{"product_id":"valuing-technology-hardback","title":"Valuing Technology - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does new information technology become part of the fabric of organisational life? Drawing on insights from social studies of technology, gender studies and the sociology of consumption, \u003cem\u003eValuing Technology\u003c\/em\u003e opens up new directions in the analysis of sociotechnical change within organisations. Based on a major research project focused upon the introduction of management of information systems in health, higher education and retailing, I explores the active role of end-users in innovation.\u003cbr\u003eThis book argues that it is through the , often difficult, engagement between users and technology that new computer systems come to gain value within organisations. Key themes developed through analysis of case studies include:\u003cbr\u003e*the valuing of technology via the on-going construction of needs, uses and utilities\u003cbr\u003e*occupational identities, organisational inequalities and technological change\u003cbr\u003e*the gendering of technological and organisational change\u003cbr\u003e*interpretive flexibility and the 'stabilisation' of technological systems and their incorporation into the lives of people in organisations.\u003cbr\u003eA stimulating blend of the theoretical and substantive, this book demands a radical redefinition of 'technology acquisition'. It's highly original approach makes \u003cem\u003eValuing Technology\u003c\/em\u003e essential reading for students, lecturers and researchers within the fields of organisation studies and the sociology of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547029922030,"sku":"9780415192101","price":311.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415192101.jpg?v=1720243397","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/valuing-technology-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}