Actor-network theory (ANT): a translation for the comprehension of the relational and the structural in interorganizational networks
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This essay presents the actor-network theory (ANT) to analyze inter-organizational networks with intention to pass over the gap between agency and structure. Fist it is introduced a review of network theory in social sciences especially about organization studies to distinguish structural and relational approaches. After it is presented the ANT and some studies developed using this approach to understanding the ordering phenomena. To conclude it discusses the ANT’s critics to compare its contributions to the comprehensiveness of inter-organizational relations.
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Amantino-de-Andrade, J. (2004). Actor-network theory (ANT): a translation for the comprehension of the relational and the structural in interorganizational networks. Cadernos EBAPE.BR, 2(2), 1 a 14. Retrieved from https://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/article/view/4881
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