The sociotechnical constitution of fields: Integrating technology into the conceptualization of organizational fields

Ulrich Dolata

No 2025-02, Research Contributions to Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies, SOI Discussion Papers from University of Stuttgart, Institute for Social Sciences, Department of Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies

Abstract: Technology is an essential component of every modern society. Furthermore, new technological possibilities play a key role as catalysts and drivers of far-reaching socio-economic change. When seeking to analyze and reconstruct such transformations, such as in the context of case studies, for example, researchers often use institutionalistic field concepts as heuristic and general frameworks. This is surprising, since technology, as an important engine of change, is virtually absent from such field concepts. This paper discusses the role of technology in the structuring, organization, and transformation of fields. It explains how technology can be integrated into the conceptual framework of organizational fields and why the latter should be understood and analyzed as sociotechnical units.

Date: 2024
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