The Two Cultures Revisited. Stanisław Lem’s His Master’s Voice

Cultures of Silence and Cultures of Voice: The Role of Whistleblowing in Healthcare Organisations

‘Whistleblowing’ has come to increased prominence in many health systems as a means of identifying and addressing quality and safety issues. But whistleblowing – and the reactions to it – have many complex and ambiguous aspects that need to be considered as part of the broader (organisational) cultural dynamics of healthcare institutions.

Parkinson and his disease revisited.

Voice Passwords Revisited

We demonstrate an attack on basic voice authentication technologies. Specifically, we show how one member of a voice database can manipulate his voice in order to gain access to resources by impersonating another member in the same database. The attack targets a voice authentication system build around parallel and independent speech recognition and speaker verification modules and assumes that...

Serving two masters.

The title that I have chosen for the 108th Oration, to open the 1988 teaching session, is not an excuse to indulge in a theological discourse this is neither the time nor the place. Nor do I wish, as a joint appointment University staff member, to discuss the special arrangements in Belfast which accord such individuals a contract of employment with both the University and the Health Board. Suc...

What About Leadership?; Comment on “Cultures of Silence and Cultures of Voice: The Role of Whistleblowing in Healthcare Organisations”

In their valuable discussion of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations, Mannion and Davies highlight the importance of organisational culture in influencing whether people raise concerns, and whether these concerns are listened to and acted upon. The role of leadership in shaping organisational culture is well-established1 and in this commentary, we will examine the influence of leaders in ...