This volume investigates the role of objects, artifacts, and technical systems in shaping organizational processes and social life. The editors, Ann Langley, Davide Nicolini, Haridimos Tsoukas, and Paul R. Carlile, curate a collection of scholarly contributions that address the historical marginalization of materiality within organizational studies. By synthesizing diverse theoretical perspectives, the text argues for a sociomaterial approach to understanding how non-human entities influence human interaction and institutional structures.

Experts recognize this volume as a significant contribution to the sociomaterial turn in management research. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for scholars and advanced students of organizational theory.