What is Actor-Network Theory ?Goguen, From Joseph
Actor Network Theory ('ANT') is a highly influential account within the sociology of science that seeks to explain social order not through an essentialised notion of 'the social' but through the networks of connections between human agents, technologies and objects. Entities (whether human or ...
Weber's social action theory states that all human actions, or social actions, are informed by the unique experiences, desires, and contexts that every human interacts with. There is no guarantee that a singular social action will be taken by all humans, or by one human over and over again...
When we speak of translation, or translating, we build on actor-network theory (ANT) – particularly how translation is understood by Latour (2005) and Callon et al. (2009). There, translation connotes a strategic and political process through which connections between actors – that were not...
(Table4). However, this review suggests using the technology threat avoidance theory, reinforcement theory of motivation, actor-network theory, and approach-avoidance theory for addressing some unresolved issues in the ESCA literature. The next sub-section discusses the rationale and potential ...
As Verbeek notes in his introduction, this new way of examining such mediation is mainly based on a combination of philosophical theories about technological mediation and agency, and actor-network theory (ANT). ANT has its origins in the social network analyses done by sociol ... 展开 ...
Tautologically, journalism is defined as a practice of journalists. But journalism would not be the same without the role played by technological artifacts. To assess such a problem, this article discusses the ontological contributions from actor-network theory and how they may help to disclose the...
As Verbeek notes in his introduction, this new way of examining such mediation is mainly based on a combination of philosophical theories about technological mediation and agency, and actor-network theory (ANT). ANT has its origins in the social network analyses done by sociol ......
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, FOUCAULT AND ACTOR-NETWORK THEORY. The paper discusses some of the main contributions to the theory of communities of practice (COP theory), especially as it relates to organizational learni... Fox,Stephen - 《Journal of Management Studies》 被引量: 528发表: 2000年 ...
The primary benefit of blockchain is as a database for recording transactions, but its benefits extend far beyond those of a traditional database. Most notably, it removes the possibility of tampering by a malicious actor, as well as providing these business benefits: ...