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@article{citeulike:2387996, abstract = {Critical realism is a subject of growing interest in the IS literature. This article aims at implementing a critical realist framework: Archer [Archer, M. (2003). Structure, agency and the internal conversation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press] internal conversation theory. As a contemporary sociologist, Archer suggests both a general vision of social practice and a typology of reflexivity modes. Her multilayered framework could be extremely useful in overcoming a current limitation in IS: the weakness of reflexivity modeling. Indeed, though much research sheds light on the structure-action relationship, it does not illuminate users' biographical realms and reflexivities. In consequence, some genuine motives in ICT-related practices remain poorly understood. To address this deficiency, this article applies Archer's framework to an IS environment through a meta-analysis of interviews. Results partially confirm the relevance of internal conversation theory and its potential added value to the study of ICT-mediated interactions. A further reflexivity mode and possible re-organizations of the Archer framework are also proposed.}, author = {de Vaujany, Francois-Xavier}, citeulike-article-id = {2387996}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2007.11.001}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6W7M-4RDGPBG-1/2/6575b9c6941b40100149535153356f53}, doi = {10.1016/j.infoandorg.2007.11.001}, journal = {Information and Organization}, keywords = {epistemic, is, research}, number = {1}, pages = {51--72}, posted-at = {2008-02-16 05:34:58}, priority = {2}, title = {Capturing reflexivity modes in IS: A critical realist approach}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2007.11.001}, volume = {18}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2387996 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2387996 N2 - Critical realism is a subject of growing interest in the IS literature. This article aims at implementing a critical realist framework: Archer [Archer, M. (2003). Structure, agency and the internal conversation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press] internal conversation theory. As a contemporary sociologist, Archer suggests both a general vision of social practice and a typology of reflexivity modes. Her multilayered framework could be extremely useful in overcoming a current limitation in IS: the weakness of reflexivity modeling. Indeed, though much research sheds light on the structure-action relationship, it does not illuminate users' biographical realms and reflexivities. In consequence, some genuine motives in ICT-related practices remain poorly understood. To address this deficiency, this article applies Archer's framework to an IS environment through a meta-analysis of interviews. Results partially confirm the relevance of internal conversation theory and its potential added value to the study of ICT-mediated interactions. A further reflexivity mode and possible re-organizations of the Archer framework are also proposed. IS - 1 JF - Information and Organization EP - 72 TI - Capturing reflexivity modes in IS: A critical realist approach VL - 18 SP - 51 KW - epistemic KW - is KW - research AU - de Vaujany, Francois-Xavier PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2007.11.001 ER -