OBJECTIVES The aim of the study is to compare the frequency of mental strain effects on employees in somatic and psychosomatic rehabilitation clinics as well as between the different occupational groups. Associations between mental strain effects and working conditions, cooperation in the team and employee satisfaction are also investigated. METHODS The present study is cross-sectional with a...

In this paper we empirically investigate the concept of trust using organizational work practices in three groups: within the team, between teams and when interacting with technology. This study adopts Repertory Grid methodology as an interview based technique to elicit important constructs of trust to team members working in two organizations within the energy distribution industry. Thirteen k...

The book looks at concepts, models and theories of management, leadership and team-working and their applicability within an integrated care approach to health and social care delivery. It considers the legal and policy landscape of integrated care and the limit of its reach in changing practice on the ground; leadership styles, their applicability, use and effect; personality traits, features ...

The move to agile software development methodologies has generated great enthusiasm. The emphasis on team-oriented development and reliance on people rather than predefined processes is transforming software development into a socio-technical process. Through the lens of a real-world project we examined the difficulties experienced when an IS development project shifted from a structured waterf...

BACKGROUND Team-Based Learning is relatively new in medical education. Team-Based Learning was integrated into one medical school's pre-clinical curriculum in 2002. PURPOSE This study compared how medical students' attitudes about the Team-Based Learning process changed between the first and second year of medical school. METHOD 180 students responded to 19 statements regarding their attitu...

Article history: Received 10 June 2013 Received in revised form 21 March 2014 Accepted 24 March 2014 Available online 14 April 2014 This study proposes a model based on coopetition theory drawn from economics literature to explain the formation of team agility and performance. In the proposedmodel, team performance and team agility are affected by collectivism, team politics, transformational l...

introduction: surgical site infection is one of the most common nosocomial infections and today it is believed that this infection caused by bacterias which penetrate into the wound during operation. surgery team members who have much contact with surgical site tissues, can control this infection by observing infection control principles. this study was done in order to determine performance ra...

New product development (NPD) is described in the literature as the transformation of a market opportunity into a product available for sale. In the automotive industry, within the context of ISO/TS16949:2002 (the automotive quality management system international standard),  these related to the product realization process (PRP) which consists of Three main phases such as planning, Implem...

Our recent research, using expert consensus with trialists who had contributed to the Cochrane systematic review, has helped to establish key components of effective Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) services. One essential element is that the ESD multidisciplinary team should have access to specialist stroke knowledge. However, how this is organised and put into working practice is less w...