Search for dissertations about: "what is a theory"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 1422 swedish dissertations containing the words what is a theory.
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21. The University; A Learning Organization? : An Illuminative Review Based on System Theory
Abstract : There are voices in the research field suggesting that universities should become learning organisations in order to be more competitive and efficient. However, the proposal is mainly based on theoretical and normative discussions rather than on empirical research. READ MORE
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22. A Unificationist Theory of Scientific Explanation
Abstract : What is the relation between scientific explanation and understanding? The thesis investigates a notion of understanding that is believed to be central to scientific explanation. The role of understanding in explanation is double: it is both an essential component, as well as a criterion, by which we select bona fide explanations from non-explanations. READ MORE
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23. String Theory at the Horizon : Quantum Aspects of Black Holes and Cosmology
Abstract : String theory is a unified framework for general relativity and quantum mechanics, thus being a theory of quantum gravity. In this thesis we discuss various aspects of quantum gravity for particular systems, having in common the existence of horizons. READ MORE
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24. Plato's Republic on Democracy : Freedom, Fear and Tyrants Everywhere
Abstract : This thesis poses the question ‘What is the critique of democracy in Plato’s Republic?’ It is not the first to do so. But contrary to standard readings, this thesis does not assume neither epistemological nor elitist explanations. Rather, it sees the Kallipolis, ‘the beautiful city in words’ as predicated on a particular anthropology. READ MORE
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25. How institutions matter in MA research : a literature review
Abstract : It is currently popular to study management accounting (MA) from an institutionalist perspective. Such a perspective is premised on that ‘institutions matter’; so that notions of social structure, agency and linkages in between them thus become central. READ MORE