This paper theorizes on the
sociotechnical dynamics and
underlying dimensions of
technology assemblages that
emerge from the use of social
technologies in organizations.
This theorization reflects
more precisely the information
ecology around knowledge
workers, which is more
technologically diversified
than suggested by prior
studies. To that end, this
work differs from the few
studies of social technologies
and many studies of ICT in
organizations by focusing on
more than one technology and
by considering social
technologies as an assemblage.
In order to advance current
theorizing about technology
assemblages, this works draws
on data from a study of
knowledge workers’ use of
social technologies for
knowledge sharing and presents
three complementary analytic
lenses: Practice, Structural,
and Interpretive. Integrating
the three lenses, allows us to
holistically capture the
disparate dimensions of social
technology assemblages enacted
by knowledge workers.