Success factors related to the implementation of change initiatives are well documented and discussed in the management literature, but they are seldom studied in healthcare organizations engaged in multiple strategic change initiatives. The purpose of this study was to identify key success...

Job turnover affects organizations of all types and sizes, whether non-profits, for-profits, government agencies, or other institutions. Even though some turnover is avoidable, managers still do not know how to prevent much of the unnecessary exodus of employees. Searches for causes of turnover...

This paper will present a model for collaborative space exploration through effective and efficient cooperation of humans and robots — an extension to the Cooperation of Humans and Robots Model (CHARM) developed by the Human-Robotic Cooperation (HRC) team at the International Space...

The recent past has seen robots develop into autonomous artificial agents capable of executing complex tasks. In the near future, robots will likely develop the ability to adapt and learn from their surroundings. Robots have self-reliance, accuracy, and can operate in hostile environments - all...

A few years ago it looked as if the North Sea tax system, like other aspects of UK oil policy, might succumb to that national weakness of ours known as 'adversary politics'. The Oil Taxation Act of 1975 was one of a number of measures carried out by the Labour Government to counteract what they...