The interface of innovation and activity theory

Ariane Latoski, Yara Lucia Mazziotti Bulgacov and Sieglinde Kindl Da Cunha

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2017, vol. 21, issue 1, 35-53

Abstract: The phenomenon of learning and innovation can be explained through activity theory (AT) and socio-technical theory (STT), with the Association International des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (AIESEC) in Curitiba as the empirical field. This association offers a leadership training course to young university students. The methodology used was labour development research (LDR), which studies expansive and remediative learning. The results showed that AT enabled an explanation of the rise and construction of a historical perspective of the object. STT demonstrated the diffusion of innovation in local projects, from the formulation of expectations to summarisation.

Keywords: activity theory; socio-technical theory; learning; innovation diffusion; leadership training; university students; higher education; labour development research. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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