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Showing 1 to 20 of 191 for “"actor-network theory"”.
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E-learning projektek sikertényezői : Az e-learning megoldások actor-network theory elemzése
… módszertant (CSR) és konstruktivista grounded theory (GT) módszert használok, melyek elméleti hátterét a disszertáció 2. fejezetében, a módszertani megalapozás során részletesen ismertetem. A kutatás bevezetéseként ismertetem az e-learninggel kapcsolatos nemzetközi szakirodalmat, kitérek az …
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Testing an Actor Network Theory Model of Innovation Adoption with econometric methods
… I will construct a model. I will utilize the Actor-Network Theory from Science and Technology Studies as the framework to combined theories regarding technology adoption from other disciplines. This new model of technology adoption will be able to address the individual weakness of each theory …
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Auditing in electronic environments from an actor-network theory perspective : case of Egypt
This study seeks to explore how the network of auditing in an electronic environment, in the Egyptian context, is constituted. To understand how this network is constituted, the study explores the main actors that have an influence on auditing in electronic environments. It explores how, and why, …
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Learning in Contract Work: An Actor-Network Theory Study of the Solar Photovoltaic Industry
… has adopted practice-based approaches, including actor-network theory (ANT), to reconceptualise learning as emergence. Through the ANT empirical lens, this research’s innovative conceptual and methodological framework scrutinises everyday contract work by following a multitude of human and …
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Towards understanding as-lived experiences in information systems projects : an actor-network theory perspective
… experience of practitioners in an IS project network. The study builds on this body of knowledge by providing a narrative of as-lived experiences of IS project participants. The study involved a cross-sectional study of two IS projects cases from two countries in sub-Saharan Africa, namely, …
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Interrogating the possibilities and problems of YouTube sex edutainment content : an Actor-Network Theory approach
… referred to as YouTube sex edutainment. Using an Actor-Network Theory approach, the research interrogates the possibilities and problems of this form of disseminating sex, relationships and sexual health information to understand if and how it can be utilised on a broader level to fill the gaps in …
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Fashioning the Hip-Hop Dancing Body: An Actor-Network Theory Approach to “Fresh” Performance Practice
… in live and digitalised hip-hop performance. Actor-network theory (ANT) is engaged as the main conceptual approach to explore the agential capacity of the fashioned, hip-hop dancing body to transform and be transformed by other material actors (actants) in multiple networks of relationships. …
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Examining Innovation Translation of RFID Technology in Australian Hospitals through a Lens Informed by Actor-Network Theory
The use of information technology (IT) in large hospitals is dynamic and multifaceted. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a rapidly evolving technology that uses radio waves for data collection and transfer, without human involvement. As an acronym, RFID is used broadly for categorising …
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Navigating Land Rights Institutions in the Greater Accra Region of Southern Ghana: An Actor Network Theory Approach
… and often contradictory land tenure regimes. Actor Network Theory is used to analyze the role of the various actors, including humans, organizations, and material actors, like documents. I argue that although the system of land rights institutions in Ghana is extremely complex, one of the main …
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SME leaders’ learning in networked learning : an actor-network theory and communities of practice theory informed analysis
… of Practice perspective together with Actor-network theory to provide a rich understanding of the social learning processes of SME leaders within a networked learning programme. Networked learning as an educational approach is a growing area in higher education. The networked learning …
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SME leaders’ learning in networked learning: An Actor-network theory and Communities of Practice theory informed analysis
… of Practice perspective together with Actor-network theory to provide a rich understanding of the social learning processes of SME leaders within a networked learning programme. Networked learning as an educational approach is a growing area in higher education. The networked learning …
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Employing Actor Network Theory to Explore the Role of Management Control Systems in New Product Development Projects
… investigation about the socio-technical factors that influence the role and use of control systems in New Product Development (NPD) settings. The purpose of the dissertation is to explore the socio-technical micro-foundations underpinning the influence of management accounting and control …
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From Outreach to Engagement: An Actor-Network-Theory Analysis of Attracting Spanish-speaking Participants to Public Programming
… the principles of “translation” as described in actor-network-theory to discover some reasons why certain public programs saw higher attendance from the target population. Factors such as the terms of employment, family demands such as food preparation, access to transportation, and social …
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WEB 2.0: THE INDUSTRY OF PARTICIPATION: An Actor-Network Theory Account of Myspace in the Case of Underground Music
… to a long history of studies on the web and networked communication technologies that often have claimed a “revolutionary” role of the next new medium, a history that usually saw the failure of those claims, which should be challenged once and for all. However, many critical studies that …
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The Emergence of Ecosystems-Based Fisheries Management from the Groundfish Crisis in New England: An Actor-Network Theory Analysis
… EBFM as an emergent construction produced by networks of associations between actants, human and non-human, material and semiotic, and not strictly as a policy prescription informed by experts on biology, ecology, and socio-economics. This analysis identifies and elucidates the multiplicity of …
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Technologies In Interpreter-Mediated Criminal Court Hearings: an Actor-Network Theory account of the interpreter’s perception of her role-space
… through the lens of role-space and that of Actor Network Theory. <br></br><br></br> It is argued that the interpreter’s perception of her role-space varies, depending on whether she considers herself, in Actor-Network Theory terms, as a <i>primum movens</i> or not, alongside the role-space …
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Technologies in interpreter-mediated criminal court hearings : an actor-network theory account of the interpreter’s perception of her role-space
… through the lens of role-space and that of Actor Network Theory. It is argued that the interpreter’s perception of her role-space varies, depending on whether she considers herself, in Actor-Network Theory terms, as a primum movens or not, alongside the role-space axes of presentation of …
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United Kingdom National Health Services: a case study of workforce transformation in an integrated care organisation using actor-network theory
… selected informants and documentary analyses. Actor Network Theory (ANT) was used as a theoretical framework to guide the research process. Findings: Though it could be explicit for health organisations integration as a special form of change, this study suggests that, neither the context nor …
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Why do countries join international literacy assessments? an actor-network theory analysis with case studies from Lao PDR and Mongolia.
… (Latour 1996) which include human and non-human actors (including standardized testing instruments). Through the application of Actor-Network Theory, the data generated in my fieldwork suggests countries are joining the recent phenomenon of international assessments as a global ritual of …
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