The Social Shaping of Technology: Lessons for Eco-Innovators

The Social Shaping of Technology: Lessons for Eco-Innovators

The following discussion paper provides an overview of ways that insights from the interdisciplinary field of STS (Science and Technology Studies or Science Technology and Society) might assist eco-innovators in the IT sector. Drawing very broadly from the social shaping of technology literatures we have identified 4 interlocking themes we believe that eco-innovators should keep in mind to help...

The Social Shaping of Technology

This paper reviews the body of research that addresses `the social shaping of technology' (SST) (MacKenzie & Wajcman 1985). In contrast to traditional approaches which only addressed the outcomes or 'impacts' of technological change, this work examines the content of technology and the particular processes involved in innovation. We highlight the growth of socio-economic research falling within...

The social shaping of technology

Serial innovators in the markets for technology

Serial innovators are long-lived, small firms with a substantial, public record of innovative success. This paper argues that such firms are often specialist suppliers of technology. We draw on Arora, Fosfuri and Gambardella's framework concerning markets for technology to explain the patenting characteristics of these firms. We find that the firms produce technology that in comparison to large...

formation and evolution of regional organizations: the case study of the economic cooperation organization (eco)

abstract because of the many geopolitical, geo economical and geo strategically potentials and communicational capabilities of eco region, members can expand the convergence and the integration in base of this organization that have important impact on members development and expanding peace in international and regional level. based on quality analyzing of library findings and experts interv...