the current study aims to examine and identify competency dimensions, factors and indices for managers of science and technology parks of iranian public university in order to present of a conceptual model. the targeted population consisted of two parts including experts in the field and managers and experts in science and technology parks. for this purpose, exploratory method was used and data...

The multiply injured patient has by definition multiple problems, and ,,,i2 w adequate treatment necessitates a team approach. The team must be organised appropriately and work in a well equipped resuscitation room. The overall management of the patient is the responsibility of the team leader, who should, ideally, not participate in practical procedures but should: (1) Organise the team (2) As...

team-based learning is designed to provide students with both conceptual and procedural knowledge, aiming to enhance active learning and critical thinking. in the present study, team-based learning and lecture methods in teaching the “hospital organization and management” course among hospital management students were compared. this quasi-experimental study was conducted on 25 undergraduate stu...

BACKGROUND Networking between non-government organisations in the health sector is recognised as an effective method of improving service delivery. The Uttarakhand Cluster was established in 2008 as a collaboration of community health programs in rural north India with the aim of building capacity, increasing visibility and improving linkages with the government. This qualitative research, cond...

Several factors can limit the use of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for cancer chemotherapeutic agents, including poorly defined concentration-effect relationships for many antineoplastic agents. This is further complicated by cancer being a highly heterogeneous group of diseases, each of which may have a unique concentration-effect relationship for any given drug or drug combination. Noneth...

“Does placing workers together based on their personality give better performance results in cooperative crowdsourcing settings, compared to non-personality based crowd team formation?” In this work we examine the impact of personality compatibility on the effectiveness of crowdsourced team work. Using a personality-based group dynamics approach, we examine two main types of personality combina...

This paper presents an initial conceptualisation of an approach to integrated sociotechnical system design based on cognitive work analysis (CWA). A convincing argument has already been made that the design of complex sociotechnical systems should be driven fundamentally by the goal of promoting adaptation and that a formative approach to work analysis, such as that offered by CWA, is necessary...

In the study of coordination and teamwork, the primacy of team interaction is emphasized in an interactive approach. The interactive approach lies in stark contrast to the traditional, shared cognition approach to understanding team cognition. An overview of team coordination dynamics, an interactive approach rooted in nonlinear dynamics, is provided. Results from a series of experiments on tea...

Bullying at work is a theme that has been widely discussed in recent decades, adding to the topics studied in the occupational health area. A project to prevent and control bullying in public administration was implemented in 2009, with the purpose of encouraging studies on the concept of this phenomenon, and promoting its prevention and control, as well as providing healthier working condition...