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Social theory of modern societies: On the (ir)relevance of structuration theory to empirical research
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The article was published on 1989-01-01. It has received 118 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Structuration theory & Social theory.read more
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Giddens's structuration theory and information systems research 1
Matthew R. Jones,Helena Karsten +1 more
TL;DR: The work of the contemporary British sociologist Anthony Giddens, and in particular his structuration theory, has been widely cited by Information Systems researchers as mentioned in this paper and has been applied in the Information Systems field.
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Social Emergence: Societies As Complex Systems
TL;DR: Sawyer as mentioned in this paper argues that societies are complex dynamical systems, and that the best way to resolve these debates is by developing the concept of emergence, focusing on multiple levels of analysis - individuals, interactions, and groups - with a dynamic focus on how social group phenomena emerge from communication processes among individual members.
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Giddens's structuration theory and information systems research
Matthew R. Jones,Helena Karsten +1 more
TL;DR: A critical review of the work of Giddens and its application in the Information Systems field is presented and it is suggested that there may be significant opportunities for the Information systems field in pursuing structurational research that engages sympathetically, yet critically, with Gidden's work.
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Some Reflections on Structure and Agency in Migration Theory
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the complex relationship between structure and agency and the way it has been incorporated into migration theory and argue that attempts to develop a coherent and robust body of migration theory have been thwarted by a structure-agency impasse.
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Organizing Moves in Software Support Hot Lines
TL;DR: This paper introduces the concept of the "move" as a unit of analysis in technical service interactions and uses it as the basis for a theory of organizational knowledge.