What approach is suitable for social technology research?
Academic Association of Management and Administration |
Date Issued |
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2015 |
Purpose – to present scholarly viewpoint on social technology as a research field. Design/methodology/approach – qualitative inquiry data analysis. Findings – social technology structure observed in academic literature is presented; social technology research approached analyzed; hypothesis “ ‘social technologies’ is a research field from the view point of research approach” checked. Research limitations/implications – experts’ composition international (not localized in a country or continent) and across various disciplines (in this case five: management, sociology, psychology, information technology and law), data collected via distant communication means. Practical implications – findings contributes to understanding of social technology research as cognitive action relevant in both private and public sector. Originality/Value – paper presents social technology analysis from the cognitive aspect.