Conferences as Venues for the Configuration of Emerging Organizational Fields: The Case of Cochlear Implants
研究了会议如何成为构建新兴组织场域的场所，通过人工耳蜗开发与商业化过程中的三次会议案例，展示信息交流与技术可能性演示等活动如何实时构建新领域。
abstract I examine how conferences can be occasions for the configuration of emerging organizational fields by describing three that I attended during the development and commercialization of cochlear implants. These conferences served as venues for a variety of activities to unfold, ranging from the exchange of information to the enactment of technological possibilities. A full appreciation of conferences as holistic events, I argue, offers us a particularly valuable entry point into gaining a deeper understanding of how new fields are assembled in real time.