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In: Strategic Direction 21 (2005) 5, pp. 34-36

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest...

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Distressed M&A and corporate strategy: lessons from Marvel Entertainment Group's bankruptcy

Calandro, Joseph - In: Strategy & Leadership 37 (2009) 4, pp. 23-32

Purpose – This paper aims to illustrate the viability of distressed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by way of case study utilizing the modern Graham and Dodd valuation approach. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a distressed acquisition case study of the 1996 Marvel...

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High school student goes to class robotically

Bloss, Richard - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 38 (2011) 5, pp. 465-468

Purpose – This paper seeks to build awareness of how telepresence or service robots are coming to the aid of students who might not otherwise be able to attend school in person or others who might need to be in two places at once. Design/methodology/approach – Discussions with the...

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ROBODOC ‐ surgical robot success story

Pransky, Joanne - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 24 (1997) 3, pp. 231-233

Describes the history of Integrated Surgical Systems (ISS), the US company that created ROBODOC, a surgical robot system used to perform total human hip replacement surgery, and ORTHODOC, a computer workstation that enables orthopaedic surgeons to examine a patient’s bone more accurately and...

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Economic comparison between Hospital at Home and traditional hospitalization using a simulation‐based approach

Rodríguez Verjan, Carlos; Augusto, Vincent; Xie, Xiaolan; … - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 26 (2013) 1/2, pp. 135-153

Purpose – Hospital at Home (HAH) is a concept slowly expanding over time. At first this type of organization was used … traditional hospital and home care structures from an economic standpoint, showing that results are highly dependent on initial … propose an unbiased economic comparison approach between health care provided in traditional hospital and home care network …

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Clinical management as boundary management

Fitzgerald, Louise; Dufour, Yvon - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 10 (1997) 1/2, pp. 5-20

Focuses on the critical role played by professionals in the management of health‐care institutions in the UK and Canada. Using empirical data, examines the structural models of clinical management, the roles of clinical managers and their relationships with colleague professionals. Compares...

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Health‐care reforms in the People’s Republic of China

Wong, Victor C.W.; Chiu, Sammy W.S. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 10 (1997) 1/2, pp. 76-92

Analyses the features, strategies and characteristics of health‐care reforms in the People’s Republic of China. Since the fourteenth Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party held in 1992, an emphasis has been placed on reform strategies such as cost recovery, profit making,...

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Managerialism, information technology and health reform in New Zealand

Doolin, Bill; Lawrence, Stewart - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 10 (1997) 1/2, pp. 108-122

Recent health reform in New Zealand has transformed public hospitals and related health services into Crown Health Enterprises (CHEs), which have a statutory objective to operate as successful and efficient businesses. Examines managerialist interpretations of a proposed executive information...

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Primary care information technology within the NHS

Hackney, Ray; Dhillon, Gurpreet; McBride, Neil - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 10 (1997) 5, pp. 388-395

primary care general practitioners (GPs), to aid decisions for the referral of patients to hospital specialists. The proposals …

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Introducing system contradiction to effect change in the public sector

Lawrence, Stewart; Doolin, Bill - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 10 (1997) 7, pp. 490-504

The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first part introduces a theoretical argument from Giddens to help explain the way in which accounting systems and systems of accountability have changed abruptly in New Zealand’s health care sector. The changes are proceeding, surrounded by controversy...

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