Objective: The present study was to identify the dimensions and components of promoting accountability of high school principals in Hormozgan province. Method: The present study was a qualitative, descriptive and thematic analysis with an exploratory inductive approach. In this study, up to data saturation, 10 experts who had done research in the field of educational management and were expe...

extended abstract 1- introduction ethics is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. not that long ago, academicians were often cautious about airing the ethical dilemmas they faced in their research and academic work, but that environment is changing today (gharamaleki, 2004). research ethics involves the application of fundamen...

Translating research results to clinical settings requires that both researchers and clinicians work together with pharmaceutical companies. At the same time, however, it must be recognized that pharmaceutical companies are basically profit-motivated organizations. When pharmaceutical companies develop deeper doctor-patient relationships, the benefits of individual doctors and organizations ine...

The emergence of H1N1 in 2009 shows that it is a mistake to regard the scenario of having to implement pandemic plans as merely hypothetical. This recent experience provides an opportunity to inquire into the current state of pandemic preparedness plans with regard to their ethical adequacy. One aspect that deserves consideration in this context is the disclosure of ethical reasoning. According...

background: ethical sensitivity is considered as a component of professional competency of nurses. its effects on improvement of nurses’ ethical performance and the therapeutic relationship between nurses and patients have been reported. however, very limited studies have evaluated ethical sensitivity. since no previous iranian research has been conducted in this regard, the present study aimed...

National security organizations in the United States, including the armed services and the intelligence community, have developed a close relationship with the scientific establishment. The latest technology often fuels warfighting and counter-intelligence capacities, providing the tactical advantages thought necessary to maintain geopolitical dominance and national security. Neuroscience has e...

Ethics and accountability are cornerstones of public management. One of the ways in which ethical standards in the public service can be promoted is by developing a Code of Conduct that sets a standard of behaviour to be followed. The diversity of information and communication technologies (ICT) and increased use of ICT have created a variety of ethical issues. In this paper, the process for fo...

Organizational ethics is an emerging field concerned with the study and practice of the ethical behaviour of organizations. For effective application to healthcare settings, we argue that organizational ethics requires attention to organizations' special characteristics combined with tools borrowed from the fields of business ethics and bioethics. We identify and discuss several implications of...

Background: Determining quality requirements and quality dimensions is one of the most reliable ways of providing high quality services. The objective of the present study was to investigate the association between quality requirements and quality dimensions according to the points of view of physicians, nurses, and patients. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in h...