Structuration theory: its potential impact on logistics research
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
ISSN: 0960-0035
Article publication date: 1 May 2003
Abstract
While the physical paths that goods traverse are being simplified, the capture, storage, processing and dissemination of information associated with logistics has become considerably more complex. Logistics researchers need to better understand the behavioral and managerial issues created by information technology implementation. The paper suggests that structuration theory, a research approach derived from sociology that has become well established in the study of information systems, can contribute to that understanding. This paper introduces logistics researchers to structuration theory as a useful theoretical framework that can help understand the relationship between technologies, the people who interpret them, and the patterns of use that stem from that interpretation.
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Citation
Lewis, I. and Suchan, J. (2003), "Structuration theory: its potential impact on logistics research", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 33 No. 4, pp. 296-315. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600030310478784
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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