Everything about Structuration theory
Social theory proposed by Giddens that attempts to resolve the structure-agent debate
The theory of structuration is a social theory of the creation and reproduction of social systems that is based on the analysis of both structure and agents, without giving primacy to either. Furthermore, in structuration theory, neither micro- nor macro-focused analysis alone is sufficient. The theory was proposed by sociologist Georges Gurvitch and later refined by Anthony Giddens, most significantly in The Constitution of Society, which examines phenomenology, hermeneutics, and social practices at the inseparable intersection of structures and agents. Its proponents have adopted and expanded this balanced position. Though the theory has received much criticism, it remains a pillar of contemporary sociological theory. Wikipedia →
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
Structuration theory in management accounting
Structuration Theory and Self-Organization
Structuration theory in accounting research: Applications and applicability
Comments on the Theory of Structuration
Restructuring Structuration Theory
The Theory of StructurationThe Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration.Anthony Giddens
Structuration Theory in Urban Analysis: 1. Theoretical Exegesis
🆕 Influential since 2022
A review on guided-ultrasonic-wave-based structural health monitoring: From fundamental theory to machine learning techniques
Exploring factors affecting mobile-banking app adoption: a perspective from adaptive structuration theory
Antecedents and performance outcomes of employees’ data analytics skills: an adaptation structuration theory-based empirical investigation
Defining a BIM-Enabled Learning Environment—An Adaptive Structuration Theory Perspective
Toward an organizational theory of meetings: Structuration of organizational meeting culture
📚 Books worth reading
Structural analysisA. Ghali, Amin Ghali · 1972
Intermediate quantum mechanicsHans Albrecht Bethe, Roman W. Jackiw · 1964
Aircraft structures for engineering studentsT. H. G. Megson · 1972
The structure of appearanceNelson Goodman, Geoffrey Hellman · 1951
Building structuresMalcolm Millais · 1997
Structural analysisR. C. Coates · 1972
Nuclear structureAage Bohr, Ben Roy Mottelson · 1969
Structure in architectureMario George Salvadori, Robert L. Heller · 1963
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