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Managerial and entrepreneurial decision making : emerging issues
Cristofaro, Matteo (ed.); Sousa, Maria José (ed.);  … - 2021
Since the conceptualization of bounded rationality, management scholars started investigating how people - managers and entrepreneurs - really make decisions within (and for) organizations. The aim of this eBook is to deeply investigate trends that have flourished within this pivotal research...
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Psychometric analysis of the Brisbane Practice Environment Measure (B-PEM)
Flint, Anndrea; Farrugia, Charles; Courtney, Mary; … - 2010
: Content validity of the 33-item measure was established by a panel of experts. Initial testing involved 195 nursing staff … factor analysis was conducted using data from a further 983 nursing staff. Results: Principal component factor analysis …. The measure can be utilised as a subscale or total score reflective of a contemporary nursing work environment. Clinical …
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Nursing as a Global Career: Meeting the Challenges of the Profession from a Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) Perspective
Habil, Hadina; Othman, Rohani; Kahar, Rohayah - In: International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations … 6 (2016) 4, pp. 62-74
In today's global environment, the nursing profession is regarded as a noble, challenging and competitive profession …
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Do Wage Expectations Influence the Decision to Enroll in Nursing College?
Schweri, Jürg; Hartog, Joop - 2015
expectations on their choice to pursue a nursing college education. This analysis contributes to a small yet rapidly developing … expected a greater return from nursing college (tertiary education) were more likely to enroll in nursing college later on …. This suggests that policies that increase returns from studying nursing can attract students to nursing. In addition, the …
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Nurse-To-Patient Ratios in Hospital Staffing: A Queueing Perspective
de Véricourt, Francis; Jennings, Otis B. - 2008
The immediate motivation of this paper is California Bill AB 394, legislation which mandates fixed nurse-to-patient staffing ratios as a means to address the current crisis in the quality of health care delivery. Modeling medical units as closed queueing systems, we seek to determine whether or...
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Hospital kanban system implementation: Valuating satisfaction of nursing personnel
Aguilar-Escobar, Víctor G.; Bourque, Sarah; … - In: Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 21 (2015) 3, pp. 101-110
individuals according to workplace, nursing units, job category, seniority, age and kanban training. The exploratory factor …
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Spiritualität als Mittel zur Bewältigung schwieriger Pflegesituationen in kirchlichen Einrichtungen / Spirituality as a resource to cope with difficult care situations in church-ru...
Kumbruck, Christel - In: Arbeit 22 (2013) 2, pp. 119-133
Abstract The investigation will determine whether nursing staff working in church-run institutions use in addition to …
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A Measure of Community Members’ Perceptions of the Impacts of Research Partnerships in Health and Social Services
King, Gillian; Servais, Michelle; Kertoy, Marilyn; … - 2009
Currently, there are no psychometrically sound outcome measures by which to assess the impacts of research partnerships. This article describes the development of a 33-item, survey questionnaire measuring community members’ perceptions of the impact of research partnerships addressing health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447247
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Organizational Learning for Evidence-based Practice: A “PAKT” for Success
McWilliam, Carol L.; Kothari, Anita; Kloseck, Marita; … - 2008
This article presents a participatory action knowledge translation (PAKT) framework for creating a learning organization to implement and sustain evidence-based practice in health services. Developed and piloted in the home care sector in Ontario, Canada, the PAKT framework inextricably...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447249
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Gender and racial discrimination in pay and promotion for NHS nurses
Pudney, Stephen; Shields, Michael A. - 1999
For many years the NHS has been subject to allegations that gender and racial discrimination are a feature of the internal labour market for qualified nurses. This paper examines this issue with regard to the promotion process using 1994 survey data. We start by rejecting the assumption of...
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