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ICTs in the Contemporary World seminar
The Non-Identical Twins: Actor-Network Theory and Translation in Organization Studies
Barbara Czarniawska
Swedish Research Council & Malmsten Foundation Chair of Management Studies at Gothenburg Research Institute
Thursday 30 November 2006
3.00 - 5.00 p.m.
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This is a presentation of two recently edited volumes that reflect the impact of the sociology of science and technology on organization studies. The books, and the talk, explore the key concepts borrowed from SST, and illustrate their possible uses in organization studies.
The two books referred to include:
Actor-Network Theory and Organizing (with Tor Hernes), Copenhagen Business School Press, 2005
Global Ideas: : How Ideas, Objects and Practices Travel in the Global Economy (with Guje Sevón), Copenhagen Business School Press, 2005
Barbara Czarniawska holds the Swedish Research Council & Malmsten Foundation Chair of Management Studies at Gothenburg Research Institute, School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University, Sweden. She received a MA in Social and Industrial Psychology, Warsaw University, 1970; Ph.D. in Economic Sciences, Warsaw School of Economics, 1976; Doctor honoris causa at Stockholm School of Economics, 2005; Copenhagen Business School, 2006; Helsinki School of Economics, 2006. Her research focuses on organizing in action nets and the connections between popular culture and management theory and practice. She is also a methodologist, with interest in field study methods and the narrative approaches. Recent publications in English: A Tale of Three Cities or the Glocalization of City Management, 2002; Narratives in Social Science Research, 2004. Recently edited volumes: Actor-Network Theory and Organizing (with Tor Hernes, 2005), Global Ideas (with Guje Sevón, 2005) and Management Education & Humanities (with Pasquale Gagliardi, 2006).
Member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Royal Engineering Academy, and the Royal Society of Art and Sciences in Gothenburg. Lily and Sven Thuréus Technical-Economic Award for internationally renowned research in organization theory, 2000; Wihuri International Prize "in recognition of creative work that has specially furthered and developed the cultural and economic progress of mankind", 2003.
Please note places will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis - registration is not required.
For any further queries regarding this seminar or to request information about future events please contact Maha Shaikh, Research Coordinator. m.i.shaikh@lse.ac.uk
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