Explaining the Giddens Structural Theory in Accounting Research from the Perspective of Knowledge

Since 25 years ago, when Giddens Structural Theory (ST) was introduced in accounting papers, It has strengthened its position as one of the most important schools of thought for accounting discovery as an organizational, social and political phenomenon in organizations and accepted by most accounting researchers as a theory. This theory is not only useful in challenging the assumptions of the intrinsic and functional characteristics of accounting and management accounting information systems; it also expands the sources of alternative theories. Giddens has proved his structural theory to directors and accounting researchers in useful areas and has used the theory of founding sociologists such as Marx, Weber, and Durkheim in his various studies in the interpretive and applied processes of structural theory. Structural theory plays a fundamental role in the role of accounting in the structure of both the individual and departmental relationships of the organization. The focus of the Giddens theory is of an organizational and "strategic" type, so that it transfers the central role that accounting appears to be in building and rebuilding organizations. The structural theory of accounting, from the magnitude of the magnitude, can be seen as an important "ready-made" structure to serve the organization, as well as a very specific set of meanings through which a better understanding of an organizational event can be achieved. The introduction of the Giddens Structural Theory (ST) is a significant contribution to challenging the functionalism assumptions that underlie the dominant thinking research.
In the present article, for the first time in the country, the introduction and explanation of Giddens structural theory, the evolution of accounting research related to this theory and the manner of interaction and the relationship between this theory and its components in the accounting system from the perspective of knowledge are discussed.