METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS FORMATION LABOUR MOTIVATION CRISIS

The Crisis of Labour Relations in Germany

It is generally agreed amongst academic commentators that the combined pressures of increased international product market competition, market deregulation and unification have severely strained the German ‘model’ of industrial relations (e.g. Goodhart, 1994; Carlin and Soskice, 1997; Gall, 1997; Streeck, 1997). Employers’ fear of the relative decline of German industrial competitiveness have p...

MOTIVATION FOR DATA MINING The Information Crisis

Communication Problems in Crisis Response

This paper describes five problem areas of communication that occur during crisis response. These areas are communication infrastructure, situation awareness, individual and organizational common ground, form and content of messages, and communication paths through organizations. Five focus groups with Swedish field personnel from national and international crises were performed. The main contr...

Thyrotoxic crisis following eclampsia and induction of labour.

Case report A 28-year-old Indian woman presented to the surgical out-patient clinic with complaints of weightloss and a neck swelling. On examination the surgeon found that the patient had a smooth goitre, lid lag and a tachycardia of 120 per min. The serum thyroxine (T4) level was 215 nmol/l (normal 60-135). She was started on carbimazole 10 mg three times daily. It was however, not known that...

Psychosocial Problems During the COVID-19 Epidemic Crisis