This study presents two case studies, each on a current initiative of contracting for primary health services in Brazil, one for the state of Bahia, the other for the city of Rio de Janeiro. The two initiatives are not linked and their implementation has independently sprung from a search for...

Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance. Laboratory professionals are predominantly male with relatively limited female labor participation, with potential gender based...

Employee turnover affects performance and competitiveness of companies. Traditional voluntary employee turnover models attempting to predict voluntary turnover are based on job satisfaction. A recent model that breaks away from this tradition is the unfolding model of voluntary employee turnover...

Das ifo Institut führt viermal im Jahr eine Unternehmensbefragung, die auch Sonderfragen zu aktuellen personalpolitischen Themen enthält, bei rund 1 000 Personalleitern aus verschiedenen Wirtschaftsbereichen durch. Die Ergebnisse der Sonderfrage zum Thema »Home Office« werden hier vorgestellt.

Das ifo Institut befragt im Auftrag der Randstad Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG viermal im Jahr Personalleiter aus unterschiedlichen Wirtschaftsbereichen nach der Bedeutung verschiedener Flexibilisierungsinstrumente im Personaleinsatz, wie etwa Zeitarbeit, Überstunden oder freie Mitarbeit. Zudem...

The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...

This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of interest in the role of faith in...

In the immediate post conflict period, Afghanistan's health services were in a deplorable and chaotic state. Access and utilization of reproductive health services and skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first month after delivery are key to saving those women at risk of dying due...

This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of interest in the role of faith in...