Technological change as a trade-off between social construction and technological paradigms

Technology in Society

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 456-468

  Olsen, Odd Einar ^a   Engen, Ole Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Empirical applicability; SCOT; Social construction of technology; Technological paradigms; Theoretical compatibility; TTP

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EMPIRICAL APPLICABILITY; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL PARADIGMS; THEORETICAL COMPATIBILITY;

TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; STAKEHOLDER; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 35348924958     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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