development management is one of the newest fields of social sciences brought about by multidisciplinary approaches. the roots of these approaches are traced in the writings of adorno, horkheimer, marcuse and habermas, pioneers of the frankfurt school. as an interdisciplinary field, mostly applied, development management is obviously the fruit of civil society, a society that values participato...

BACKGROUND Racial/ethnic minority groups have higher risks for disease resulting from obesity. COMMUNITY CONTEXT The University of California, Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health partnered with community organizations to disseminate culturally targeted physical activity and nutrition-based interventions in worksites. METHODS We conducted community dialogues w...

Population Services International (PSI) has worked collaboratively with several government institutions of the Russian Federation to develop and implement a model program to access health services for individuals who are opioid dependent, including those with HIV infection. Through the development of partnership agreements between government organizations (GOs) and non-government organizations ...

BACKGROUND In Norway, a government reform has recently been introduced to enhance coordination between primary and secondary care. This paper examines the effects of two newly introduced measures to improve the coordination: an ICT-based communication tool/standard and an economic incentive scheme. METHOD This qualitative study is based primarily on 27 open-ended interviews. We interviewed ni...

In this article knowledge types are combined with forms of organizations. Knowledge is something individual actors have. Organizations in which primary and organizational (secondary) tasks are performed are multi-actor systems. Organizational (secondary) processes consists of tasks, such as planning, control and communication. Individuals with knowledge perform these tasks. Concerning knowledge...

Introduction . The development of the model inclusive educational environment (IEE) became relevant due to implementation education in professional organizations secondary vocational education. It is a necessity monitor and evaluate organization. This, turn, leads effective managerial decisions planning design. Purpose setting article aims discuss results research conducted by Institution Inclu...

elite's trust is an important part of the social capital in a social system that can lead to further system goals. relationship and influence on students by the professors of universities has an important place for them among the elite. subject of this article is the trust of university professors in islamic republic of iran (iri). essential questions focused on various aspects of professo...