Organizational Learning and Search Track: Technology Across Organizational Boundaries

Existing research has explored the profound impact technologies may have on individuals, organizations, and industries. Recently, scholars have emphasized that multiple groups of actors—many with varying perspectives—participate in the field surrounding a new technology. The existence of different perspectives on the technology influences outcomes for the technology and the involved individuals, organizations, and industries. As the actors that participate in technological fields often reside within different organizations, it becomes important to explore how technologies are used and understood across organizational boundaries. Therefore, we seek to facilitate a conversation around how organizational members and market participants understand and use technologies across organizational boundaries. This perspective across boundaries helps scholars to consider the broad implications of new technologies which span boundaries more frequently, such as digital technologies that gather data across organizations and individuals. In this panel symposium, we bring together experts in technology to facilitate discussions on the impact of technologies across boundaries.