Health systems research aims to understand the governance of health systems (i.e. how health systems function and perform and how their actors interact with each other). This can be achieved by applying innovative methodologies and concepts that are going to capture the complexity and dynamics of health systems when they are affected by shocks. The capacity of health systems to adapt to shocks ...

The adoption of increasingly powerful and flexible machines developed within artificial intelligence, like agencies, envisages a novel anthropological framework of man and his relation to machines. The paper aims to present some innovative ethical observations that are stimulated by this new anthropological framework.

This paper describes an innovative usage of Case-Based Re asoning to reduce the high computing cost derived from running large interactive simulation scenarios within the framework of advanced training systems. The paper discusses the ideas, implementation and a preliminary evaluation within the framework of the European IST research pro ject A-TEAM.

In this paper, a requirements-based framework of innovation is discussed. Both customer and expert defined requirements are considered. The proposed framework treats requirements as evolving entities and is implemented using a data-driven approach. It provides a new perspective in support of the innovative product development process.

Scholars have emphasised the importance of green settings in today’s business paradigms. Studies on behaviour produced a plethora noteworthy discoveries, whether focused financial success, individual capabilities, or development. However, despite significant growth interest practices, relationship between individuals’ willingness and competencies has received little attention. This article used...

Recently many researches have studied technological innovation capabilities (TICs) and their impacts on firm’s competitive performance in the field of manufacturing industries. This paper pursued Yam et al. (2004) framework to study the relevance of TICs and firm's competitive performance in a mainly-service-based industry in Iran (ICT). Empirical data were collected through a questionnaire from...