This episode features a conversation of members and friends of the atelier together with Professor Diane Bailey. We discuss her ethnographic research on work and interdependence in technical settings. In our conversation, Diane reflects on the challenges of observing and documenting technical work and suggests strategies for studying new forms of technology.

Diane Bailey is Geri Gay Professor of Communication at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Cornell University. She earned her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of California, Berkeley. Diane’s research focuses on how people use information technology in their everyday work and what happens when they do.


Diane’s Profile
https://www.dianebailey.me/

Further Information

Bailey, Diane E. and Barley, Stephen R. (2020). Beyond design and use: How scholars should study intelligent technologies. Information and Organization.

Bailey, Diane E., Leonardi, Paul M. and Barley, Stephen R. 2012. The lure of the virtual. Organization Science, 23(5): 1485-1504.

Bailey, Diane E., Leonardi, Paul M., and Chong, Jan. 2010. Minding the gaps: Understanding technology interdependence and coordination in knowledge work. Organization Science, 21(3): 713-730.