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network theory

[′net‚wərk ‚thē·ə·rē]
(electricity)
The systematizing and generalizing of the relations between the currents, voltages, and impedances associated with the elements of an electrical network.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

network theory

the doctrine, in the philosophy of science, associated with Duhem (1861-1916) and Mary Hesse (1980), that scientific statements cannot be appraised in isolation from the overall framework of concepts and theories in which they are stated. See also THEORY RELATIVITY, INCOMMENSURABILITY.
Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000
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Although overly simplistic in nature, this example illustrates how social network theory can be used to solve a problem through collaboration:
In sum, the results show that the five most widely used theories are institutional theory, the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm, organizational learning theory, social network theory, and the knowledge-based view (KBV).
We build on Haswell and McLeod's work by making the implicit explicit; that is, we provide direct attention to concepts established in network theory to more fully map the dynamic pathways of writing programs' communications.
We suggest that the governance network theory is made more robust if non-human actors are included in its theoretical scope (Latour, 1994a, 1996b, 2000, 2001, 2005).
Aiming at the dynamics of QFs in machining process, a novel quality control method based on coupling machining sensor network (CMSN) is proposed by combining the sensor technique and complex network theory. The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of coupling relationships between machining errors on the product quality by analyzing the stability of CMSN.
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This Article analyzes a particular administrative form of transnational environmental law that arises from interactions among sub-national units and draws on three bodies of literature: transnational network theory, global administrative law, and theories of federalism.
Os 3 artigos com foco nos antecedentes de gestao do conhecimento (GC) utilizaram cada um uma teoria diferente (Agency Theory, Social Network Theory e Organizational Knowlege Creation).
George Frederickson, et.al.'s THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THEORY PRIMER (9780813345765, $38.00) also deserves ongoing recommendation as a fine addition to any political science collection, offering new material to update public administration topics, from the rise of reporting as a means of accountability to the evolution of network theory and new psychological/ biological behavioral research.
Thus, in the field of ideas this paper aims to valorize the social network theory as a support for analysis of environmental policies and, in the field of actions, it aims to contribute in terms of methodology by offering an instrument that can be applied by both researchers and managers of public policies.
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