In this paper we argue that the so-called 'positivism'-versus-'interpretivism' conflict raised by some constructivist, postmodernist, relativist philosophers and methodologists in information systems research is merely a pseudo problem which has no basis in reality. This pseudo problem of so-called 'positivism' versus 'interpretivism' only distracts from the genuine problem of the information s...

this research by a quantitative approach tries to study the effect of self-disclosure in social networks on the development of social capital. in this regard, the main emphasis is on the role of spiritual capital. study population is students of tehran university and eventually 380 participated in this study. a questionnaire with five point likert scales that designed from credible sources were...

social capital has received considerable attention in all branches of social sciences, and has recently been the focus in the field to explain about procreator elements. trust is one of the social capital elements and plays an important role in specifying consequences incidental to social capital. nearly two decades ago, robert putnam proposed an explanation of trust relying on associational li...

This paper aims to critically examine Redondo’s characterization of normative legal positivism’s theory concepts, as well set forth some potential strategies for defending the two other theories concepts that Redondo criticizes: Dworkinian interpretivism and Rossian reductionism.

one of very important issues after catastrophes like war is the reconstruction of damages and also rebuilding the social life at the hurting society.  the present article is aimed at addressing reconstruction of those rural communities of kurdistan province which destroyed during iraq and iran war. the fieldwork has been done in three villages: njmar, qalajee, qalagah. using qualitative methods...