BACKGROUND We sought to determine whether perceived patient-centered medical home (PCMH) characteristics are associated with staff morale, job satisfaction, and burnout in safety net clinics. METHODS Self-administered survey among 391 providers and 382 clinical staff across 65 safety net clinics in 5 states in 2010. The following 5 subscales measured respondents' perceptions of PCMH character...

Why so many people pay their taxes, although fines and audit probability are low, has become a central question in the tax compliance literature. A homo economicus, with a more refined motivation structure, helps us to shed light on this puzzle. This paper provides empirical evidence for the relevance of conditional cooperation, using survey data from 30 West and East European countries. We fin...

THE subject of this short paper was chosen quite deliberately-not because one has any fresh contribution to make to it, nor because it can be summarised briefly, but because it gives me yet another opportunity of saying that the practice of Occupational Medicine is more than the provision of casualty services, the study of toxic hazards, and the diagnosis and prevention of industrial diseases. ...

in article 253 c.p.c., it has announced that parties to an action can introduce persons for acquisition information and consent on what they state. consent, subject of this article, needs to be studied and investigated in respect of subject, form, nature, validity and effect. so, similarities and differences between local inquiries should be distinct. local inquiry is not accompanied with such ...

There is a paucity of evidence to show the importance of morale within military units. The aim of this study was to explore how pre-enlistment and postenlistment factors influence morale and to ascertain which has the greater contribution. A cross-sectional study of the UK military involved in operations to Iraq was conducted between 2004 and 2006. The sample was randomly selected and was repre...

this study aimed to examine key factors affecting rural female facilitators’ role in participatory rural development in tehran province. since the researchers intended to have a better insight into the facilitators’ role and employ inquiry as a learning forum for bringing about changes for all participants, they preferred to use a case study based upon an appreciative inquiry method. the study ...

What are the positive and negative work experiences reported by teachers, and how do these contribute to their quality of work life? This paper reports structural equation analyses conducted on questionnaire data obtained from 1,539 Victorian primary and secondary school teachers, as part of the evaluation of three organisational health programs. Drawing on Perceived Quality of Life research it...