Desituating Context in Ubiquitous Computing RESEARCH METHOD Research Approach As this study seeks to explore the desituation of context in maintenance work, organizations with experience of RDS were selected as objects of study. The research data were collected in six different organizations. The companies are Mac- Gregor Cranes (MGC), Monitoring Control Centre (MCC), PowerDrive, Alpha, Beta and Gamma (fictitious names on the last four), all located in Sweden. The selection of the sites had theoretical rather than statistical reasons (Yin, 1989), as the primary aim is to understand more than it is to generalize. The results might thus not be gener- alizable, but this does not exclude the possibility that they can contribute to the collective body of knowledge of a discipline (Kautz & McMaster, 1994). The selection of the sites was based on Four interviews were conducted at MGC, four at PowerDrive, seven at MCC, five at Alpha, six at Beta and five at Gamma. The interviews lasted between 45 minutes and 3 hours, with an average of about 60 minutes. Each interview was audio taped, which allowed the researchers to focus upon the respondent and formulate follow-up questions. The interviews were transcribed to enhance the analysis. All interviews were conducted on-site at the respondents' workplace, which allowed the researchers to gain some insight into the work context. When choosing participants, we wished to include individuals with different relationships to the technology. No restrictions in participation were imposed from management, and a contact person at each company helped us choosing re- spondents for the interviews. At all organizations respondents were chosen to cover both individuals in a managerial position and people working with equipments equipped with the RDS.