TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parayil,Govindan
TI  - Conceptualizing technological change: theoretical and empirical explorations 
SN  - 0847695204
AV  - T14.5 .P37 1999
U1  - 303.483 21
PY  - 1999///]
CY  - Lanham, Md.
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield
KW  - Technology
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Technological innovations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1; Introduction --; Ch. 2; Historical Models --; Ch. 3; Sociological Models --; Ch. 4; Economic Models --; Ch. 5; Neo-Schumpeterian Evolutionary Models --; Ch. 6; Technological Change as Problem Solving --; Ch. 7; Contingency and Practical Reflexivity --; Ch. 8; Competing Models and Their Explanatory Power --; Ch. 9; Technological Change as Knowledge Change: Toward a Syncretic Theory of Technological Change
N2  - "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
ER  -