BACKGROUND Changing the organization of patient care should contribute to improved patient outcomes as functioning of clinical teams and organizational structures are important enablers for improvement. OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of the research evidence on effects of organizational strategies to implement improvements in patient care. DESIGN Structured review of published reviews of ...

This paper discusses the results of a correlation study performed at Stockholm University, which investigated the possible connection between the make-up of security risk management teams and their performance. Three different models were used to construct team composition profiles and were (separately) tested as the seven participating teams completed two practical security risk management tas...

This study seeks to understand the underlying mechanisms through which knowledge management (KM) influences organizational performance based on the concept of KM capability. It is proposed that organizational and human resources moderate the effects of physical resources on KM capability. The effect of KM capability under environmental dynamism is also examined. Recognizing that public organiza...

In this study, a framework was developed, based on literature review, to help managers incorporate cybersecurity risk management in agile development projects. The review used predefined codes that were developed by extending previously defined challenges the literature—for developing secure software projects—to include aspects of management. Five steps identified insights gained from how revie...

Change is an absolutely essential component of product development. However, some changes are too difficult to manage. It is contended that the difficult changes stem from the emergence of novelty. The significance of novelty is that it is not immediately apparent and can be overlooked. It is a common element in disruptive technology, knowledge management, and firefighting research. This work e...

introduction natural hazards as recurring phenomenon have always existed in human life and will in the future, too. nowadays natural hazards occur throughout the world, but their impacts have been increasing and are generally much greater in developing countries than in developed ones. earthquake is a kind of natural hazard that has the most damages for humankind. earthquakes pose inevitable ri...

The O-Ring theory provides a framework to analyse the emergence of firms organized as partnerships. The ownermanagers of such entrepreneurial firms can benefit from ability matching within their production teams. However, they must also bear the project risk. Risk-aversion then induces a second-best solution. At the same time, integrated firms managed on behalf of risk-neutral residual-claimant...

Purpose: Knowledge Work (KW) is a well-researched topic. However, KW is difficult to measure and little consensus has been reached on elements that affect knowledge work productivity on a team level. The current theories neglect teams working in distributed geographical areas. The purpose of the paper is to integrate recent literature on knowledge work productivity (KWP) in distributed teams an...

This research analyses how the interaction between strategy capabilities, strategy types, strategy formulation quality and strategy implementation capability affects organizational performance in the Brazilian textiles companies. A conceptual framework was proposed and tested, with data from 211 firms. It was found a support for links between organizational capabilities and strategies types. It...