Editorial: Issues in quantitative healthcare research

Healthcare Research in Developing Countries: Ethical Issues

Background: In recent years, Western organizations and companies have been increasingly using countries of the developing world as places of clinical trials. The involvement of human subjects in healthcare research evokes ethical concerns, especially when their culture is different and their socio-economic status is lower than the Western standards. Method and Material: A systematic analysis of...

Editorial: Methodological Approaches for Quantitative Nursing Research

Trends in US Nursing Research: Links to Global Healthcare Issues

Nursing research in the United States (US) spans several decades. Many of the priorities/trends have stayed through the years. Today, the goal of producing evidence to support nursing care interventions coupled with the drive for Magnet Recognition has encouraged academic nurses (faculty) to work with nurse clinicians to form research teams. Interdisciplinary research teams have also formed to ...

Editorial. Virtual research environments: Issues and opportunities for librarians

The Virtual Research Environment, or VRE, is a relatively young concept and is still making the transition from research topic to real-world product. It has begun to appear on the radar of a small but increasing number of librarians and, to a lesser extent, researchers. The VRE is likely to have a huge impact on many aspects of research and, thus, on the role of the academic and the research li...

Editorial Preface Information Systems & Small Business : Research Issues

Small Business forms a major component of a country’s economy (Balderson, 2003; Ballantine et al., 1998). Indeed, it is the small business sector that seems best in the position to respond appropriately to the ever-changing business environment. Information systems play a large part in supporting the functions of all organizations (Laudon & Laudon, 2001). This editorial presents an overview of ...