Using a socio-psychological approach for understanding the influence of civil society on economic activity

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Werner, A. 2008. Using a socio-psychological approach for understanding the influence of civil society on economic activity. Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts und Unternehmensethik. 9 (1), pp. 153-168.
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TitleUsing a socio-psychological approach for understanding the influence of civil society on economic activity
AuthorsWerner, A.
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This paper proposes a socio-psychological approach for empirical research into the influence of civil society contexts on the practices of individual economic actors. This methodological approach is based on social theories that explicitly take into account the link between structure and agency, and the paper explains how such framework can be utilised in qualitative interview-based studies. To illustrate the usefulness of such socio-psychological approach, the paper reports on the findings of a research project that used this methodology as it sought to investigate the influence of Christianity on SME owner-managers’ conceptualisations of practice.

KeywordsCivil Society, Interview-based Research, Structuration Theory, Discursive Psychology, Christianity, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Research GroupCorporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics group
PublisherRainer Hampp
JournalZeitschrift für Wirtschafts und Unternehmensethik
ISSN1439-880x
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Print2008
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Deposited25 Nov 2009
Output statusPublished
LanguageEnglish
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