The Social Shaping of Technology for Economic Development
Author : Gary O'Neill
Publisher :
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN :
Author : Gary O'Neill
Publisher :
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN :
Author : Donald A. MacKenzie
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 44,45 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Technological change is often seen as something that follows its own logic -- something we may welcome, or about which we may protest, but which we are unable to alter fundamentally. This reader challenges that assumption and its distinguished contributors demonstrate that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. General arguments are introduced about the relation of technology to society and different types of technology are examined: the technology of production: domestic and reproductive technology; and military technology. The book draws on authors from Karl Marx to Cynthia Cockburn to show that production technology is shaped by social relations in the workplace. It moves on to the technologies of the household and biological reproduction, which are topics that male-dominated social science has tended to ignore or trivialise -- though these are actually of crucial significance where powerful shaping factors are at work, normally unnoticed. The final section asks what shapes the most frightening technology of all -- the technology of weaponry, especially nuclear weapons. The editors argue that social scientists have devoted disproportionate attention to the effects of technology on society, and tended to ignore the more fundamental question of what shapes technology in the first place. They have drawn both on established work in the history and sociology of technology and on newer feminist perspectives to show just how important and fruitful it is to try to answer that deeper question. The first edition of this reader, published in 1985, had a considerable influence on thinking about the relationship between technology andsociety. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded to take into account new research and the emergence of new theoretical perspectives.
Author : David Edge
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Technological innovations
ISBN :
Author : Donald A. MacKenzie
Publisher : Milton Keynes ; Philadelphia : Open University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 46,41 MB
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Technology
ISBN : 9780335150274
Author : Knut H. Sørensen
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
This text evolved from the European COST A4 Action on the Social Shaping of Technology 1991-9, a coordinated effort of national scientific and technical research conducted on a European level. In this collection of 13 essays, 15 international scholars explore several issues regarding social shaping technology (SST), including the development of SST as a research area; the main concepts and approaches emerging within the area of SST; the new explanatory frameworks, concepts and tools which have recently emerged; and how these findings contribute to policy and public and commercial intervention around technological innovation. For academics and researchers in science and technology studies, technology policy, and the management of technology, and for technology policymakers and practitioners. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Meinolf Dierkes
Publisher :
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 30,14 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Technological innovations
ISBN :
Author : Ian Mcloughlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 26,65 MB
Release : 2002-03-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134680163
Creative Technological Change draws upon a wide range of thinking from organisational theory, innovation studies and the sociology of technology. It explores the different ways in which these questions have been framed and answered, especially in relation to new 'virtual' technologies. The idea of metaphor is used to capture the differences between, and strengths and weaknesses of various ways of conceptualising the technology/organisation relationship. This approach offers the possibility of developing new ways of thinking about, viewing and ultimately responding creatively to the organisational challenges posed by technological change.
Author : Savvas A. Katsikides
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,25 MB
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0429770200
Published in 1998. This text is concerned with research issues within the context of the emerging information age. The book draws together research which is devoted to key questions examining the relationship between the various and widely discussed developments of technological systems and their societal impacts. Increasing interest and research into the information society and their euphorical assumptions is creating a wide spectrum of societal criticism. Computer supported work for instance has led to the development of innovative organizational processes based on technological developments and communications paradigms. In particular the focus is centred on the perspectives of such Networking Entities and their many varied implications. The book links sociology with technology and aims to lead it to wider discussions of the above issues.
Author : Proceedings of the Sixth Convocation of The Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 22,46 MB
Release : 1988-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309038423
The technological revolution has reached around the world, with important consequences for business, government, and the labor market. Computer-aided design, telecommunications, and other developments are allowing small players to compete with traditional giants in manufacturing and other fields. In this volume, 16 engineering and industrial experts representing eight countries discuss the growth of technological advances and their impact on specific industries and regions of the world. From various perspectives, these distinguished commentators describe the practical aspects of technology's reach into business and trade.
Author : Pradip K. Ghosh
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 38,12 MB
Release : 1984-05-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
For the developing countries to take advantage of the accumulated and growing body of scientific and technological information, they must develop competence in choosing technology through an institutionalized technology policy. Third World experiences in developing and implementing technology policies are documented and analyzed in this volume. Issues such as the values shaping technology, selection of appropriate technology, technology transfer, technological self-reliance, planning, and development control are discussed in detail. Ideas for future policy development are evaluated.