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This book presents a sociomaterial perspective on work and organizational practices within the operating room. Looking at medical work from a sociological perspective and drawing on ethnographic observations conducted in a hospital's operating block, the book elucidates the entanglements of humans and technologies in the execution of everyday activities. It highlights how the sociomateriality of work and organizational practices manifests in the encounters between operators and material artifacts and in the way objects and technologies participate in processes and practices of organizational communication. Objects and technologies are also shaped by these very practices, giving rise to a recursive relationship wherein technology, communication, and organizing are intertwined.Ultimately, a sociomaterial understanding of organizational and working practices underscores the role of objects and technologies in the generation and enactment of professional knowledge, while questioning how power materializes also through the choreography of humans and technical objects. This book will be of great interests to scholars and students of work and organization, particularly those interested in healthcare settings.

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Book category Books in English Economics, finance, business & management Business & management

• Full title: Sociomaterial Practices in Medical Work
• Subtitle: An Ethnography in the Operating Room
• Author: Attila Bruni
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• EAN: 9783031448034
• ID: 43967928
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Dimensions: 210 × 148 mm
• Published: 2023

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