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The Dynamics of Complex Sociomaterial Assemblages

In: Organizing for the Digital World

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  • Ole Hanseth

    (University of Oslo)

  • Jasmina Masovic

    (University of Oslo)

  • Bjørn Erik Mørk

    (University of Oslo)

Abstract

This paper aims to contribute to our understanding of the sociomaterial complexities of information systems. By applying Gilles Deleuze’s process ontology, called Assemblage Theory (AT), as interpreted and presented by Manuel DeLanda, we examine the case of a new high-tech medical procedure called transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Complex innovations like TAVI evolve as sociomaterial assemblages whose dynamics are seen as driven by the interaction between various stabilizing and de-stabilizing processes. We argue that AT is a very powerful (process) ontology for researching and theorizing the dynamics of increasingly complex information systems.

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  • Ole Hanseth & Jasmina Masovic & Bjørn Erik Mørk, 2019. "The Dynamics of Complex Sociomaterial Assemblages," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Federico Cabitza & Carlo Batini & Massimo Magni (ed.), Organizing for the Digital World, pages 247-263, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-319-90503-7_19
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90503-7_19
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