Sorghum plot managers in different locations have varying levels of resource endowment that turn influence technical efficiency (TE). Therefore, operate at technology. The present study applied a stochastic metafrontier approach to assess TE and technology gaps female, male jointly-managed sorghum plots. A two limit-Tobit model was subsequently determinants TE. Results indicate male-managed plo...

background: given gender differences in the risk of coronary artery disease (cad), the present study sought to investigate these dissimilarities amongst patients who underwent angiography at a major, tertiary heart hospital in iran. methods: between 2005 and 2010, 44,820 patients who underwent coronary angiography were enrolled in a registry. pre-procedural data such as demographics, cad risk f...

Mentoring and Segregation: Female-Led Firms and Gender Wage Policies We explore the impact of mentoring of females and gender segregation on wages using a large longitudinal data set for Portugal. Female managers can protect and mentor female employees by paying them higher wages than male-led firms would do. We find that females can enjoy higher wages in female-led firms, the opposite being tr...

Understanding e-commerce system adoption is an important topic for e-commerce designers and electronic customer relationship managers. Even though there are a lot of research endeavors to explain e-commerce adoption, one of the main questions to be answered is regarding the normative and affective factors based on the theory of reasoned action and the selfdetermination theory. In this paper, th...

To the nurse managers who volunteered to participate in this study. To Miss Jacqueline Britton and Ms Brenda Hayman for their support with transcription and encoding in NVivo and Dr Joanne Cummings for editorial assistance. ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to explore and describe nurse managers' experiences with a team‑based approach to nursing care in hospital settings. Design A qualitative...