Aim – This study sets out to identify and investigate how rewards, reward systems and organisational incentives influence construction site managers in a project based organisation. Method – The research was designed as a case study within one district in Skanska Sweden AB. The main data source in was approximately 10 semi-structured interviews conducted with managers at Skanska. Questions aime...

Perceptions of line and senior managers in relation to their role in managing workplace injury and illness were investigated with a large UK manufacturing company. The significance of this research to occupational health practitioners lies in the fact that increased understanding of the perceptions of senior and line managers is fundamental to the success of occupational safety and health progr...

Background Evidence-based management (EBMgt) has been developed as a management framework for improving the quality of management decisions. To use that, we need to identify the source of evidence in decision-making. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the sources of evidence in managing hospitals. Methods Qualitative methods were used to explore the sources of evidence and t...

PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to describe perspectives on information availability and information use among users of a management information system in one specialized health care organization. The management information system (MIS) is defined as the information system that provides management with information about financial and operational aspects of hospital management. METHODS ...

BACKGROUND One of the main factors relating to quality of hospitals is effective discharge planning. Discharge planning promotes the quality of inpatient care and reduces unplanned hospital readmission. The current study investigated the challenges of discharge planning observed in the health system of Iran. METHODS This qualitative research was conducted using a thematic and framework analys...