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STS in Management Education: Connecting Theory and Practice

University of Lincoln, Lincoln,UK, lhitchin{at}lincoln.ac.uk

Wolodymyr Maksymiw

University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK, wmaksymiw{at}lincoln.ac.uk

This paper explores the value of science and technology studies (STS) to management education. The work draws on an ethnographic study of second year management undergraduates studying decision making. The nature and delivery of the decision making module is outlined and the value of STS is demonstrated in terms of both teaching method and module content. Three particular STS contributions are identified and described: the social construction of technological systems; actor network theory and ontological politics. Affordances and sensibilities are identified for each contribution and a discussion is developed that illustrates how these versions of STS are put to use in management education. It is concluded that STS has a pivotal role to play in critical management education and in the process offers opportunities for new forms of managing.

Key Words: actor network theory • education • ethnography • management education • ontological politics • STS

Organization, Vol. 16, No. 1, 57-80 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1350508408098922


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