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City University and the University of Sheffield have been commissioned by the Department of Health to evaluate the use of digital interactive television as a source of health information. The aim of this study was to evaluate access issues related to one of these pilot projects, the Living...
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A method for the regulation, assessment, follow‐up and continuous improvement of care in long‐term care institutions – the RAF method – was developed by a team of researchers at the JCD‐Brookdale Institute. It was tested in a five‐year experimental programme, implemented in the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the methodology proposed by the non‐governmental organisation (NGO) Anelixi to the Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in an attempt to involve socially excluded persons in a local‐based project in Korydallos, Athens. The...
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This paper deals with the dynamics of internationalisation and globalisation of the freight‐forwarding and logistics service providers. A case study, based on E.ON, Stinnes, Schenker, BTL and other European and non‐European firms, is presented in order to illustrate the process. The...
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Examines the relationship of managerial strategy and organizational commitment among drivers working in the private bus industry. Investigates the dimensions of managerial strategy and organizational commitment. Data were collected by survey questionnaire. Demonstrates that managerial strategy...
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Purpose Diminishing local government budgets and the need to reduce highway works activities necessitate cost effective and efficient processes. The purpose of this paper is to investigate streamlining road works administrative processes to enhance coordinated working at Derby City Council....
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Without transport there is no activity in society. Thus transport has been allowed to grow more or less unchecked for … challenge for technology is to provide radically cleaner vehicles and more efficient transport systems, social policy must … tackle ways of making more efficient use of the existing transport infrastructure. That means re‐examining many of our …
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Purpose – Sectors with high transport volumes face the challenge of reengineering existing processes. Furthermore, new … communication technology (ICT) that have been applied. Based upon expanded planning horizons an improved planning of orders, a …
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Notes that privatization and deregulation are concepts used frequently over the last decade, also in the transport … context. Discusses the meaning and relevance of these concepts in the passenger transport sector. Deals with consequences for … transport and ring‐road project in Stockholm in terms of private or public ownership and benefits and costs. Discovers that …
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, stronger corporate branding and enhanced cross‐functional communication. Despite the tens of millions of dollars spent to …: the nature and extent of communication across organisational units. The results suggest that the amount of cross …‐unit communication on a corporate campus may be less than expected. Implications for workplace and collocation strategies are discussed.  …
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