Knowledge development and social change through technology : emerging studies

Sociotechnical theory, which focuses on the interplay between social and technical behaviors in a society or organization, encourages critical discussion of the relationship between individuals and technology. **Knowledge Development and Social Change through Technology: Emerging Studies** reviews practices that lead to social and organizational change and how these practices are influenced by technology. Focusing on applications and approaches, this book encourages focused research on societal change and growth on an organizational level. Cover 1 Title 2 Table of Contents 4 Detailed Table of Contents 7 Preface 15 A Meta-Analysis of the Direction and State of Sociotechnical Research in a Range of Disciplines 30 My Top 10 Lessons on Lessons Learned Systems 71 Leadership can bridge the User-Developer gap 75 Socially-Aware Design 86 Externalized Design 93 Before the Internet 114 Sociotechnical Uses of Social Web Tools During Disasters 126 Extending Sociotechnical Design to Project Conception 138 Online Friction 152 Socio-Technical Issues of Participatory Design in the Developing World 165 Integrating the Semiotic into UML via Enhancing and Cross-Validating Use Case with an Enriched Domain Model 176 The Implementation of Knowledge Management in Service Businesses 189 Commentary 206 The Essence of Organizational Knowledge 214 Shifting Legitimation along Information Infrastructures Growth 224 The Technopolitics of the Ethiopian Nation 235 Research on a Case of Technology Transfer Between France and China 252 Office on the Move 261 A Deeply Embedded Sociotechnical Strategy for Designing ICT for Development 277 Affective Factors for Successful Knowledge Management 295 Compilation of References 306 About the Contributors 333 Index 339 'This book reviews practices that lead to social and organizational change and how these practices are influenced by technology'--Provided by publisher.