QUERY Structural or Behavioral Theory
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:20 pm
Posted by Monte Kietpawpan <kietpawpan@yahoo.com>
SD has been regarded as a useful framework for theory development. Why is a theory created under this paradigm often called a theory of behavior? Why is the same theory not called a theory of structure?
If scientific theories must explain why things happen, a theory of behavior would explain why structure S generates behavior B. In SD, we would present the underlying feedback structure, consisting of factors (a, b, c,..., n) and causal relationships, that can exhibit B. For plausibility, we proceed to claim each causal link for each loop of the system, by explaning why, for example, a causes b; why b causes c, and so on. Eventually, each of the links is well supported by logical (deductive) or statistical
(inductive) reasonnings. Will this theory become a theory of structure?
MK
Posted by Monte Kietpawpan <kietpawpan@yahoo.com> posting date Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:02:23 -0800 (PST) _______________________________________________
SD has been regarded as a useful framework for theory development. Why is a theory created under this paradigm often called a theory of behavior? Why is the same theory not called a theory of structure?
If scientific theories must explain why things happen, a theory of behavior would explain why structure S generates behavior B. In SD, we would present the underlying feedback structure, consisting of factors (a, b, c,..., n) and causal relationships, that can exhibit B. For plausibility, we proceed to claim each causal link for each loop of the system, by explaning why, for example, a causes b; why b causes c, and so on. Eventually, each of the links is well supported by logical (deductive) or statistical
(inductive) reasonnings. Will this theory become a theory of structure?
MK
Posted by Monte Kietpawpan <kietpawpan@yahoo.com> posting date Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:02:23 -0800 (PST) _______________________________________________