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  2. Technology and society - Wikipedia

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    Technology, society and life or technology and culture refers to the inter-dependency, co-dependence, co-influence, and co-production of technology and society upon one another. Evidence for this synergy has been found since humanity first started using simple tools.

  3. Sociotechnology - Wikipedia

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    Business use "richness and reach". The richness and reach strategy has evolved with technology. Richness is the ability to understand the information being passed; for example, calling someone is less rich than face to face contact. Reach is the number of people who exchange the information.

  4. Theories of technology - Wikipedia

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    Theories of technological change and innovation attempt to explain the factors that shape technological innovation as well as the impact of technology on society and culture. Some of the most contemporary theories of technological change reject two of the previous views: the linear model of technological innovation and other, the technological ...

  5. Techno-globalism - Wikipedia

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    Techno-globalism can impact the behaviors and values of individuals through the use of technology in people's daily lives. The MacBook Pro is an example of techno-globalism from a consumer standpoint. China and the U.S, for instance, two countries with drastically different cultures and art tastes, have come to appreciate the engineering of ...

  6. Social shaping of technology - Wikipedia

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    The preconditions of technology are the skills and resources that are vital to using technology to its fullest potential. Finally, the unintended consequences of technology are unanticipated effects and impact of technology. The cell phone is an example of the social shaping of technology (Zulto 2009).

  7. Technological transitions - Wikipedia

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    The study of technological transitions has an impact beyond academic interest. The transitions referred to in the literature may relate to historic processes, such as the transportation transitions studied by Geels, but system changes are required to achieve a safe transition to a low-carbon economy .

  8. Anthropology of technology - Wikipedia

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    Blacksmith at work, Nuremberg c. 1606 The anthropology of technology (AoT) is a unique, diverse, and growing field of study that bears much in common with kindred developments in the sociology and history of technology: first, a growing refusal to view the role of technology in human societies as the irreversible and predetermined consequence of a given technology's putative "inner logic"; and ...

  9. Technological innovation - Wikipedia

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    Technological Innovation however focuses on the technological aspects of a product or service rather than covering the entire organization business model. It is important to clarify that Innovation is not only driven by technology , but can also be driven by various other factors, including market demand , social and environmental factors , and ...