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100 1 _aOLSEN, Dorothy Sutherland
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245 1 0 _aEmerging interdisciplinary practice :
_bmaking nanoreactors
260 _aBingley, UK :
_bEmerald,
_c2009
520 3 _aPurpose – The paper aims to gain a better understanding of how different disciplines work together to develop new technologies. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs qualitative methods in the form of semi-structured interviews and observations. A socio-cultural approach is taken and the concept of the activity system is used to examine emerging practices. Findings – In the process of creating common practices the community overcomes some of the challenges normally associated with disciplinary diversity. What develops cannot really be described as a convergence of knowledge, more as an intertwining of work practices. Research limitations/implications – Although only tentative conclusions can be drawn from a single case study, the findings may have implications for the organisation of multidisciplinary tasks.
520 3 _aOriginality/value – The paper suggests a conceptualisation of emerging interdisciplinary practice and provides a descriptive account of knowledge creation in a new field within nanosciences and nanotechnologies.
773 0 8 _tThe Learning Organization
_g16, 5, p. 398-408
_dBingley, UK : Emerald, 2009
_xISSN 09696474
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