About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 68. Chapters: Sokal affair, Cultural studies, Social epistemology, Innovation, Ethnomethodology, Social constructionism, Technological determinism, Science wars, Women, girls and information technology, Actor-network theory, Theories of technology, Laboratory Life, Technological change, Sociology of scientific knowledge, Sonja Bernhardt, Reverse salient, Social construction of technology, Techno-progressivism, Paul Leonardi, Performativity, Philosophy of technology, STEPS Centre, Science studies, User innovation, Kentaro Toyama, Technoscience, Domestication theory, Sal Restivo, Strong programme, Technology Dynamics, Trading zones, Software studies, Normalization Process Theory, Sussex Manifesto, Social studies of finance, Critique of technology, Linear model of innovation, Early adopter, Steve Woolgar, ESST, Mapping controversies, Ludwig Fleck Prize, Comparative Technology Transfer and Society, We Have Never Been Modern, Social shaping of technology, Technical change, Donald A. MacKenzie, Inevitability thesis, John Kao, Coproduction, Democratic Rationalization, UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies, CARC, Center on Organizational Innovation, Technology trajectory, Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation. Excerpt: The term innovation derives from the Latin word innovatus, which is the noun form of innovare "to renew or change," stemming from in-"into" + novus-"new." Although the term is broadly used, innovation generally refers to the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that affect markets, governments, and society. Innovation differs from invention or renovation in that innovation generally signifies a substantial change compared to entirely new or incremental changes. Due to its widespread effect, innovation is an important topic in the study of economics, business, entreprene...
