The primary advantages of contingency theory include: It provides a realistic view of management and organization. It discards the universal validity of principles. Managers are situation-oriented and not stereotyped. Why does the contingency theory of leadership matter? Contingency theorists would say that no matter how successful a leader is, thereRead More →

In other words, a theory can be refuted by a negative instance of its predictions, but cannot be proved by positive ones. What three things must happen in order for a theory to be formed? This definition suggests three things: First, theory is logically composed of concepts, definitions, assumptions, andRead More →

Biogenesis is the production of new living organisms. Conceptually, biogenesis is sometimes attributed to Louis Pasteur and encompasses the belief that complex living things come only from other living things, by means of reproduction. What is Biopoiesis theory? biopoiesis, a process by which living organisms are thought to develop fromRead More →

Resource dependence theory posits that powerful referral sources may focus primarily on core substance abuse treatment services and that substance abuse treatment units may respond to these performance pressures by deemphasizing potentially complementary services such as health care and life skills counseling. What is the premise of resource dependence theoryRead More →

Labelling or Labeling (US) is defining or describing a person in terms of his or her behavior. … The term is often used in sociology to describe human interaction, control and identification of deviant behavior. Who introduced Labelling theory? The labelling theory was developed and popularised by American sociologist HowardRead More →

The theoretical framework is the structure that can hold or support a theory of a research study. The theoretical framework introduces and describes the theory that explains why the research problem under study exists. What are the two main types of constructivism? Two major types of the constructivist learning perspectivesRead More →

According to the cell theory, the multicellular vascular plant results from an aggregation of unicells, whereas the organismal theory views both the multicellular form and the unicells as whole organisms that differ only in size and degree of compartmentation into cells. Who discovered the organismal theory? The classical cell theoryRead More →

In modern times, Malthus’s population theory has been criticized. Although the theory of Malthus proved somewhat true in contemporary terms, this doctrine is not acceptable at present. Does Malthusian population theory explain India’s population growth? This means, at least for the period between its independence and today, that India hasRead More →