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Showing 1 to 20 of 178 for “"Structuration."”.
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Understanding Perceptions of Accessibility and Mobility Through Structuration Theory
Structuration theory in geography states that social systems are reproduced through the relationships between systems, structures, actors and their perceptions. Therefore, understanding the modes through which social systems are reproduced will allow for a clearer understanding of the nature of …
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Video chaos : multilinear narrative structuration in new media video practice
… this research, exploring the issue of narrative structuration is the primary focus and exploration of this dissertation. The presentation of the thesis comprises the Dissertation component (66%) along with the Practice Component and the Practice Report (33%). The Practice Report documents the …
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The medicalization of oral aesthetics: an application of structuration theory
… study medicalization using a theoretical model, structuration, that allows for inclusion of the larger social system in understanding health system changes and to include consumers of health services in the process as active agents. The example of oral aesthetics provides an opportunity to …
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Enhancing the functionality of photovoltaic and photonic biointerfaces through structuration
… by two orders of magnitude, identifying structuration as key design criterion for bioelectrochemical interfaces. Electrodes with micrometer-sized pores allow enhanced direct contact area with bacteria, but with tested cyanobacteria this did not result in a photocurrent increase, …
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CSR practices in the Zimbabwean mining Sector: A Structuration Theory Perspective.
… adopted a mixed methods approach supported by structuration theories. The result of the study indicates that the structure enacts rules and regulations to dominate agents, thereby increasing CSR practices. Agents resist this by using power of control over allocative and authoritative resources. …
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Entre sensibilité et discours : structuration et signification de l'américanité québécoise.
Abstract Not Available.
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Structuration analysis of collaboration in Big Data Analytics work practices in organizations
Background: Big Data's emergence has presented organizations with numerous opportunities, such as Big Data Analytics (BDA), which generates insight across multiple departments, interrelated business domains, and organizational levels and provides an opportunity for collaboration. Problem Statement: …
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Ambiguity in the workplace: some aspects of the negotiation and structuration of asymmetrical relations
<p>This thesis is based on participant observation undertaken by the author as an operative in a manufacturing bakery. The problems of control and resistance observed during this period are analysed in terms of their importance in the constitution of the symbolic reality, or order, of the …
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Competence development through the lens of structuration - Does age matter in Finnish IT workplaces?
… is developed by building on key concepts of structuration theory (Giddens, 1979, 1984). The core argument in this thesis is that the frequency of competence development activities is an outcome of the pre-existing interaction between the employee and the learning environment. The thesis …
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The assimilation of in-laws: the impact of newcomers on the structuration of families
In this study, 42 participants (including newlyweds, parents of newlyweds, and siblings of newlyweds) were interviewed about their relationships with their in-laws. Most of the participants reported that they liked their in-laws and wanted to maintain good relationships with them, while only four …
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The structuration of industrial relations in the South African garment manufacturing industry : 1968-1986
… paradigms of explanation. Utilising Giddensian Structuration theory, a Structuration theory of industrial relations is developed and utilised to bridge the epistemological divide. Structuration theory is then utilised to establish the ontological character of collective bargaining for three …
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Contribution à l'étude de l'origine de la structuration des argiles sensibles de l'est du Canada
… sur les origines de la surconsolidation et de la structuration des argiles sensibles. La revue de la littérature a permis entre autres de reconnaître l'importance des conditions de déposition, de la nature du sol et de la diagénèse sur le cheminement de l'équilibre entre la pression et l'indice …
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Deaf people and career advice: Applying structuration theory to encounters between deaf and hearing people
… the macro influence of Government. Giddensian Structuration Theory is considered within other theoretical frameworks and a critical reflection offered before concluding that the theory is a useful tool to illuminate aspects of deafness. The key concepts are described and related to deaf issues. …
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"Do it for me, my dear": structuration and relational dialectics among mother-daughter dyads in Lebanese arranged marriages
… of Beirut, Lebanon. Combining the theory of structuration and relational dialectics in one theoretical framework, the study investigated the role of mother-daughter interactions in the socialization of the daughter into the marital experience. The study investigated the process of marital …
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Perceptions of task and social relationships in groups: exploring the effects of cognitive complexity on network accuracy, centrality, and structuration
… social side of groups. Using a model of network structuration, perceptions of group connections highlight underlying and enduring interaction patterns that shape how group members communicate with one another. In other words, communication networks are structures of perceived communication …
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Étude du masquage visuel périphérique et central: degré de structuration du masque, intensité du stimulus-cible et mode de présentation monoptique et dichoptique
Le but de la présente étude est de vérifier l'efficacité relative de trois types de masques (aléatoire, quasi-structure et structure) et l'effet de l'intensité du stimulus-cible lors de taches de masquage visuel monoptique et dichoptique. Le "Lagged Accrual Model" ("LAM") a été appliqué aux données …
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Communication as Ontology for a Structurationist Approach to Role Enactment
In recent years structuration theory has increased in popularity and acceptance among communication scholars. Despite significant critiques from other disciplines (e.g., business, education, sociology), only marginal attention has been given to criticisms of structuration in communication studies …
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Developing a framework for the study of gaming machine & associated problematic gambling phenomena
… analytical levels of political-economic acting/structuration, everyday life acting/structuration and mediational acting/structuration. It is concluded that the framework is useful, plausible, applicable and creatively fruitful. Through application of the framework, it is also concluded that the …
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