Sökning: "instrumental"

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1. 16. Naturen, vetenskapen och förnuftet : upplysningens dialektik och det andra moderna

   Författare :Per Nilsson; Gunnar Andersson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Modernity; enlightenment; postmodernism; instrumental rationality; value rationality; communicative rationality; discourse ethics; truth; fallibilism; claims to Tightness; revisability; von Wright; Adorno; Horkheimer; Marcuse; Apel; Habermas; Popper; Foucault;

   Sammanfattning : The topic of this study is one specific area where the tension between instrumental rationality and value rationality becomes prominent: the question whether we have a rational responsibility for nature or not. Such a responsibility cannot be derived from instrumental reason, but it is argued that it can be derived from discourse ethics and communicative rationality. LÄS MER

3. 17. Performance Management and Rationalityin Public Sector Organisations

   Författare :Geoffrey Heath; Elisabeth Berg; Jim Barry; John Chandler; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Instrumental rationality; communicative rationality; performance management; public sector organisations; Arbetsvetenskap; Human Work Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Abstract and Keywords  The thesis concerns different conceptions of rationality and their implications for organisations, especially in the public sector. The focus is on performance management (as widely defined) within public sector organisations as a subject for exploring these issues. LÄS MER

4. 18. The Printed Score as a Mediator of Musical Meaning Approaches to Music Notation in Western tonal music

   Författare :Cecilia Hultberg; Musikhögskolan i Malmö; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; notation as a cultural tool; music notation; music teachers’ education; instrumental training; apprentice education; teaching; Western tonal music; learning; musical literacy; agreed; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper;

   Sammanfattning : Abstract Centering on notation is a characteristic of Western tonal music. The printed scores are expected to provide the necessary information on musical expression. In this study, strategically selected contemporary musicians’ ways of under-standing the printed scores are investigated. LÄS MER

5. 19. Stadens morfologi som kulturarv

   Författare :Gunila Jivén; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; integrated conservation; analysis method; instrumental tool; morphology;

   Sammanfattning : Disciplines associated with history and conservation have traditionally been used to evaluate heritage values in the built environment. Although general problems of development in the urban environment are not addressed directly by this approach, there is a background to be found in the goals of official cultural policy; this indicates the need for new and complementary analytical methods. LÄS MER

7. 20. Determinants of Fairness-based and Favorability-based Reactions to Authorities' Decisions

   Författare :Tomas Ståhl; Högskolan i Skövde; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; procedural justice; outcome favorability; relational concerns; instrumental concerns; group membership effect; ingroup identification; expected bias; decision acceptance; Other social sciences; Övrig samhällsvetenskap; Humanities and Social sciences; Humaniora-samhällsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The present thesis focuses on the causal role of the people’s relationship to the authority in reactions to allocation decisions. A series of experiments investigating the effects of the authority’s group membership on reactions to allocation decisions are reported. LÄS MER