Locating the 17th Book of Giddens@@@The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration.
TL;DR: Giddens as mentioned in this paper has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade and outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social thought, a synthesis and elaboration of ideas touched on in previous works but described here for the first time in an integrated and comprehensive form.
Abstract: Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade. In "The Constitution of Society" he outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social thought, a synthesis and elaboration of ideas touched on in previous works but described here for the first time in an integrated and comprehensive form. A particular feature is Giddens' concern to connect abstract problems of theory to an interpretation of the nature of empirical method in the social sciences. In presenting his own ideas, Giddens mounts a critical attack on some of the more orthodox sociological views. "The Constitution of Society" is an invaluable reference book for all those concerned with the basic issues in contemporary social theory.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider how the history of innovation studies for sustainable development can be explained as a process of linking broader analytical frameworks to successively larger problem framings, and introduce an emerging framework whose allure rests in its ability to capture the bigger picture: the multi-level perspective on socio-technical transitions.
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TL;DR: A theoretical framework is constructed in which the development and deployment of information technology in organizations is a social phenomenon, and the organizational consequences of technology are products of both material and social dimensions.
Abstract: Recent work in social theory departs from prior traditions in proposing that social phenomena can be understood as comprising both subjective and objective elements. We apply this premise of duality to understanding the relationship between information technology and organizations. We construct a theoretical framework in which the development and deployment of information technology in organizations is a social phenomenon, and in which the organizational consequences of technology are products of both material and social dimensions. The framework is based on Giddens' theory of structuration, and it allows us to progress beyond several of the false dichotomies subjective vs objective, socially constructed vs material, macro vs micro, and qualitative vs quantitative that persist in investigations of the interaction between organizations and information technology. The framework can be used to guide studies in two main areas of information systems research-systems development and the organizational consequences of using information technology.
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...The Interaction of Human Action and Institutional Properties as Mediated by the Three Modalities of Structuration (Adapted from Giddens 1984)....
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...Giddens (1984) describes how these modalities operate within each of the institutional and action realms of organizations, hence achieving an interaction of subjective and objective elements....
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...As presented by Giddens (1976, 1979, 1984), the theory of structuration does not explicitly incorporate technology....
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...He has developed a theoretical perspective-the theory of structuration-to accommodate the two traditions and hence offers a resolution to the heated debate around which of the two characterizations of social reality has primacy (Giddens 1979, 1982, 1984)....
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...“Normative components of interaction always center upon relations between the rights and obligations expected of those participating in a range of interaction contexts” (Giddens 1984, p. 30)....
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors tried to build a conceptual model, in which both dimension of the tourist experience are integrated as a structured and interrelated whole, and the position and role of each experiential component such as eating, sleeping, transportation and so on in tourism can be more clearly understood in terms of this model.
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...Giddens (1984) points out, daily routines supply people with a sense of ‘‘ontological security.’’...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose the notion of genres of organizational communication as a concept useful for studying communication as embedded in social process rather than as the result of isolated rational actions.
Abstract: Drawing on rhetorical theory and structuration, this article proposes genres of organizational communication as a concept useful for studying communication as embedded in social process rather than as the result of isolated rational actions. Genres (e.g. the memo, the proposal, and the meeting) are typified communicative actions characterized by similar substance and form and taken in response to recurrent situations. These genres evolve over time in reciprocal interaction between institutionalized practices and individual human actions. They are distinct from communication media, though media may play a role in genre form, and the introduction of new media may occasion genre evolution. After the genre concept is developed, the article shows how it addresses existing limitations in research on media, demonstrates its usefulness in an extended historical example, and draws implications for future research.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss seven social science ontologies (rational choice, evolution theory, structuralism, interpretivism, functionalism, conflict and power struggle, relationism), their assumptions on agency and causal mechanisms, and their views on socio-technical transitions and environmental sustainability.
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