Notes on the theory of the actor-network: Ordering, strategy, and heterogeneity

Law, John

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Notes on the theory of the actor-network: Ordering, strategy, and heterogeneity

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ANT is not intended as a strict or consistent theoretical framework but, rather, a flexible and evolving approach with its own ambiguities and limitations that even scholars like Latour, Law, and Callon have openly acknowledged.
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Authors: Law, J.
Affiliations: Keele University (GB)
Corresponding author: Law, John
Venue: Systems Practice
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1992-08
Volume: 5
Issue: 4
Pages: 379-393
ISSN: 0894-9859 (ISSN-L)
1573-9295
DOI: 10.1007/bf01059830
OpenAlex: W2764436181
Cited by: 3,244
References: 80
Citations by year: 2026: 129 · 2025: 117 · 2024: 156 · 2023: 154 · 2022: 148 · 2021: 180 · 2020: 141 · 2019: 136 · 2018: 133 · 2017: 164 · 2016: 181 · 2015: 189 · 2014: 157 · 2013: 157 · 2012: 177
FWCI: 12.71
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Systemic Practice and Action Research (publishedVersion)
Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Information Systems Theories and Implementation
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
Keywords: actor-network theory, network effects, materiality, heterogeneity, power, organizations, interpersonal relationships, ordering, strategy, institutional reproduction, sociology of technology

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