Why Standardization Efforts Fail

Why Do so Many Anti-corruption Efforts Fail?

Ongoing standardization efforts

The JPEG committee has been continuing its activities on definition of international standards related to still image coding systems in order to prepare the ground for interoperable solutions, products and services, which make use of digital images. Currently, JPEG committee is pursuing three such efforts, namely, JPSearch, which deals with annotation, search and retrieval of digital images and...

Why hospital improvement efforts fail: a view from the front line.

In the 21st century, healthcare executives are facing changes of unprecedented magnitude in virtually every area, affecting their ability to compete. That hindrance brings with it a greater need for rapid and effective organizational change and improvement. Yet changes in the U.S. healthcare delivery system have historically been criticized as slow and less than effective in responding to the c...

Why Reengineering Projects Fail

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Why students fail calculus

Received doctrine that permeates the literature and practice of K-12 mathematics education, if implemented uncritically, will obstruct the development of skills that are critical for the study of calculus. Two false dichotomies are of principle concern : • Blind rote is always bad and leads to error, whereas thinking about what you are doing is always good and leads to success • Solving problem...