dc.contributor.author | Thompson, Ed | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-02T13:55:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-02T13:55:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-09-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Thompson, E. (2016) An Actor-Network Theory of Boundary Objects: Construction and Disappearance, British Academy of Management Conference 2016, 6-8th Septemeber 2016, Newcastle, | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2086/12106 | |
dc.description.abstract | Boundary objects (Star and Grisemer, 1989) are non-human actors that are able to coordinate collaborative activity across social worlds. The means of boundary object emergence has not previously been theorised. This article makes use of Actor-Network Theory as a means of understanding boundary object ontology and transience. A case study of an emergency management collaboration forms the context for observing the construction and disappearance of a boundary object (here an emergency plan) in a turbulent actor-network. The article asserts that boundary objects are created through closer aligning understanding, and inscription – together identified as structuring activities. The strength of the object is determined by connections to strong actors. The moving of a boundary object between contexts is identified as re-contextualisation, a period in which the ontological strength of an object diminishes as connections to other actors are eroded in turbulent contexts. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | British Academy of Management | en |
dc.subject | Boundary Objects | en |
dc.subject | Actor-Network Theory | en |
dc.subject | Organizational Behavior | en |
dc.subject | Crisis | en |
dc.title | An Actor-Network Theory of Boundary Objects: Construction and Disappearance | en |
dc.type | Conference | en |
dc.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
dc.funder | n/a | en |
dc.projectid | n/a | en |
dc.cclicence | CC-BY-NC | en |
dc.date.acceptance | 2016-05-05 | en |
dc.researchinstitute | Centre for Urban Research on Austerity (CURA) | en |