Technology -- Sociological aspects

Innovation studies: evolution and future challenges

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Innovation is increasingly recognized as a vitally important social and economic phenomenon worthy of serious research study. Firms are concerned about their innovation ability, particularly relative to their competitors. Politicians care about innovation, too, because of its pr…

The nature of technology: implications for learning and teaching

by Clough, Michael P., Niederhauser, Dale S., Olson, Joanne Kaye

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How does technology alter thinking and action without our awareness? How can instantaneous information access impede understanding and wisdom? How does technology alter conceptions of education, schooling, teaching and what learning entails? What are the implications of these an…

Cross-cultural technology design: creating culture-sensitive technology for local u…

by Sun, Huatong

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This book explores how to create culture-sensitive technology for local users in an increasingly globalized world with rising participatory culture. Illustrated with a cross-cultural study of mobile messaging use, Sun presents an innovative framework integrating action and meani…

Cross-cultural technology design: creating culture-sensitive technology for local u…

by Sun, Huatong

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This book explores how to create culture-sensitive technology for local users in an increasingly globalized world with rising participatory culture. Illustrated with a cross-cultural study of mobile messaging use, Sun presents an innovative framework integrating action and meani…

Cross-cultural technology design: creating culture-sensitive technology for local u…

by Sun, Huatong

fromOxford series in human-technology interaction

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The demand and opportunity for cross-cultural technology design is rapidly rising due to globalization. However, all too often resulting technologies are technically usable, yet cannot be immediately put to meaningful use by users in their local, concrete contexts. Support for c…

Cross-cultural technology design: creating culture-sensitive technology for local u…

by Sun, Huatong

fromOxford series in human-technology interaction

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The demand and opportunity for cross-cultural technology design is rapidly rising due to globalization. However, all too often resulting technologies are technically usable, yet cannot be immediately put to meaningful use by users in their local, concrete contexts. Support for c…

Managing Overflow in Affluent Societies

fromRoutledge advances in sociology

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' It is simply too much' is a common complaint of the modern age. This book looks at how people and institutions deal with overflow - of information, consumption or choices. The essays explore the ways in which notions of overflow ' framed in terms of excess and abundance or the…

Managing overflow in affluent societies

fromRoutledge advances in sociology

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' It is simply too much' is a common complaint of the modern age. This book looks at how people and institutions deal with overflow - of information, consumption or choices. The essays explore the ways in which notions of overflow ' framed in terms of excess and abundance or the…

Managing overflow in affluent societies

by Czarniawska-Joerges, Barbara, Löfgren, Orvar

fromRoutledge advances in sociology

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"It is simply too much" is a common complaint of the modern age. This book looks at how people and institutions deal with overflow - of information, consumption or choices. The essays explore the ways in which notions of overflow -- framed in terms of excess and abundance or the…

Changing media, homes and households: cultures, technologies and meanings

by Chambers, Deborah

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Changing media, homes and households- Front Cover -- Changing media, homes and households -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Media households -- Types of media engagement in the home -- The mediatisation of the home -- M…