| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiv, 320 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge studies in technology, work and organizations ; 7 |
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Routledge studies in technology, work and organizations ; 7.
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| Contents |
From markets to social learning : mapping the dynamics of design, use, and early evolution of new technology -- Biography of technologies and practices : studying technology across time and space -- The birth of the user : community and imagination -- The anticipation of need : investigations and intermediaries -- Visions in matter : invention and erosion -- Nurturing technology : enactment and impact -- The post-launch change : learning and reconfiguring -- Diabetes databases : co-design, its evolution, and power relations -- Telechemistry : radical innovation, deviance, and path formation -- Conclusions : findings and theorizing -- Implications : policy, evaluation, and development practice |
| Summary |
How do development and use of new technology relate? How can users contribute to innovation? This title studies these questions by following particular technologies over several product launches. It examines the emergence of inventive ideas about technology and uses, and how these are developed into products and embedded in health care practices |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-306) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Medical technology.
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Biomedical engineering.
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Diffusion of innovations.
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Biomedical Technology
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Diffusion of Innovation
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Medical Laboratory Science
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biomedical engineering.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Biomedical.
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
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MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Medical Technology.
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MEDICAL -- Biotechnology.
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MEDICAL -- Lasers in Medicine.
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Medical technology
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009051956 |
| ISBN |
9780203849156 |
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0203849159 |
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9781136953378 |
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113695337X |
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9781136953323 |
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1136953329 |
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9781136953361 |
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1136953361 |
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0415806461 |
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9780415806466 |
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9781138992153 |
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1138992151 |
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1282586173 |
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9781282586178 |
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