What is Appropriation

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The process of incorporating the functionalities of an application into daily work life. Learn more in: Studying Human Resource Information Systems Implementation using Adaptive Structuration Theory: The Case of an HRIS Implementation at Dow Chemical Company

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Creation of new purposes and usages for products and services by the users. Learn more in: Technology Cultures

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The word appropriation derives from the Latin word ‘ appropriare’ or ‘ appropriationem’ and is defined in Meriam Webster’s dictionary as “setting apart or taking for one’s use”. It is also defined as “making something one’s own”. Appropriation has also been defined as the processes or adjustments that occur between system adoption and adaptation over time (Mendoza et al., 2010 AU222: The in-text citation "Mendoza et al., 2010" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ). Learn more in: An Affordance Perspective on the Enabling and Disruptive Effects of Social Media Tools on Self-Management of Chronic Illness

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Active process of constructing knowledge from social and cultural sources, mediated by individual interpretation. Learn more in: Cognitive Development: The Learning Path of Community Development Practitioners

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Taking and converting something from another person for one's own use without the permission of the owner. Learn more in: The Need for Global Standards in Biomedical Ethics and the Qualitative Methodology

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A kind of peer learning that occurs when a learner “appropriates” strategies used by a stronger or more experienced learner. Learn more in: E-Social Constructivism and Collaborative E-Learning