Digitalisierung als eigensinnige soziale Praxis: Empirische Ergebnisse zur Social-Media-Nutzung in Unternehmen

Carstensen Tanja ()
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Carstensen Tanja: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Soziologie, Konradstraße 6, 80801 München, Deutschland

Arbeit, 2017, vol. 26, issue 1, 87-110

Abstract: The current digitalization clearly has an impact on employees’ work routine. However, the adoption of these new technologies does not always run smoothly. Referring to theoretical approaches as Science and Technology Studies, Information System Research, Practice Theory, Cultural Studies and Sociology of the Digital the paper investigates employees’ obstinacy and agency. Using the example of an empirical study on social media usage in companies it can be shown how work organization, specific individual attitudes as well as certain characteristics of the implemented technology prevent its use and hinder the emergence of new practices.

Keywords: digitalization; social media; practices; obstinacy; materiality; Digitalisierung; Social Media; Praktiken; Eigensinn; Materialität; digitalization; social media; practices; obstinacy; materiality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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