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Locating the 17th Book of Giddens@@@The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration.
Alan Sica,Anthony Giddens +1 more
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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.read more
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Repairing Trust in Organizations and Institutions: Toward a Conceptual Framework
TL;DR: The emerging literature on trust repair is largely focused at the micro-level, with limited examination of how these processes operate at the macro level and across levels as discussed by the authors, which raises the pertinent question of how trust in organizations and institutions can be restored once it has been lost.
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HRM and Performance: A Plea for Reflexivity in HRM Studies
Maddy Janssens,Chris Steyaert +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that R(econstructive)-reflexivity is needed for theorizing HRM, and propose three practices that can guide HRM scholars in becoming reflexive in the ways they study HRM.
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Career fields: a small step towards a grand career theory?
TL;DR: In this article, a more comprehensive theoretical framework for professional and managerial careers is proposed, based on the work of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, which discusses the constituting characteristics of career fields as social fields and the application of this concept to work related careers.
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Time as a context of information seeking
TL;DR: Temporal factors qualify situations and contexts of information seeking by expresssions such as dynamic, reiterative, and project and qualify information seeking as a process from the viewpoint of stages or cycles.
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The perceptions of parents of their role in the democratic governance of schools in South Africa: Are they on board?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that while representation and debate are theoretically open and fair, there are still factors that inhibit SGBs from operating democratically and that lack of involvement is at its highest in school governing bodies.
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