The Developing World

Human resource management applications in the developing world: Empowering employees

This manuscript illustrates how the human resource management concept of employee empowerment likely has benefits in both developed and developing economies. Studies in the hospitality sector and the manufacturing sector in Canada, India, and Turkey show that, in general, empowering supervisory behaviors, such as transformational leadership, increase feelings of psychological empowerment of emp...

Showcasing the Developing World

A vast number of journals are published monthly but a large percentage is only available by subscription and many libraries in developing nations cannot afford the institutional fees. The costs of publishing an article can be prohibitive for struggling laboratories that have to decide whether to invest in reagents or paper. Budget constraints also prevent researchers from attending large Europe...

Pharmaceuticals and the developing world.

Pharmaceuticals have brought tremendous health beneŽ ts to developing countries, but existing pharmaceuticals are often underused or misused, and pharmaceutical R&D on health problems speciŽ c to poor countries is woefully inadequate. The role of pharmaceuticals and medical technology in improving health in developing countries stands in contrast to the historical experience of the developed co...

PACS for the Developing World

Telehealth in the Developing World

tion via high-tech telecommunications technologies. While saving time, energy and money to visit a medical specialist, patients will be given more opportunities to get high-quality healthcare services. From a healthcare provider’s perspective, telehealth has the benefits of improving the continuity of care, offering an opportunity of continuing education and increasing cooperation in diagnosis ...