Conceptualizing technological change : theoretical and empirical explorations /
Parayil, Govindan, 1955-
Conceptualizing technological change : theoretical and empirical explorations / Govindan Parayil. - viii, 211 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Historical Models -- Sociological Models -- Economic Models -- Neo-Schumpeterian Evolutionary Models -- Technological Change as Problem Solving -- Contingency and Practical Reflexivity -- Competing Models and Their Explanatory Power -- Technological Change as Knowledge Change: Toward a Syncretic Theory of Technological Change. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9.
"In this book, Parayil draws together current scholarship from disciplines ranging from history to economics to sociology as he develops a cohesive theory of technological change. Drawing on a detailed case study of the Green Revolution in Indian agriculture, Parayil convincingly argues that technological change is contingent upon the social-historical process of knowledge change. Thus, he explores the policy implications of analyzing technological change as a problem-solving activity. This book will also be valuable for those interested in such practical applications as understanding the process of technology transfer."--Jacket.
0847695204 9780847695201
99020491
Technology--Social aspects.
Technological innovations--Social aspects
T14.5 / .P37 1999
303.483
Conceptualizing technological change : theoretical and empirical explorations / Govindan Parayil. - viii, 211 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Historical Models -- Sociological Models -- Economic Models -- Neo-Schumpeterian Evolutionary Models -- Technological Change as Problem Solving -- Contingency and Practical Reflexivity -- Competing Models and Their Explanatory Power -- Technological Change as Knowledge Change: Toward a Syncretic Theory of Technological Change. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9.
"In this book, Parayil draws together current scholarship from disciplines ranging from history to economics to sociology as he develops a cohesive theory of technological change. Drawing on a detailed case study of the Green Revolution in Indian agriculture, Parayil convincingly argues that technological change is contingent upon the social-historical process of knowledge change. Thus, he explores the policy implications of analyzing technological change as a problem-solving activity. This book will also be valuable for those interested in such practical applications as understanding the process of technology transfer."--Jacket.
0847695204 9780847695201
99020491
Technology--Social aspects.
Technological innovations--Social aspects
T14.5 / .P37 1999
303.483