Materiali di discussione Incorporating a New Technology Into Agent-Artifact Space. The case of Control Systems Automation Incorporating a new technology into agent-artifact space. The case of control systems automation 1

Abstract We contribute to the debate on innovation theory and policy by exploring, through the interpretative framework provided by Lane and Maxfield's theory of innovation (1997; 2005), a set of case studies concerning the implementation of a new technology for system automation and its incorporation into the structure of agent-artifact spac