planned human resource development is critical to educating a skilled and efficient workforce. the present study aimed at identifying the main factors of planned human resource development in iranian social security organization hospitals. the study is done through analysis of a questionnaire designed after identification of the main variables. iran social security organisation hospitals (the m...

The prevalence of cigarette smoking in the United States has declined very slowly over the last four decades, despite much effort by multiple governmental and non-governmental institutions. Peer influence has been shown to be the largest contributing factor to the spread of smoking behavior, which suggests the use of epidemic models for understanding this phenomenon. Here we develop a structure...

Humanitarian and public institutions are increasingly relying on data from social media sites to measure public attitude, and provide timely public engagement. Such engagement supports the exploration of public views on important social issues such as gender-based violence (GBV). In this study, we examine Big (Social) Data consisting of nearly fourteen million tweets collected from the Twitter ...

In addition to the proliferation of private, fee-paying schools in India, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) play an important role in providing educational services, especially in un-served and under-served communities. This paper uses qualitative research to critically examine the nature and potential of NGO provision of primary schooling in India. In particular, it explores the contributio...

While environmental and energy concerns have become global issues, the government of South Korea has made notable efforts and formulated plans for the diffusion of renewable energy generation facilities for the nation’s public and governmental institutions. Accordingly, Jeju Island has become one of the most promising locations for utilizing renewable energy resources. This study aims to propos...

13 Humanitarian and public institutions are increasingly relying on data from social media sites to measure 14 public attitude, and provide timely public engagement. Such engagement supports the exploration of 15 public views on important social issues such as gender-based violence (GBV). In this study, we examine 16 Big (Social) Data consisting of nearly fourteen million tweets collected from ...

This study presents the outcomes of a qualitative case study of implementing e-government Information Systems within the national digital strategy in a governmental organisation, following action research. The results show that although e-government is a socio-technical process and has to accommodate the views of all stakeholders, this is questioned in practice. No matter if e-government needs ...

Planned Human Resource Development is critical to educating a skilled and efficient workforce. The present study aimed at identifying the main factors of planned human resource development in Iranian Social Security Organization Hospitals. The study is done through analysis of a questionnaire designed after identification of the main variables. Iran Social Security Organisation hospitals (the m...

Received: 15 February 2008 Revised: 24 November 2008 2nd Revision: 16 November 2009 3rd Revision: 10 December 2009 Accepted: 16 December 2009 Abstract This study investigates experts’ assessments of the pertinent factors affecting e-business in developing countries from a theory-based national infrastructure perspective. We surveyed experts (business people, academicians, and officials of gover...