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Fundamental Theory : Structuration Theory
 

To understand IT-enabled organizational change, I use structuration theory (Giddens 1984) to understand the reciprocal relationship between technology and organizations during the Information Systems (IS) development, implementation, and use.

Over the past two decades, the interest on structuration theory has increased in prominence in IS, notably the seminal work of DeSanctis and Poole (1994), Rose (1998; 1999), Orlikowski (1992; 1996; 2000), and Walsham (1993; 2001; 2002). In addition to that, structuration theory has been adopted in the several field of IS, reaching the development of executive information systems (Jones and Nandhakumar 1993), group decision support systems (DeSanctis and Poole 1994), e-government (Devadoss et al 2002),ERP implementation (Volkoff 1999), and virtual teams (Majchrzak et al 2000; Maznevski and Chudoba 2000).

Although structuration theory is a general theory of social sciences, it has a substantial influence in the development of the discipline of IS (Rose and Scheepers 2001) which can offer potentially significant insight in IS phenomena (Jones 1999; Orlikowski and Robey 1991)

If you are interested to learn more about structuration theory and its application in IS field of study, please refer to the discussion by Jones (1993), Poole and DeSanctis (2004), and Walsham and Han (1993)

References

  • DeSanctis, G., and Poole, M.S. “Capturing the Complexity in Advanced Technology Use: Adaptive Structuration Theory”, Organization Science (15:2), May 1994, pp 121-147.

  • Devadoss, P.R., Pan, S.L., and Huang, J.C. “Structurational Analysis of E-government Initiatives: a Case Study of SCO,” Decision Support Systems (34), 2002, pp. 253-269.

  • Giddens, A. (1984). The constitution of society: Outline of the theory of structuration. Berkeley: University of California Press.

  • Jones, M. and Nandhakumar, J. "Structured Development? A Structurational Analysis of The Development Of An Executive Information Systems," in Human, Organizational and Social Dimensions of Information Systems Development, Avison, D., Kendall, J.E. and DeGross J.I. (eds.), Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., North-Holland, 1993, pp. 475-495.

  • Jones, M. "Structuration Theory," in Rethinking Management Information Systems: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, W.L. Currie and B. Galliers (eds.), Oxford University Press, 1999, pp. 103-135.

  • Majchrzak, A., Rice, R.E, Malhotra, A., and King, N. "Technology Adaptation: The Case of A Computer-Supported Inter-Organizational Virtual Team," MIS Quarterly (24:4), December 2000, pp.569-600.Maznevski, M., and Chudoba, C. “Bridging space over time: Global virtual team dynamics and effectiveness,” Organization Science (11:5), 2000, pp.473-492

  • Orlikowski, W.J., and Robey, D. “Information Technology and the Structuring of Organizations ,” Information Systems Research (2:2), 1991, pp. 143-169

  • Orlikowski, W.J. “The Duality of Technology: Rethinking the Concept of Technology in Organizations,” Organization Science (3:3), Aug 1992, pp. 398-427.

  • Orlikowski, W.J. “Improvising Organizational Transformation Over Time: A Situated Change Perspective,” Information Systems Research (7:1), March 1996, pp. 63-92.

  • Orlikowski, W.J. “Using Technology and Constituting Structures: A Practice Lens for Studying Technology in Organizations,” Organization Science (11:4), July-August 2000, pp. 404-428.

  • Poole, M.S., and DeSanctis, G. “Structuration Theory in Information Systems Research: Methods and Controversies,” in The Handbook for Information Systems Research, M.E. Whitman and A.B. Wosczynski (eds.), 2004, pp. 206-249.

  • Rose, J. and Scheepers, R. “Structuration theory and information systems development; frameworks for practice”, in Proceeding of European Conference on Information Systems, Bled, Slovenia, S. Smithson and S. Avgerinou (Ed.), 2001

  • Rose, J. “Evaluating the Contribution of Structuration Theory to the Information Systems Discipline,” in Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Information Systems, Baets, W.R.J. (ed.) Euro-Arab Management Sch, Granada, 1998.

  • Rose, J. “Towards a structurational theory of IS, theory development and case study illustrations,” in Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Information Systems, Copenhagen, Pries-Heje, J., Ciborra, C., Kautz, K., Valor, J., Christiaanse, E., Avison, D. and Heje, C. (eds.), Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen,1999.

  • Volkoff, O. "Using the Structurational Model of Technology to Analyze an ERP Implementation," in Proceedings of AMCIS, pp. 235-237.

  • Walsham, G., and Han, C.K. "Structuration Theory and Information Systems Research ,” Journal of Applied Systems Analysis (17), 1991, pp.77-85.

  • Walsham, G. Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations, Wiley, Chichester, England, 1993.

  • Walsham, G. Making a world of difference: IT in a global context, Chichester: Wiley, 2001.

  • Walsham, G. “Cross-cultural Software Production and Use: A Structurational Analysis,” MIS Quarterly (26:4), 2002, pp.359-380.
 
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