Actor-Network Theory and Technology Innovation: Advancements and New Concepts

Arthur Tatnall (Victoria University, Australia)

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About 25 years ago, the first developments of ANT (Actor-Network Theory) took place, but it wasn’t until much later that researchers began to take it seriously. In the late 1990s, ANT began to take hold in the scientific community as a new and exciting approach to socio-technical research and social theory.

Actor-Network Theory and Technology Innovation: Advancements and New Concepts provides a comprehensive look at the development of actor-network theory itself, as well as case studies of its use to assist in the explanation of various socio-technical phenomena. This book includes topics relating to technological innovation; both those using actor-network theory as an explanatory framework and those using other approaches. It is an excellent source of information regarding ANT as an approach to technological innovation and its link to ICT (Information Communication Technology).

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Have You Taken Your Guys on the Journey?: An ANT Account of IS Project Evaluation (pages 1-19)

Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic (University of New South Wales, Australia), Fouad Nagm (University of New South Wales, Australia)

Pre-investment evaluation of information system (IS) project proposals persists to be problematic and highly risky in practice. Numerous evaluation approaches and me... Sample PDF | More details...

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Service Innovation Using Actor Network Theory (pages 20-40)

Lorna Uden (Staffordshire University, UK), Janet Francis (Staffordshire University, UK)

Our economy is becoming more and more service-oriented, with distinctions between services and non-services making less and less sense. In today’s society, innovatio... Sample PDF | More details...

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The Need for Rich Theory to Realize the Vision of Healthcare Network Centric Operations: The Case for Combining ANT and Social Network Analysis (pages 41-51)

Nimini Wickramasinghe (RMIT University, Australia), Rajeev K. Bali (Coventry University, UK)

In a dynamic and complex global environment traditional approaches to healthcare delivery are becoming more and more inadequate. To address this von Lubitz and Wickr... Sample PDF | More details...

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Innovation Translation, Innovation Diffusion and the Technology Acceptance Model: Comparing Three Different Approaches to Theorising Technological Innovation (pages 52-66)

Arthur Tatnall (Victoria University, Australia)

The process of innovation involves getting new ideas accepted and new technologies adopted and used. There are a number of different approaches to theorising technol... Sample PDF | More details...

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Translating Biofuel, Discounting Farmers: The Search for Alternative Energy in Indonesia (pages 68-79)

Yuti Ariani (Insitute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia), Sonny Yuliar (Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia)

This paper employs the notion of translation introduced in ANT literature to study the current bio-fuel development in Indonesia. Despite the presence of some activi... Sample PDF | More details...

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Using I-D maps to Represent the Adoption of Internet Applications by Local Cricket Clubs (pages 80-94)

Scott Bingley (Victoria University, Australia), Steven Burgess (Victoria University, Australia)

This chapter describes the development of a visual aid to depict the manner in which Internet applications are being diffused through local sporting associations. Ro... Sample PDF | More details...

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Modelling the Adoption and Use of Internet Technologies in Higher Education in Thailand (pages 95-112)

Napaporn Kripanont (Kasetsart University, Thailand), Arthur Tatnall (Victoria University, Australia)

With a penetration rate of only about 13%, Internet usage in Thailand is lower than the world average, and is much less than the US and Australia where Internet pene... Sample PDF | More details...

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E-Business Adoption by Jordanian Banks: An Exploratory Study of the Key Factors and Performance Indicators (pages 113-128)

Ali Alawneh (Philadelphia University, Jordan), Hasan Al-Refai (Philadelphia University, Jordan), Khaldoun Batiha (Philadelphia University, Jordan)

Grounded in the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework, we have developed an extended model to examine factors, particularly technological, organization... Sample PDF | More details...

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The Theoretical and Analytical Inclusion of Actor Network Theory and its Implication on ICT Research (pages 130-142)

Amany R. Elbanna (Loughborough University, UK)

This chapter examines the properties of ANT in light of other approaches. It presents the theoretical and analytical inclusion of ANT in relation to other approaches... Sample PDF | More details...

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Linux Kernel Developers Embracing Authors Embracing Licenses (pages 143-161)

Lars Linden (Department of MIS, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA), Carol Saunders (Department of MIS, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA)

In June 2007, with the impending release of a revised version of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3), Linux kernel developers discussed the possibility of changin... Sample PDF | More details...

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The Critical Role of Market Segmentation: Evidence from the Audio Player Market (pages 162-177)

Thierry Rayna (London Metropolitan University, UK), Ludmila Striukova (University College London, UK), Samuel Landau (Gostai, France)

The aim of this research is the investigate the role played by market segmentation, in general, and by the choice of initial market segment, in particular, in the ab... Sample PDF | More details...

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Actors, Networks and Assessment: An Actor-Network Critique of Quality Assurance in Higher Education In England (pages 178-191)

Jonathan Tummons (University of Teesside, UK)

This chapter is an exploration of one particular form of non-traditional provision of higher education (HE) in England, known as higher education in further educatio... Sample PDF | More details...

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Managing Multi-Organizational Interaction Issues: A Case Study of Information Technology Transfer in Public Sector of Malaysia (pages 192-206)

Hasmiah Kasimin (Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia), Huda Ibrahim (Universiti Utara, Malaysia)

In Malaysia, major information technology transfers in public sector agencies are usually due to policy implementation. This policy-led technology transfer involves... Sample PDF | More details...

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Reassembling the Problem of the Under-Representation of Girls in IT Courses (pages 208-222)

Leonie Rowan (Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Australia), Chris Bigum (Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Australia)

The percentages of girls in developing countries undertaking information technology subjects in the post-compulsory years of education has remained persistently low:... Sample PDF | More details...

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Using S’ANT for Facilitating Superior Understanding of Key Factors in the Design of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Model (pages 223-233)

Nilmini Wickramasinghe (RMIT University, Australia), Rajeev K. Bali (Coventry University, UK), Steve Goldberg (INET International, Canada)

The S’ANT approach (Wickramasinghe and Bali, 2009) - namely the incorporation of Actor-network Theory and Social Network Analysis as proposed by Wickramasinghe and B... Sample PDF | More details...

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The Impact of Network of Actors on the Information Technology (pages 234-246)

Tiko Iyamu (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa), Arthur Tatnall (Victoria University, Australia)

Organisations’ reliance on Information Technology (IT) is rapidly increasing. IT strategy is developed and implemented for particular purposes by different organizat... Sample PDF | More details...

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A Potential Application of Actor Network Theory in Organizational Studies: The Company as an Ecosystem and its Power Relations from the ANT Perspective (pages 247-258)

Magdalena Bielenia-Grajewska (University of Gdansk, Poland)

In this chapter, an attempt will be made to discuss the place of Actor Network Theory in organizational studies. To narrow the scope of the research, attention will... Sample PDF | More details...

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Reviews and Testimonials

Actor-Network Theory and Technology Innovation is another solid volume in the Premier Reference Source Series. It is also a very valuable resource on ANT research and shows how the ANT framework can be used as an approach to technological innovation. Furthermore, is shows the link between ANT, technological innovation, and information communication technology.

– Madely du Preez, University of South Africa, Online Information Review , Vol. 36, No. 2, 2012.

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Topics Covered

Analytical frameworks that build on, and go beyond ANT
ANT research methods and the conduct of ANT research
ANT to investigate the implementation and use of information and communication technologies
Comparison of the various different approaches to framing technological innovation
Development, evaluations, criticisms, and triumphs of ANT
Ecological models of innovation
Innovation diffusion
Innovation translation as an approach to explaining technological innovation
The use of ANT for investigating technological applications
Use of ANT in the investigation of historical examples of technological innovation

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Author(s)/Editor(s) Biography

Arthur Tatnall is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Business at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. In his PhD he used actor-network theory to investigate adoption of Visual Basic in the curriculum of an Australian university. Arthur’s research interests include technological innovation, history of technology, project management, information systems curriculum, information technology in educational management and electronic business. Much of his research is based on the use of actor-network theory. Arthur is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society and active in the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) as Chair of IFIP WG9.7 – History of Computing, Chair of IFIP WG3.4 – ICT in Professional and Vocational Education and a member of IFIP WG3.7 – Information Technology in Educational Management. He has published widely in journals, books, book chapters and conference proceedings and recently edited the Encyclopaedia of Portal Technology and Applications, and Web Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications for IGI Global. Arthur is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Education and Information Technologies and Editor of the Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics.

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