Giddens's Structuration Theory and Information Systems Research

In this response, however, I would like to take issue with some aspects of their article. First, I will argue that Jones and Karsten’s characterizations of adaptive structuration theory (AST) and the approach to research AST advocates are too narrowly drawn. Second, I will raise some questions with their contention that structures exist only as memory traces, a conclusion that has important implications for information systems research and design in general. Adaptive Structuration Theory Is Neither Functionalist Nor Positivist