This chapter contrasts attitudes and attributes of current and former positions of IT professionals who have changed jobs within the IT field. It also examines relationships among key variables of tasks performed, salary, job satisfaction, and external influences or “shocks” that may have precipitated turnover. Survey data were collected from 169 MIS professionals. Results showed significant ch...

Electronic government has proven a watershed in the domain of public administration despite being difficult to pin down precisely. Indeed, the government-to-government (G2G) arena is one of the least studied aspects of this newly established field of knowledge. This chapter aims to present a heuristic frame to implement government-to-government endeavors effectively. The frame presented in this...

the belief in certain fundamental myths in an investigation of different peoples and nations’ mythologies is plausible. these fundamental myths are the origins and prototypes of the more recent ones. there are several reasons why fundamental myths, either or partially, may be forgotten. however, they will never become entirely extinct. over long periods in history and in the process of dusting ...

the mādayān ī hazār dādestān «the book of thousand judgements» only an incomplete manuscript of several legal collections of sasanian era is at hand. noinformation about the life of farroxmard vahrāmān (f son v) collector is available. in principle, it is possible that the book be written under the reign of khosrow parviz, the last king listed in the book. .this article will examine the legal t...

north-western iran comprises diverse geographical landscapes, including pastures of piedmonts, mountains, and well-watered plains. the present chronology of this region, nevertheless, is based exclusively on data collected from sites around the urmia lake, other regions being almost totally ignored. during the late bronze age (hereafter lba) a new way of life took shape in the mountainous regio...

Correspondence: Khosrow Kashfi Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience, City University of New York Medical School, 138th Street and Convent Avenue, New York, NY, USA 10031 Tel +1 212 650 6641 Fax +1 212 650 7692 Email [email protected] Background: The Wnt/β-catenin/T cell factor (TCF) signaling pathway is important in the development of nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs). Nitr...

In every mythological story, a quest for immortality and eternality depicts man’s inner fervor for unity with gods and the supreme power. Man seeks full immersion in life and longs for immortality at the same time. In other words, he wants to live both in time and in eternity. The desire for eternity in man shows his ceaseless struggle with time, and even more so an intense fight with death to ...

among the agents collection that should observe in instability of rural residences is attention urban dropped sewages ،because of more excecuted works in industvies and home consumption of cities are dealing with water . there fore ،more using of water results in more production of sewage and these sewages have safe place in human consumption cycle. these processes hurt direct evacuation of sew...

The effectiveness of IT departments and the value they are adding to their organizations in many cases are hampered by poor relationships between IT professionals and their end users. This situation impacts on IT professionals' ability to produce service and support of high quality that delivers competitive advantage for the company. This paper is based on a research study conducted to look int...