ACTIVITY THEORY AND THE ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONS

被引：35

作者：

HOLT, GR ^{[1
]}

MORRIS, AW ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV CONNECTICUT, CTR ECOL STUDY PERCEPT & ACT, HARTFORD, CT 06112 USA

来源：

HUMAN ORGANIZATION | 1993年 / 52卷 / 01期

关键词：

ACTIVITY THEORY; CHALLENGER SHUTTLE ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOVIET SOCIOHISTORICAL SCHOOL;

D O I：

10.17730/humo.52.1.u305r18277724374

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

This article summarizes activity theory as advanced by Finnish organizational analyst Yrjo Engestrom, with particular attention paid to antecedents of activity theory in the work of Vygotsky, Leontyev, Luria, and others identified with the Soviet sociohistorical approach to psychology. Activity theory is illustrated through a retrospective analysis of activity systems operating in events leading up to the Challenger shuttle catastrophe, comparing the approach to the theory of ''normal accidents'' advanced by Perrow. Implications for the study of organizations and organizational actors, as well as issues related to use of activity theory to conduct retrospective analyses (as against its use as an intervention strategy) are discussed.

引用

页码：97 / 109

页数：13

共 42 条

[1] Allison G., 1971, ESSENCE DECISION EXP
[2] BAKHURST D, 1988, Q NEWSLETTER LABORAT, V10, P31
[3] Bateson G., 1972, STEPS ECOLOGY MIND
[4] Benedict R., 1934, PATTERNS CULTURE
[5] Bruner J. S., 1986, ACTUAL MINDS POSSIBL
[6] Bruner J.S., 1985, CULTURE COMMUNICATIO, P21
[7] CHIU T, 1988, LIFE, V11, P17
[8] Clifford James, 1986, WRITING CULTURE POET, DOI [10.1525/9780520946286, DOI 10.1525/9780520946286-003]
[9] Cole M., 1985, CULTURE COMMUNICATIO, P146
[10] D'Andrade R. G., 1984, CULTURE THEORY ESSAY, P88

← 1 2 3 4 5 →