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Showing 1 to 20 of 82 for “"structuration theory"”.
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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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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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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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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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The structuration of industrial relations in the South African garment manufacturing industry : 1968-1986
Industrial Relations theory presents a dualism of approaches to explanation, that is of Subjective and Objective paradigms of explanation. Utilising Giddensian Structuration theory, a Structuration theory of industrial relations is developed and utilised to bridge the epistemological divide. …
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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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Appropriation of privacy management within social networking sites
… management. The Model is a synthesis of Adaptive Structuration Theory, the Fit Appropriation Model and socio-technical systems theory. Adaptive Structuration Theory attempts to explain appropriation, defined as the process by which people integrate technology into their daily tasks and activities. …
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The role of information systems in legislation led reform : a case study in the context of the new Municipal Rates Act of South Africa
… a range of social theories such as Actor-Network Theory, the Due Process Model and Structuration Theory.
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Developing a Social Enterprise: An Investigation of Promoters and Barriers
… and care service provision. Giddens’ (1984)<br/>structuration theory provided a theoretical orientation for the work, facilitating analysis of relations between agents and structure.<br/>A qualitative approach to data collection was adopted. Views and perspectives from<br/>different social …
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Towards the implementation of a fully-fledged electronic service for citizens: the case for local government in South Africa
… three social theoretical approaches, namely structuration, activity, and agency theories to address the different contexts of the research. Structuration theory has aided the research to ask critical questions about the social structures in local government that affect implementation. The …
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A changing cultural landscape: Yanchep National Park, Western Australia
… that combined a cultural geography approach with Structuration Theory. Yanchep National Park is highly suited to this type of investigation because of its close proximity to a major urban centre ( Perth ) and because of the importance of the area to Indigenous people, resulting in a highly visible …
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Workplace design strategies within business organisations:Perception, power and the bottom line.
This thesis uses critical theory as an approach to examine and shed new light on two areas of workplace design strategy. First, how much of the decisions to adopt workplace design strategies are influenced by the perceptions of the value of these strategies by those within the business …
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The relevance of project management best practice and its application in the UK construction industry
… improve project management best practice. Using structuration theory, it is proposed that professional services firms' and clients' In-house standards have the potential to become the de-facto PPMPS. The concepts of the "Semi-detached Professional" and "Bureaucratic project manager" are …
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The role of Management Accounting Practices in shaping efficiency in a Colombian Utility Conglomerate
… studied phenomenon. The thesis, which builds on structuration theory (Giddens 1984, Giddens 1993), delineates the interplay between social structures and agency at CUC, the way this interplay led to the reproduction of the very notion of efficiency. In addition, the thesis extends the work of …
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A framework for enhancing government service delivery using mobile technologies: an African countries context
… two underpinning theoretical frameworks, namely Structuration Theory and Actor Network Theory to understand the socio-technical factors affecting the implementation of m-government systems in government organisations. The perspective of duality of structure and moments of translation from both …
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E-commerce and small and medium enterprises (SME) in least developed countries : the case of Tanzania
… by environmental and organisational conditions. Structuration theory was used as a theoretical lens from which the social construction of the E-Commerce phenomena could be understood. The study primarily adopted a subjective interpretive stance. A preliminary quantitative study using …
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InterTwinkles : online tools for non-hierarchical, consensus-oriented decision making
… the results through the lens of adaptive structuration theory, with particular attention on the fit between the ethical motivations and performance outcomes.
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Open government data publication and use in a developing country: a case of Ghana
… time, influencing OGD institutionalization. The Structuration Theory was used as the primary theoretical lens to aid in understanding these social factors. In addition, the Structuration Theory was supplemented with concepts from Network Power, Ownership, and the Public Value Frameworks to …
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