Fourth-Generation Activity Theory: An Integrative Literature Review and Implications for Professional Communication

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dc.creatorSpinuzzi, Clay
dc.creatorGuile, David
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-11T19:47:54Z
dc.date.available2019-09-11T19:47:54Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractActivity theory in its “third generation” (3GAT) has been used extensively to analyze case studies in professional communication and related fields such as information systems, workforce education, and computer-supported cooperative work. Yet 3GAT has known limits, and these limits are making it difficult to model, assess, and make recommendations for such cases. In this paper, we discuss these limitations, then overview and synthesize recent research pointing to a fourth generation of activity (4GAT). We find that this literature has two main foci: (1) Peer and social production and (2) Networked organization of labor and production. We conclude by offering implications for professional communication.en_US
dc.description.departmentWritingen_US
dc.identifier.citationSpinuzzi, C., & Guile, D. (2019). Fourth-Generation Activity Theory: An Integrative Literature Review and Implications for Professional Communication. Paper presented at the 2019 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm). http://doi.org/10.1109/ProComm.2019.00012en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/ProComm.2019.00012
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/75813
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/2915
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherIEEEen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUT Faculty/Researcher Worksen_US
dc.rights.restrictionOpenen_US
dc.subjectfourth-generation activity theoryen_US
dc.subjectcultural-historical activity theoryen_US
dc.subject4GATen_US
dc.subjectCHATen_US
dc.subjectactivity theoryen_US
dc.titleFourth-Generation Activity Theory: An Integrative Literature Review and Implications for Professional Communicationen_US
dc.typeConference paperen_US

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