Book chapters
Year
2018
Abstract
The book suggests to study the material and temporal dimension of valuation processes rather than “values” as objective or subjective entities, and to trace flows, transformations, and organizations in the making. The tacit or explicit hypotheses about social action involved in valuation processes can become the relevant subject matter of social controversies and exploratory inquiries. Emphasizing the reflective role of actors provides an antidote against technocratic views of managerial techniques and practices. Valuation, instrumented with managerial techniques, is not a process situated outside of activity, the process of representing activity from an observer’s position, but rather an integral dimension of activity itself. The key debate is not about “true or wrong” representation, but rather about practical relevance, immediate and enduring effects.
LORINO, P. (2018). What Next, What For ? Dans: Materiality and Managerial Techniques. 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 381-388.