to good-luck charms: Whether they wear lucky shoes or unwashed...

Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH);  March 16, 2006 ;     597 words ......blues Friday. Gerwig will find something else to make routine, though. It's the way the team works now, thanks to coach...because he didn't want to mess up what he calls the routine. There is a fine line between routine and superstition, though, and sophomore forward Michael...shower, Haynes said, ...

INSIDE LOOK: MEMMEL'S ROUTINES COME UNDER SCRUTINY.(Sports)(Statistical...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  August 25, 2003 ;     389 words ......uneven-bars and balance-beam routines to determine whether she was...a 10.0 start value for her routine, the same routine she had performed all week...harder for the same quality routine she had performed earlier...of two of Chellsie Memmel's routines in an inquiry about start...

Best-laid plans: When bedtime routines go awry

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  October 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......tranquil to turbulent? Even the best routines fall apart from time to time, experts...you can simply create two different routines based on your arrival time," Pantley...babies who have consistent bedtime routines fall asleep faster, sleep for longer...

Panthers tune up routines in victory at Glenbard S.(Sports)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 23, 2007 ;     225 words ......acknowledged that his girls may have been a bit off in their routines, but ... We were not necessarily going for the big score...vault and floor are our strengths. Usually when we hit the routines like we did tonight, we're a point or two higher on those...

U.S. synchronized swimmers in third place after technical routines.(Knight...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 27, 2004 ;     609 words ......584 points, after the team technical routine Thursday. Russia leads with 49.667...with 49.167 heading into Friday's free routine. The combined scores of the two routines will determine who wins the medals...Crow is pivotal in the team's free routine as one of two swimmers who perform acrobatic...