Web technologies in practice

The integration of web technologies by environmental organizations

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11268795
AutoresIvar Eimhjellen (0000-0003-1727-8511, University of Bergen, autor de correspondencia), Ivar Sognnæs Eimhjellen (University of Bergen and Uni Research Rokkan Centre, Norway)
Año2014
Volumen36
Número6
Páginas845-861
Fecha de publicación2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedia Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0163443714536075
OpenAlexW2159179211
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas20

This article uses a structuration model to explore the interaction between technology and organizations. Based on a case study of three environmental organizations in Norway and opposing visions of a single predetermined effect of web technology, it argues that the implications of web technologies within organizations are diverse and can strengthen existing organizational characteristics. With diverging organizational structures, norms and culture, different interpretations, meanings and practices tied to the same technologies develop. Technology is situated and used in concrete social contexts, being shaped by and in turn shaping social and organizational structures. In established and institutionalized organizations new communication technology can reinforce existing ways of conduct, while in less institutionalized groups, features of new web technology may have greater implications for the further development and shaping of these groups. Although this study is context- and time-specific, the observed patterns of web technology usage, their meanings and implications might also point to functions of web technologies in other comparable contexts

Business · Context (archaeology · Emerging technologies · Geography · Knowledge management · Situated · Sociology · Vision · Web 2.0 · Web service · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Team Dynamics and Performance