Technological Advancements and the Impact of Actor-network Theory

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This book focuses on cross-disciplinary research as well as examples of the use of actor-network theory in a variety of fields, including medicine, education, business, engineering, environmental science, computer science, and social science--; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: This book focuses on cross-disciplinary research as well as examples of the use of actor-network theory in a variety of fields, including medicine, education, business, engineering, environmental science, computer science, and social science-- Contributor Bio:  Tatnall, Arthur Dr Arthur Tatnall is Associate Professor in the Victoria Graduate School of Business at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. He holds bachelors degrees in science and education from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Computer Science from Latrobe University, and a research Master of Arts from Deakin University in which he explored the origins of business computing education in Australian universities. His PhD, from Central Queensland University, involved a study in curriculum innovation in which he investigated the manner in which Visual Basic entered the curriculum of an Australian university. His research interests include technological innovation, information technology in educational management, information systems curriculum, project management and electronic commerce. He is a member of two IFIP working groups (WG3.4 and WG3.7), has written several books relating to information systems and published a number of book chapters, journal articles and conference papers. He recently chaired the 13th Australasian Information Systems Conference and will chair an IFIP working conference in Melbourne in 2004.