TY  - JOUR
T1  - Actor-Network Theory (ANT) as an Interpretive Tool to Understand the
Use of Online Technologies: A Review
AU - Arif, Sazelin AU - Sidek, Safiah AU - Bakar, Nurdinah Abu 
JO  - Asian Journal of Information Technology
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
SP  - 61
EP  - 68
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1682-3915
DO  - ajit.2017.61.68
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ajit.2017.61.68
KW  - Use of online technology
KW  -actor network theory
KW  -interpretive tool
KW  -halal certification
KW  -ANT
KW  -online technology
AB  - The rapid development of ICT has become the catalyst to many creations of online technology
worldwide. Online technology has become part of everyday activities for individuals, corporate bodies,
institutions and government. However, there are concerns that the use of online technology has been restrictive
in certain aspects. Although, studies to understand the facilitating and restrictive factors of using online
technology have been varied and extensive, studies that recognize the multiple and interdependent factors
could provide a better understanding of the use of a nascent technology, such as the online technology. As
such, this paper presents a review of studies that adopts Actor Network Theory (ANT) as a lens to understand
the use of online technology. Based on 110 papers selected from reliable databases, these papers were analyzed
and categorized according to different domains. It was found that ANT has been used in nine domains, mainly
the domains of culture and society as well as business. Further, three advantages of using ANT as a lens to
understand the use of online technology have been identified, namely, its ability to explain a complex
mechanism, identify failure factors and present a holistic picture with variety of interrelated factors. It can be
concluded that ANT is an appropriate interpretive tool to understand the fluid usage of online technology.
ER  -