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Review Article : The Theory of Structuration: Prospects and Problems*
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Giddens's theory of structuration appears to have been the outcome of a series of critical confrontations with other prevailing themes in social theory as mentioned in this paper, and this review essay outlines Giddens'...Abstract:
Anthony Giddens's theory of structuration appears to have been the outcome of a series of critical confrontations with other prevailing themes in social theory This review essay outlines Giddens's ...read more
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The challenge facing migration research: the case for a biographical approach.
Keith Halfacree,Paul Boyle +1 more
TL;DR: Critics of current conceptualizations apply primarily to research into present-day migration rather than to more historical studies, so that the general theoretical argument could be extended to the study of migration in the developing world.
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Structuration Theory: Some Thoughts on the Possibilities for Empirical Research
TL;DR: In this paper, the importance of the theory-empirical research question in the social sciences is discussed, with the focus on the relationship between structuration theory and empirical research projects.
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Campos organizacionais: seis diferentes leituras e a perspectiva de estruturação
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors deal with the dynamic of the organizational field using structurationist logic, allowing that from this logic we recall both the importance of the practice in the structuration process of the organisational field and the historical and recursive character which may constrain or enable the actions of social actors.
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Organizational fields and the structuration perspective: analytical possibilities
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors deal with the dynamic of the organizational field using structurationist logic, allowing that from this logic we recall both the importance of the practice in the structuration process of the organisational field and the historical and recursive character which may constrain or enable the actions of social actors.
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Disturbance and implementation of IC practice: a public sector organisation perspective
John Dumay,James Guthrie +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss how an environmental change for an organisation can be a catalyst for the take-up of intellectual capital (IC), using Laughlin's "colonizing" model of organisational change.
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Outline of a Theory of Practice
TL;DR: Bourdieu as mentioned in this paper develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood.
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Anthony Giddens and the crisis of social theory 1
TL;DR: Giddens as discussed by the authors discusses the crisis of social theory in the context of economic and social theory, and proposes a solution to the problem of economic inequality. But this solution is difficult to implement.