normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa introduction: the performance evaluation of healthcare system in macro-level is important. this paper evaluates performance of health service of asian countries in 2006. methods: in the first step, the initial data for performance evaluation has been collected from the site world health organization (who) and are weighted by analytical hierarchy pro...

conclusions overall, two hospitals had high levels of readiness in the assessment (above 80%). given that iran, and particularly its neighbor azerbaijan, is a crisis-prone country, adherence to non-structural security protocols of the who has had a significant effect on the non-structural readiness and safety of hospitals. results the lowest level of performance was observed in communication an...

E-government is not only an innovative idea but, more and more in a growing number of countries, a practical activity of high priority. It reflects the emergence and development of information societies (IS). Socio-cultural context is a framework of e-government strategies and practices. The context will determine the effects of such efforts. It is important to consider and understand the socio...

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a product that enables organizations achieving their competitive advantage. However, the failures of ERP implementation are still considered quite high. This research was conducted to formulate the framework of self-assessment of open source ERP implementation readiness, which focused on the ERP pre-implementation aspects. The proposed ERP implementation re...

This paper presents a comparison between fuzzy cognitive maps (FCM) and the fuzzy analytic network process (FANP) as two well-known techniques to model causality during the process of assessing readiness of an organisation to implement a change. FCM is well known generally, but has been rarely used in assessing readiness for change. In this paper, we demonstrate several advantages of FCM for ch...

The e-learning is developing rapidly in the world nowadays, where technology has replaced the traditional educational approach in many universities around the world. This is because e-learning can save time and cost in educational approach as a whole. This phenomenon has spread to many developing countries like Libya with the main aim to improve the educational system. However, there seems to b...

The number of Internet users around the world has steadily grown, and this growth has provided the impetus and the opportunities for global and regional e-commerce. However with the Internet, different characteristics of the local environment, both infrastructural and socioeconomic, have created a significant level of variation in the acceptance and growth of e-commerce in different regions of ...

In the final phase of a 3-phase project, the Assessment of Readiness for Mobility Transition (ARMT) was clinically validated, emphasizing assessment/intervention. ARMT and coping, health/vision status, and social support measures were administered to 133 community-dwelling older adults. Concurrent validity is supported. Higher readiness to cope with mobility transition and self-confidence relat...

This study examines possible synergistic effects of alcohol-related events and postevent assessments on changes in college student readiness to change alcohol use, frequency of alcohol use, and negative consequences. Students were participants in a longitudinal study of drinking behavior. A portion of those reporting negative alcohol events/consequences (e.g., injury, vomiting, memory loss) dur...

In order to benefit from e-learning, companies should conduct considerable up-front analysis to assess their readiness. There are a number of instruments in the market that can be used for assessing readiness for elearning. However, almost all of these instruments are developed to be used in countries that have a mature field of human resources development. So, these instruments consist of term...