Understanding Collaboration Using New Technologies: A Structurational Perspective |
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| Authors: | James Evans Laurence Brooks |
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| Institution: | Department of Information Systems and Computing , Brunel University , Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | Recent research in information systems (IS) has focused on the application of social theory in general and Anthony Gidden's structuration theory in particular to help reveal how technical systems can support or hinder human interaction in societal, organizational, and personal contexts. This article examines the potential of structuration theory to facilitate an understanding of social and organizational issues that surround collaboration using new technologies. |
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| Keywords: | collaboration information systems research structuration theory time and space |
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