In this article, I attempt to address some enduring problems in formulation and practical use of the notion of structure in contemporary social science. I begin by revisiting the question of the fidelity of Anthony Giddens’ appropriation of the idea of structure with respect to Levi-Strauss. This requires a reconsideration of Levi-Strauss’ original conceptualization of “social structure” which ...

Workplace bullying is a significant and complex international issue that presents a challenge for organisations to manage. It is proposed that Giddens’ Theory of Structuration (1984) may provide a basis for examining the social processes involved in the approaches adopted by organisations to manage workplace bullying. This paper presents a method for understanding organisational issues related ...

for rethinking the anthony giddens’s theory on “reflection”, it is necessary to reconsider his general approach to social reality, and then, situating the concept of “reflection” in the context of his general approach. thus, three-steps will be studied in the article: first, structuration theory that is most important opposition in his social theory. then, giddens's notion of tradition and...

This chapter examines issues on ICT-related coordination and control between the head offices of a UK manufacturing multinational in England and Hong Kong, and one of its joint ventures in Mainland China. Giddens’ theory of modernity and an anthropological view of culture are used to analyze and interpret the case. As an expert system, in Giddens’ terms, partly leading to globalization (Giddens...

Anthony Giddens’ Structuration Theory is probably one of the sociological theories more directly referenced and more widely used, in a variety of ways, in organizational research. Why is that, and what does it mean for organizational research? In this paper we explore this issue by reviewing some early, influential contributions, within the organizational field, that used Giddens’ theory as the...

In considering the future of business history, scholars in the 1990s must respond to increasing calls in the field for stronger theoretical underpinnings. Over the last decade, panels at the Business History Conference (BHC) and in other special-purpose conferences and related books [e.g., Ternin, 1991; Lamoreaux and Raff, 1995] have focused considerable attention on economics as a potential th...

Given the pervasiveness of information technology (IT) in human life at multiple levels – from individuals, to teams, organizations, markets, countries, and society – an increasing number of researchers have looked for alternative ways to study technology and organization interactions. One of the main perspectives that have been articulated by several researchers in IT is Giddens' structuration...

In this paper we present potential insights provided by Giddens’ structuration theory to study the effects of cultural differences experienced by western companies establishing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software in their Chinese subsidiaries. We use the data from a case study of a French firm’s ERP project in its Chinese subsidiary to demonstrate the appropriateness of structuration th...

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