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Capabilities and Two Ethical Theories
Journal of Human Development, 2008The present paper examines two currently popular approaches to ethical theory — namely, ‘Expressivism’ (also known as ‘emotivism’ and ‘non‐cognitivism’) and contemporary forms of ‘Kantianism’ — and argues that neither provides a suitable foundation for the capabilities approach.
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Capabilities Accumulation and Development
2021Abstract The chapter analyzes the basic ingredients and processes underlying the “great transformation” from traditional, mostly rural economies to economies driven by industrial activities and advanced services, able to systematically learn, imitate, and innovate.
Giovanni Dosi, Xiaodan Yu
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Journal of Small Business Management, 2019
Despite the maturing entrepreneurial orientation literature, limited advance has occurred in the theoretical aspect of entrepreneurial orientation–firm performance relationship, and wide‐ranging empirical investigations are few. The authors address these
K. Poudel, R. E. Carter, S. Lonial
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Despite the maturing entrepreneurial orientation literature, limited advance has occurred in the theoretical aspect of entrepreneurial orientation–firm performance relationship, and wide‐ranging empirical investigations are few. The authors address these
K. Poudel, R. E. Carter, S. Lonial
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Theory of the Capability Approach
2019The main theoretical framework of this research is the Capability Approach. The Capability Approach was first introduced by the 1998 Nobel Prize winner, Amartya Sen. Martha Nussbaum was also a strong contributor to the development of the Capability Approach.
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Role of cloud ERP and big data on firm performance: a dynamic capability view theory perspective
Management Decision, 2019Purpose Technological developments have made it possible for organizations to use enterprise resource planning (ERP) services without indulging in heavy investments like IT infrastructure, trained manpower for implementation and maintenance and updating
Shivam Gupta +3 more
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Resources versus Capabilities: Social Endowments in Egalitarian Theory
Political Studies, 2007Two of the most important theories in contemporary liberal egalitarianism are Ronald Dworkin's equality of resources and Amartya Sen's capability approach. Recently Dworkin has claimed that Sen's capability approach does not provide a genuine alternative to equality of resources. In this article, we provide both an internal and an external critique of
Pierik, Roland, Robeyns, Ingrid
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An Economic Theory of Dynamic Capabilities
2016Abstract This article introduces an economic model of dynamic capabilities. The model is intended to bridge the gap between the strategic management literature on dynamic capabilities and the economics literature on the sources of productivity differentials. In the model, dynamic capabilities are an advantage in generating innovations
April Franco +2 more
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On the capability of fuzzy set theory to represent concepts
International Journal of General Systems, 2002The aim of this paper is to examine the conclusions drawn by Osherson and Smith ["On the adequacy of prototype theory as a theory of concepts", Cognition 9 (1981), pp. 35-58] concerning the inadequacy of the apparatus of fuzzy set theory to represent concepts. Since Osherson and Smith derive their conclusions from specific examples, we show for each of
Radim Belohlávek +3 more
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The capability theory and welfare reform
Pacific Economic Review, 2001This essay examines the foundation of welfare reform in the light of Amartya Sen’s capability theory and the implications of his theory in the context of contemporary industrialized society. A method to formulate the equality of capabilities and to capture its philosophical meaning is explored from the viewpoint of a fair distributive justice; two ...
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Measuring Process Capability, Process Capability Indices in Theory and Practice
Journal of Quality Technology, 2000(2000). Measuring Process Capability, Process Capability Indices in Theory and Practice. Journal of Quality Technology: Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 85-87.
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