The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the issue working conditions and risk management in organizations. To do this, we will first analyze classical methods analysis used by sociology; secondly, address new risks that arise under forms work organization; and, thirdly, cite theories incorporate field organizational management. All combining a rich theoretical discussion taking theory Ülrich...

It is becoming generally established that modern research and writings need to acknowledge the organisational context which surrounds the use of a technology (for example see Buchanan and Boddy 1987). However previous efforts have been criticized for their failure to accumulate consistent research findings or develop coherent theoretical frameworks (Markus and Robey 1988). Part of the problem i...

Strong structuration theory is a recent development in social theory that, among other attributes, makes the gap between ontological concepts and empirical research easier to negotiate. Giddens’ structuration theory is a developed ontology-in-general explaining at an abstract level how structure and agency are interrelated, being a duality in which neither can exist without the other. Strong st...