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actor–network theory
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actor–network theory A theory which sees the world as a series of networks, along which ‘immutable mobiles’—beings and technology—are transported, unchanged. This theory emphasizes the role of the
performers—the
actors—who sustain these networks. Any element, such as a farm, is onl...
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Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network Theory
Law & Society Review
; Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network Theory. By Bruno Latour. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University ... Society Review readers are likely to have heard the news that Durkheim is dead. Yet Durkheim-style thinking ... to generate a more or less durable result: the germ ...
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Wireless systems development methodologies: An analysis of practice using Actor Network Theory
The Journal of Computer Information Systems
; ... development environment. This paper uses the concepts of Actor Network Theory (ANT) to interpret the events that led to the turning ... perspective. Keywords: Mobile Applications Development, Actor Network Theory, Systems Development, Arrow Methodology. INTRODUCTION ...
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A new mission for business schools: the development of actor-network leaders.
Journal of Education for Business
; ABSTRACT. The lesson of actor-network theory is that to effect desired change ... development through the lens of actor-network theory. It is our contention that the actor-network ... competency theories do. Leadership and Actor-Network Theory While at the ...
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Hunter-Gatherers in Theory and Archaeology
Southeastern Archaeology
; Hunter-Gatherers in Theory and Archaeology. GEORGE CROTHERS (ed.). Center for Archaeological Investigations Occasional Paper, Number ... paper), ISBN 0-88104-087-8. Reviewed by Donald H. Holly, Jr. In the opening chapter of Hunter-Gatherers in Theory and Archaeology, George Crothers suggests that the essays within ...
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EXPLORING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT USING NETWORK THEORIES: QUESTIONS, PARADOXES AND PROSPECTS
The Journal of Computer Information Systems
; ... This paper uses retroduction to develop and investigate five research questions. Retroduction "posits a theory or substantive hypothesis to explain previously observed patterns (79, p. 115). This method was appropriate ... without some initial ideas (80). Retroduction is cyclical and moves toward the emergence of new ...
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