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Despite a widespread acceptance that modern digital technologies have transformed contemporary social and organisational life, popular understandings of the nature of such transformations, their social and economic implications, and approaches to managing them are not well developed. This module attempts to address this problem by exploring the relationship between information technology and organisation, with a view to better understanding a range of important contemporary social and management issues. In so doing, it will draw on bodies of social and organisation theory to develop insightful perspectives for understanding and managing processes of technology-enabled organisational innovation. The ideas developed in this module are intended to provide an enduring perspective that can help managers make sense of an increasingly globalised and technology-intensive business environment. Armed with a more sophisticated understanding of such issues, the student will be better equipped for the challenges of living, working and managing in a digital age.