TY - JOUR
T1 - Categorization by association
T2 - Nuclear technology and emission-free electricity
AU - Garud, Raghu
AU - Gehman, Joel
AU - Karnøe, Peter
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - At different points in time, energy harnessed from nuclear technology for commercial purposes has been qualified as atoms for peace, too cheap to meter, unsafe, sustainable, and emission free. We explore how these associations - between nuclear technology (a category used in a descriptive way) and qualities such as emission free (a category used in an evaluative way) - are materially anchored, institutionally performed, socially relevant, and entrepreneurially negotiated. By considering all these factors, our analysis shows that it is possible to understand how and why categories and their meanings continue to change over time. We flesh out the implications of these observations and suggest avenues for future research.
AB - At different points in time, energy harnessed from nuclear technology for commercial purposes has been qualified as atoms for peace, too cheap to meter, unsafe, sustainable, and emission free. We explore how these associations - between nuclear technology (a category used in a descriptive way) and qualities such as emission free (a category used in an evaluative way) - are materially anchored, institutionally performed, socially relevant, and entrepreneurially negotiated. By considering all these factors, our analysis shows that it is possible to understand how and why categories and their meanings continue to change over time. We flesh out the implications of these observations and suggest avenues for future research.
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U2 - 10.1108/S0277-2833(2010)0000021007
DO - 10.1108/S0277-2833(2010)0000021007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:82455237823
SN - 0277-2833
VL - 21
SP - 51
EP - 93
JO - Research in the Sociology of Work
JF - Research in the Sociology of Work
ER -