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Peer reviewedBarley, Stephen R. – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1990
Building on Nagel's theory of social structure, this paper argues that the microsocial dynamics occasioned by new technologies systematically reverberate up levels of analysis. This theory is illustrated by ethnographic and sociometric data drawn from a study comparing usage of traditional and computerized imaging devices in two radiology…
Descriptors: Networks, Organizational Theories, Radiology, Social Structure
