نوع مقاله : پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی دکتری، گروه مدیریت تکنولوژی، دانشکدگان مدیریت، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران
2 دانشیار، پژوهشکده جامعه و اطلاعات، پژوهشگاه علوم و فناوری اطلاعات ایران (ایرانداک)، تهران، ایران
3 دانشیار، گروه مدیریت صنعتی، دانشکدگان مدیریت، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران
4 دانشیار، گروه رهبری و سرمایه انسانی، دانشکدگان مدیریت، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
In science and technology studies, the agency of technology has largely been confined to its role in rearranging social relations and human–nonhuman networks, while its influence on the selection and transformation of theoretical frameworks has received far less attention. Through a case study of blockchain studies as an emerging technology, and by introducing the concept of the “theory–technology dialectic,” this paper demonstrates that technology can play a role in shaping, modifying, and displacing the theories researchers employ. The arguments of this paper show that no single theoretical framework is capable of explaining all dimensions of emerging technologies such as blockchain, and researchers are compelled to draw simultaneously on diverse theories. This situation reflects a kind of “theoretical flexibility” when confronting complex technologies. Ultimately, the paper proposes “theoretical assemblage” as a methodological strategy for studying emerging technologies and points to its Methodological implications for the field of technology studies.
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