OBJECTIVE To compare immigrants' and natives' perceptions of relational, managerial and informational continuity of care and to explore the influence of the length of stay on immigrants' perceptions of continuity. METHODS Cross-sectional study based on a survey of a random sample of 1,500 patients, of which 22% (331) were immigrants. The study area was made up by three healthcare areas of the...

Information technology (IT) organizations are facing important challenges. They must respond to new technologies and business applications and at the same time provide quality services that satisfy the present needs of their client organizations. The Chief information officer (CIO) of a Danish financial institution experienced increasing problems with internal recruitment of managers with suffi...

Information technology (IT) has been asserted to be a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Empirical evidence has shown that IT can improve a company’s performance and competitive position. We examine the factors that are believed to lead to a sustainable competitive advantage due to an IT-enabled strategy, and test these factors empirically. Our findings show that managerial IT skills ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: although health system management is one of the main roles of health care providers, medical sciences students are not properly trained for it. the first national scientific olympiad for managerial reasoning and problem solving was designed to motivate students for acquiring managerial knowledge and skills, imp...

This paper examines the equilibrium consequences of strategic behavior of mutual fund managers who withhold information about their funds and their managerial ability. We show that under this information asymmetry, low skills in the industry can result in a growth of passive management. A separating equilibrium in which skilled managers actively manage funds arises only if their compensation de...

    Background: Achieving organizational objectives depends on the effectiveness of administrators. However, managerial efficacy largely depends on the knowledge and skills of managers. This study aimed at assessing the skills of financial and budget management of the Ministry of Health from the perspective of resource development assistants of universities of medical sciences na...

This paper discusses the changing roles of tutors when engaging with e-learning. Understanding the importance of these roles and identifying necessary tutoring skills is paramount for the success of e-learning solutions. Since online tutors play a critical role in e-learning, as the main agents responsible for the delivery of the courses and the support of the learners, they must be equipped wi...