The story of a university knowledge exchange actor-network told through the sociology of translation A case study
The story of a university knowledge exchange actor-network told through the sociology of translation A case study
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通过翻译社会学讲述大学知识交流行动者网络的故事 案例研究
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10.1108/13552551011082470
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发表时间：
2010
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5.5
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Smith S
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目的-本文的目的是告诉在英格兰西北部的一所大学的一个部门内的知识交流（KE）活动的演变的故事，并通过演员网络theory.Design的透镜理解这一活动/方法/途径-应用翻译社会学的定性访谈显示了不同的演员是如何被招募和动员到KE演员网络。翻译过程包括四个阶段，问题化，注册，兴趣和动员盟友，这些阶段已应用于数据，以讲述KE演员网络的故事。这是一种跨学科的方法，使用社会学的理论框架并将其应用于管理/组织背景。发现-该框架带来了看待大学内KE网络重要性的新方法。虽然仅限于一次采访，该方法允许深入的阅读的数据，并显示如何弹性和灵活的演员网络是承受和适当地应对政策的变化和随后的规定，为中小型企业business support.Originality/value-Building从一个案例，本文的结论是，这个帐户增加了历史的理解大学如何成为参与KE活动。非人类参与者的加入可以更深入地了解参与者网络，并显示了白色文件，资金和物理建筑等参与者对高等教育中KE角色的重要性。
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to tell the story of the evolution of knowledge exchange (KE) activity within a department in a university in the north west of England and to understand this activity through the lens of actor‐network theory.Design/methodology/approach–Applying the sociology of translation to one qualitative interview shows how different actors were enrolled and mobilized into a KE actor‐network. The process of translation consists of four stages, problematisation, enrolment, interessement and mobilisation of allies which have been applied to the data to tell the story of the KE actor‐network. This is a cross‐disciplinary approach using a theoretical framework from sociology and applying it to a management/organizational context.Findings–This framework brings fresh ways of looking at the importance of KE networks within universities. Although limited to one interview, the methodology allows for an in‐depth reading of the data and shows how resilient and flexible this actor‐network is to withstand and respond appropriately to shifts in policy and subsequent provisions for small‐ and medium‐sized enterprise business support.Originality/value–Building from one case, the paper concludes that this account adds to an historical understanding of how universities become involved with KE activities. The inclusion of non‐human actors allows for a deeper understanding of the actor‐network and shows the importance of actors such as White Papers, pots of funding and physical buildings to the role of KE within higher education.