Interest in entrepreneurship has heightened in recent years, especially in business schools. Much of this interest is driven by student demand for courses in entrepreneurship, either because of genuine interest in the subject, or because students see entrepreneurship education as a useful hedge given uncertain corporate careers This paper reports a study of the importance of religious faith to ...

Recent events at Enron, K-Mart, Adelphia, and Tyson would seem to suggest that nianagers are still experiencing ethical lapses. These lapses are somewhat surprising and disappointing given the heightened focus on ethical considerations within business contexts during the past decade. This study is designed, therefore, to increase our understanding ofthe forces that shape ethical perceptions by ...

A novel method of teaching military medical ethics, medical ethics and military ethics in the Israel Defense Force (IDF) Medical Corps, essential topics for all military medical personnel, is discussed. Very little time is devoted to medical ethics in medical curricula, and even less to military medical ethics. Ninety-five per cent of American students in eight medical schools had less than 1&e...

Teachers of ethics in UK medical schools have agreed a core curriculum for ethics and law, which is published in this issue of the journal.' When I told a senior professor of medicine in my own clinical school of this consensus statement he gave a look of surprise and then shuddered. I interpret his look as astonishment that a group of medical ethicists can agree about anything. The shudder, I ...

The boarding school is perceived to be a springboard for success. Public boarding school students in Malaysia are mostly selected based on outstanding academic performance and co-curricular achievements. They will eventually join higher learning institutions and be groomed as future leaders and employees. In today’s competitive global arena, it is critical for leaders and employees to internali...

Extensive United States combat operations commenced for the first time in over decade in 2003. Early in 2004 there was no human research protection regulatory review and approval mechanism based in a deployed military combatant command. The absence of such a system presented a critical impediment to implementation of the time-honored tradition of a robust combat casualty care research effort. A...

Species-specific effects of elevated ozone on wetland plants and decomposition processes. The NERC and CEH trade marks and logos ('the Trademarks') are registered trademarks of NERC in the UK and other countries, and may not be used without the prior written consent of the Trademark owner.

Carriers of the Hepatitis B virus represent a significant proportion of the world's population. Since the existing policies on how to manage infected dental students lack clarity, the issues related to Hepatitis B and a set of recommendations for the adoption of a new policy will be presented here. After considering the virology, epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of Hepatitis B, the curre...