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Technology Rules O.K.? A Review of Technological Determinism and Contingency Theory
Author(s) -
Watts Tim
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
creativity and innovation management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1467-8691
pISSN - 0963-1690
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8691.1996.tb00237.x
Subject(s) - determinism , technological determinism , scope (computer science) , contingency , contingency theory , epistemology , economics , positive economics , computer science , philosophy , management , programming language
How much freedom is there for a firm to choose its technology without being misled by economic forces? This article reviews the competing theories of technological determinism and contingency approaches. The author argues that, however unappealing to managers, the case against technological determinism remains non‐proven. There remains considerable scope to explore this thought provoking area of research.