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Giddens’s Structuration Theory and Information Systems Research 1

Po-An Hsieh, J. J., Rai, Arun, Keil, Mark·2008·MIS Quarterly
DOI 10.2307/25148831
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The work of the contemporary British sociologist Anthony Giddens, and in particular his structuration theory, has been widely cited by Information Systems researchers. This paper presents a critical review of the work of Giddens and its application in the Information Systems field. Following a brief overview of Giddens’s work as a whole, some key aspects of structuration theory are described, and their implications for Information Systems research discussed. We then identify 331 Information Systems articles published between 1983 and 2004 that have drawn on Giddens’s work and analyze their use of structuration theory. Based on this analysis a number of features of structurational research in the Information Systems field and its relationship to Giddens’s ideas are discussed. These findings offer insight on Information Systems researchers’ use of social theory in general and suggest that there may be significant opportunities for the Information Systems field in pursuing structurational research that engages sympathetically, yet critically, with Giddens’s work.

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Authors
Po-An Hsieh, J. J., Rai, A., & Keil, M.
Venue
MIS Quarterly
Publisher
MIS Quarterly
Published
2008-03-01
Volume
32
Issue
1
Pages
127-A14
ISSN
  • 0276-7783 (ISSN-L)
  • 2162-9730
DOI
10.2307/25148831
OpenAlex
W2552214786
Cited by
423
References
15
FWCI
63.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
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