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domination in its complex interaction of agency and structure. Also in ecological economics and its critique to economic growth … introductory chapter discusses fundamental aspects of power in the context of structure and agency. The common positivist approach … philosophy of science to acknowledge and integrate structure and agency as forms of power. The third chapter provides an …
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Purpose – This paper aims to study the relationship between structure and agency of Indian women executives in the area … agency of women executives in India is influenced by cultural meta-narratives of marriage and motherhood. They experience … conflict in the home front and less at the work place. Their negotiations with their structures reveal a nuanced agency wherein …
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analysis in the organisation. Findings Bottom-up agency rather than top-down structural change is the main influence on policy …
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The tension between (social) order and change, or, alternatively formulated, between structure and agency, has a long … between structure and agency may be resolved conceptually. Accounts seem to emphasize either structure or agency, and fail to …
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the rescue by allowing agency to be read-off from subcultural assemblages rather than explored in practice. It also …
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agency is developed to provide a grounding for the methodological argument. The article suggests, on the basis of this …
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Drawing upon qualitative data gathered through fieldwork in three bail hostels, this paper outlines the role of substance use (illegal drugs, alcohol, prescribed medication and food) in the lives of women awaiting trial. Their use of substance is explored within the context of the multiple and...
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The tension between (social) order and change, or, alternatively formulated, between structure and agency, has a long … between structure and agency may be resolved conceptually. Accounts seem to emphasize either structure or agency, and fail to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288826
Economists seldom make explicit use of functional explanation, although they sometimes use it implicitly. Functional theorizing has lost favour among social scientists in recent years, and few are now willing to adopt functional language. This paper argues that, despite some drawbacks, explicit...
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