Strong structuration theory is a recent development in social theory that, among other attributes, makes the gap between ontological concepts and empirical research easier to negotiate. Giddens’ structuration theory is a developed ontology-in-general explaining at an abstract level how structure and agency are interrelated, being a duality in which neither can exist without the other. Strong st...

Résumé : Cet article a pour but de proposer un regard nouveau et unificateur à la problématique des Indices de Similarité et des Critères de structuration ou de partitionnement. Une catégorisation des indices, des propriétés non connues ainsi qu’une présentation dans différents axes de structuration seront suggérées. La recherche des significations et des filiations associées sera donnée comme ...

This paper suggests reconsidering a recent trend in organization research with respect to structuration theory in which the focus on practice dominates. By drawing on some accounts from Schulz-Schaeffer (1999) it will be shown that there is still a potential to extend the duality model by theoretically analyzing the interrelations between rules and resources. This paper takes a closer look to i...

In public sector transformation context, various studies have utilised institutional theory as a lens to explore the institutionalisation process of digital-enabled services. While institutional theory contributes towards understanding such transformation, limited explanation is offered on the underlying process, undermining the impact of interplay between institutional structure and actors in ...

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 imp...

Marshall Scott Poole identifies some important issues in the treatment of adaptive structuration theory in our review of the use of Giddens’s structuration theory in IS research (Jones and Karsten 2008). We argue, however, that a number of his criticisms reflect differences in our respective use of particular terms and that the statements made in Jones and Karsten are reasonable, especially in ...