scholarly journals Contemporary insights from Social Sciences Theory: Implications for Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Callaghan
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Social Science Literature ◽  
History Of

Management theory has a long history of drawing from social science theory to provide useful theoretical frameworks for managers. In resource constricted times, and in global contexts of uncertainty, the need for theory to provide insights for managers has perhaps never been so important. The objective of this research is to provide an analysis of seminal theory of paradigms and their incommensurability, and to offer a model which includes contemporary literature relevant to the challenges faced by management as a field. While certain pillars of social science theory have provided the bedrock upon which management has built certain of its literature, this paper argues not all social science tenets have been immune to the vagaries of contextual change over past decades. This paper seeks to revisit seminal social science literature on paradigms, and to derive a model of paradigm relationships in relation to management’s relationships to other social sciences. Central to this reflexive engagement is the argument that social science validity is contingent on a multiplicity of perspectives, and that paradigm incommensurability is antithetical to notions of contemporary validity. Implications for management are drawn from the analysis.

Social Science and Soviet Administrative Behavior

1972 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 444-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik P. Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Organization Development ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Administrative Behavior ◽  
Socialization Theory ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Middle Range ◽  
Social Science Literature ◽  
Communist Countries

Few scholars have utilized contemporary social science theory in designing research on Communist countries. And fewer still have in systematically incorporated data from Communist countries into the existing body of social science theory. That is, middle-range theories such as organization, development, and socialization theory have not significantly shaped Western research on Communist systems. And surprisingly few one-, two-, and multivariable generalizations from the existing social science literature have been confirmed, rejected, or refined—even tentatively—with data from Communist countries.

Enhancing Theory of Structural-Level Interventions for HIV Prevention and Care

2018 ◽  
pp. 357-376
Author(s):  
B Hensen ◽  
S Dringus ◽  
R Eakle ◽  
M Remme ◽  
J Hargreaves
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Structural Level ◽  
Structural Interventions ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Behavioral Theories ◽  
New Generation ◽  
And Control ◽  
Hiv Aids

This chapter provides multiple insights into the theoretical basis of structural-level intervention approaches to the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. Set within the context of social science theories applied to HIV/AIDS and the growing realization that behavioral theories are lacking in effect, the chapter suggests an expanded role of social science theory in the development of structural-level interventions. A case is presented that moving forward to prevent and control the pandemic will require improved theoretical frameworks for addressing persistent inequities. Topics covered include the emergence of “structural interventions” in HIV/AIDS and ways to move theoretically informed structural interventions. A theoretically informed agenda for a new generation of structural interventions is proposed.

African History: the Contribution of the Social Sciences

1966 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-357
Author(s):  
Robert L. Tignor
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
African History ◽  
Linguistic Evidence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Science Literature ◽  
Made In

In nearly all the major historical fields one can see the increasing use historians are making of methods, models, and insights from the social sciences. E. H. Carr's exhortation, that the more history becomes sociology and the more sociology becomes history the better for both, is being taken seriously. Yet there is much more that can be done to bring these fields together. Most historians have used sociological theory only to gain insight, not with great rigour. They have learned their sociology by osmosis, so to speak. They have not gone through the social science literature, but rather have soaked it up second-hand from other interpreters. Consequently their works have not had the precision they might. Concepts have been distorted because of a lack of familiarity with them. African historians, on the whole, have been reluctant to use this rich and suggestive literature. This is probably true because the greatest efforts have been made in finding new sources in this difficult field—oral tradition, linguistic evidence, and so forth. But one is hard pressed to find works by African historians which have employed the theoretical literature of the social sciences.

scholarly journals Bioeconomy imaginaries: A review of forest-related social science literature

AMBIO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 1860-1877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Holmgren ◽  
Dalia D’Amato ◽  
Alexandru Giurca
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Social Science Literature ◽  
Opening Up

Abstract This review article examines how social science literature co-produces various imaginaries of forest-based bioeconomy transformations and pathways for reaching desired ends. Based on an analysis of 59 research articles, we find that despite a growing number of social sciences studies on the forest-based bioeconomy, much of the research tends to replicate a bioeconomy imaginary articulated in EU and national bioeconomy policies and strategies. Accordingly, the research primarily reproduces a weak approach to sustainability, which prioritize economic growth and competitiveness. Expectations are largely directed at national and regional corporate interests and forest industrial renewal, while the state has a supportive rather than restricting role. We discuss the findings against the role of social sciences, and conclude that social science scholars may adopt various strategies if interested in opening up forest-based policy debates and offer alternative imaginaries of sustainable bioeconomy transformations.

Introduction: The Social Science Study of Video Games

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Corliss
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Game Studies ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Social Science Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Science Literature

This introduction is a short survey of social science literature on video games. It is not meant as a comprehensive review. Instead its goal is to present some of the themes and questions that prompted us to bring the articles in this issue together. The essay begins by outlining some of the recent contributions from the social sciences to video game studies—with a particular emphasis on distinct forms of video game interactivity—and concludes with suggestions for possible future directions for this research.

scholarly journals Demonic Violence and Moral Panic in Postwar Sri Lanka: Explaining the Grease Devil Crisis

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 615-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Venugopal
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Moral Panic ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Northeastern Part ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Science Literature

How can crisis, breakdown, violence, and collapse be explained in the social sciences? This paper engages with this broad question by studying an extraordinary episode of mass tension and anxiety in postwar Sri Lanka caused by a mystery male predator known as the “grease devil.” Reports of widespread attacks on women in mid-2011 by this shadowy, ubiquitous, and powerful being led to heightened levels of vigilance and fear across large parts of rural and peri-urban Sri Lanka. It had a particularly strong impact on the formerly war-torn northeastern part of the island, where it led to violent confrontations between affected communities and the police and military. Drawing on primary research and by engaging with a range of literatures across the historical and social science literature, this paper attempts to reconstruct and understand the grease devil crisis. In doing so, it identifies and evaluates the different ways in which the crisis could be explained and the extent to which these approaches produce analytically relevant insights.

Charisma and objectivity

1988 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron A. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Ecclesiastical Authority ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Relationship

This essay analyzes the relationship between two ideas central to the social sciences and religion: charisma and objectivity. My goal is to interpret a longstanding theoretical dispute regarding objectivity in the social sciences by referring to sectarian charisma and its challenge to the legitimacy of ecclesiastical authority. In illuminating a religious pattern revealed in the confrontation between social science theory and political philosophy, I suggest that objectivity represents a form of ‘secular’ charisma. I describe the cross-cutting relationship between charisma and objectivity and examine both the religious implications of objectivity and the epistemological implications of charismatic phenomena.

Social Science Theory for Environmental Sustainability

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc J. Stern
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Persuasive Communication ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Communication Conflict ◽  
To Come ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

Social science theory for environmental sustainability: A practical guide makes social science theory accessible and usable to anyone interested in working toward environmental sustainability at any scale. Environmental problems are, first and foremost, people problems. Without better understandings of the people involved, solutions are often hard to come by. This book answers calls for demonstrating the value of theories from the social sciences for solving these types of problems and provides strategies to facilitate their use. It contains concise summaries of over thirty social science theories and demonstrates how to use them in diverse contexts associated with environmental conflict, conservation, natural resource management, and other environmental sustainability challenges. The practical applications of the theories include persuasive communication, conflict resolution, collaboration, negotiation, enhancing organizational effectiveness, working across cultures, generating collective impact, and building more resilient governance of social-ecological systems. Examples throughout the book and detailed vignettes illustrate how to combine multiple social science theories to develop effective strategies for environmental problem solving. The final chapter draws out key principles for enhancing these efforts. The book will serve as a key reference for environmental professionals, business people, students, scientists, public officials, government employees, aid workers, or any concerned citizen who wants to be better equipped to navigate the social complexities of environmental challenges and make a meaningful impact on any environmental issue.

Personhood, belonging, affect and affliction

2021 ◽  
pp. 003802612110192
Author(s):  
Alex Broom ◽  
Sophie Lewis ◽  
Rhiannon Parker ◽  
Leah Williams Veazey ◽  
Katherine Kenny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Caring Relations ◽  
Cultural Origins

What does migrancy mean for personhood, and how does this flow through caring relations? Drawing on life history interviews and photo elicitation with 43 people who identify as migrants and live with cancer, here we argue for the significance of recognising complex personhood as it inflects illness and care. Drawing on social science theory around temporalities, moralities and belonging, we assemble a series of cross-cutting themes at the intersection of personhood and care; relations that transcend cultural origins yet are vividly illustrated in relation to migrant pasts. In seeking a multidimensional view of personhood, we attend to the intersecting layers of complexity that make up care in this context vis-a-vis an emphasis on forms of difference, vulnerability and otherness. In this way, we develop an approach to personhood and care that broadens the lens on migrancy and cancer, but also, one that speaks to the importance of recognition of complexity and how it shapes care more generally.

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