A SOCIOLOGICAL-THEORY OF LAW - LUHMANN,N by Collins, H

Deregulation and Competition in the Financial Industry by Barron, D, West, E, Hannan, M

“…The main contributions of this paper are the application of a general sociological theory of organizational dynamics to understanding deregulation and the development of a general approach to modelling which could lead to new ways to evaluate the organizational consequences of major environmental changes. …”

Partners in health? Exploring resemblance in health between partners in married and cohabiting couples. by Monden, C

“…Sociological theories on family formation and families and health suggest that married and cohabiting partners will resemble each other in health status, positively or negatively. …”

Elite identity and status anxiety: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of management consultants by Gill, M

“…Drawing on psychological and sociological theories that connect identity and anxiety, this article suggests that the continual promotion of an elite identity within the consulting firm leaves many of the consultants feeling acutely anxious about their status.…”

A Strategy-as-Practice Approach to Strategy Research and Education by Whittington, R, Jarzabkowski, P

“…The authors argue for strategy research based rigorously on sociological theories of practice. Such research complements the parsimony and generalizability of economics-driven theory, extending strategy research to incorporate the messy realities of doing strategy in practice, with a view to developing theory that is high in accuracy. …”

Behind the veil: the strategic use of religious garb by Aksoy, O, Gambetta, D

“…Does this imply that the classical sociological theories of religion, which predict that modernization should cause a decrease in religious behaviours, do not apply to Islam? …”

Hierarchies and Cliques in the Social Networks of Health Care Professionals: Implications for the Design of Dissemination Strategies by Barron, D, West, E, Dowsett, J, Newton, J

“…The hypotheses that the networks of directors of nursing are better adapted to gathering and disseminating information than clinical directors of medicine, but that the latter could be more potent instruments for changing, or resisting changes, in clinical behaviour, follow from a number of sociological theories. We conclude that professional socialisation and structural location are important determinants of social networks and that these factors could usefully be considered in the design of strategies to inform and influence clinicians. …”

Storylines of self-management: narratives of people with diabetes from a multiethnic inner city population. by Greenhalgh, T, Collard, A, Campbell-Richards, D, Vijayaraghavan, S, Malik, F, Morris, J, Claydon, A

“…Analysis was informed by both biomedical and sociological theories of self-management. RESULTS: people with diabetes identified seven self-management domains: knowledge; diet; exercise; medication; foot care; self-monitoring; and attending check-ups. …”

How are health-related behaviours influenced by a diagnosis of pre-diabetes? A meta-narrative review by Barry, E, Greenhalgh, T, Fahy, N

“…These studies conceptualised pre-diabetes as the product of social determinants of health and they applied sociological theories to explore the interplay between individual agency and societal influences, such as the socio-cultural context and material and economic circumstances. …”