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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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Discovering Information in Context.
TL;DR: La comprehension de the decouverte de l'information en contexte servira de base a une science of the conception de systemes socio-techniques de la conception of systeme socio-Techniques.
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Making sense of supply chain management: a comparative study of aerospace and construction
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the aerospace and construction sectors on the basis that they are so different, and find that supply chain management is more established in aerospace than construction, and that the introduction of prime contracting and the increasing use of framework agreements within the construction sector potentially provide a much more supportive climate for supply-chain management than has traditionally prevailed.
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Theorising Transitional Pathways in Response to Climate Change: Technocentrism, Ecocentrism, and the Carbon Economy:
Ian Bailey,Geoff A. Wilson +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that the neoliberal, technocentric, and ecological modernisation values underpinning the carbon economy create serious obstacles for the incorporation of alternative or complementary transitional strategies, particularly those involving ecocentric changes, into mainstream policy.
Understanding Shifting Power Relations within and Across Organizations: A Critical Genre Analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how conditions of novelty and ambiguity on interorganizational engagements produce inconsistent norms and expectations for guiding project interaction, and how clients and consultants attempt to resolve the resulting discursive tensions while also increasing their organization's influence on the project.
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The Role of Behavioral Formality and Informality in the Enactment of Bureaucratic Versus Organic Organizations
TL;DR: In this paper, a number of specific behavioral and contextual codes of formality and informality are discussed, and how these categories of social activity may be related to organizational effectiveness and how behavioral informality may be instrumental in the social construction of innovative, organic work organizations.
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