Moments of Valuation - Exploring Sites of Dissonance (Hardcover)

The outcome of innovation processes are determined by complex, historically grown valuation practices. In this book, a wide range of innovations are taken into consideration, from small inventions like entertainment novelties to large societal changes through new technologies. The chapters observe the particular local or distributed sites in which their episodes of innovation take place, and they identify the initial dissonance among those judging a newly proposed alternative. The emphasis of the inquiry, however, is on the practices of valuation that are at work when something succeeds in being "new". The authors represent a wide variety of sub-disciplines and national backgrounds in the social sciences. They share an interest in social valuation and a pragmatist approach. The differences between their empirical evidence reflect the wide variety of appearances that valuation takes in contemporary society. They are anthropologists, economic or cultural sociologists, organization researchers, historians or political scientists. A number of chapters deals with aesthetic valuation, as in the tasting of a new vintage, or in the socio-technical process that shaped successful synthesizer sounds. Other chapters discuss the judgment processes in organizations, like architect offices or consultancy firms, and processes of evaluation and valorization in larger fields of practice, like accounting or mathematics. The studies are both of interest in their various professional fields, and contribute to a more general understanding of the social and cultural conditions under which innovations fail and succeed.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2015
Editors:	Ariane Berthoin Antal (Senior Fellow) • Michael Hutter (Director, Research Unit 'Cultural Sources of Newness') • David Stark (Arthur Lehman Professor Sociology & International Affairs)
Dimensions:	240 x 163 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	354
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-870250-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business strategy Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
LSN:	0-19-870250-7
Barcode:	9780198702504

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