In this paper we take a system theoretic perspective to the process of security risk identification in the context of city councils. Based on this approach, we construct a framework that helps to identify risks. We analyze why this methodological framework is suitable for the risk identification process. Research in fifty Flemish city councils reveals the usefulness of our approach of combining...

As I get older, my hearing is getting better and I am listening in different ways, especially to patients. I search for the patient voice in my office practice, in research studies and in health reform initiatives. The patient voice is getting louder and is changing the culture of medicine. I like the shorthand definition of culture as “the way we do things around here.” It is no longer busines...

Regional councils manage United States fisheries. Fishermen can participate in fisheries managed by multiple councils, and effort controls in one region could lead to effort leakage into another. Theoretical modeling demonstrates that positive, negative, and no leakage are possible. Using difference-in-differences, we test for leakage across regional boundaries for a catch share program in New ...

The study assessed management control procedures and environment of Local Councils in Sierra Leone with reference to Bo Kenema Districts Councils. secondary objectives the were, to: 1) assess on councils effectiveness; 2) reducing fraudulent activities; 3) promoting performance; 4) identify weaknesses procedures; 5) achieving monitoring supervision at councils. approach adopted for was a cross-...

Transformations of the labour market and education have led to changes in national system professional qualifications, particular, search for new institutional mechanisms public policy on qualifications. Based analysis relevant legal framework own reflections, article considers activities sectoral (sectoral-professional) councils that regulate qualifications standards serve as an basis reconcil...

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an instance of human rights is the right for everyone to determine their future. therefore the most important tool for the realization of this right in the contemporary era is attention to the views of citizens through free elections, in a way that the result of the election reflects the views of citizens in governance. the islamic councils in iran are the country's strategic approach to t...

BACKGROUND Providing equal access to health care is an important objective in most health care systems. It is especially pertinent in systems like the Swedish primary care market, where private providers are free to establish themselves in any part of the country. To improve equity in access to care, 15 out 21 county councils in Sweden have implemented risk-adjusted capitation based on the Care...