trust services, accountability, identity, B2B, e-commerce To be successful, e-commerce solutions need to properly address accountability issues. Accountability is fundamental to business, and identity is fundamental to accountability. This paper analyses the role identity services play in supporting business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce. There are many good reasons for outsourcing identity mana...

Drawing from Antonio Gramsci’s ideas, a dialectic analysis of accountability change in a large, Bangladesh NGO – BRAC is conducted to investigate how BRAC extended accountability issues within society; and how hegemonic and counter-hegemonic dialectics changed accountability practices. The paper details how a functional accountability was transformed into a holistic social form as it interacted...

Introduction: As health professionals, physicians are accountablefor their professional practice. The aim of this study was to explainthe medical students’ motivation to attain social accountability inmedical schools, based on the experience of both students andfaculties.Methods: We conducted a qualitative conventional contentanalysis research in Shiraz Unive...

introduction: in recent years, public universities have faced many socio-economic changes. on one hand, these universities are under the main influence of the independence resulted from article 49 of law of the fourth economic, social and cultural development plan of the islamic republic of iran, and on the other hand, they have undergone double pressure due to the alterations in the number of ...

Background: Medial educations' models should train physicians with competencies and commitment to meet health needs in the community. This social accountability in medical education is not a new concept but provides equity, quality, relevance and cost-effectiveness in health care system. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of faculty members towards the situation and activities in...

Introduction: Clearly, there are some challenges and difficultiesin fulfilling social accountability which should be identified anddealt with in order to reach the ultimate goal. The main objectiveof this study was to identify the challenges associated with socialaccountability.Methods: In this qualitative study, focus groups and in-depthsemi-structured interview were used to obtain the opinion...

When do citizens’ voices and demands result in improved state responsiveness, transparency and accountability? First, when the citizenry is active in shaping policy priorities and demanding greater openness and responsiveness from the state. Second, if state institutions view their responsibilities to citizens as central. In reality, however, the state in many developing countries is not suffic...

BACKGROUND Revising the medical education programs to meet the needs of society has become both a necessity and an important priority due to the considerable increase of population, changing patterns of diseases, and new health priorities. While this necessity has been highlighted in Iran's Fifth Development Plan as well as its National 2025 Vision Plan, the determinants of social accountabilit...