As the graying workforce increases and the work patterns of our younger workers are more mobile, knowledge retention, attrition, and transfer become key determinants of the longevity of an organization. This is particularly true in edge organizations, which thrive on adaptability and agility to survive. In order for workforce development and succession planning to be effective in edge organizat...

This paper sets out a theoretical framework for analyzing board governance, and describes an empirical study of corporate governance practices in a subset of non-profit organizations (hospices in the UK). It examines how practices in hospice governance compare with what is known about effective board working. We found that key strengths of hospice boards included a strong focus on the mission a...

Abstract Background: The relationship between organizational mission and vision statements, commitment, job satisfaction has been discussed vastly in previous research, both the domain of public sector organizations profit organizations. Objectives: goal is to investigate if there are differences commitment employees who familiar with their organization, compared those not them. Methods/Approac...

Following best financial management practices that increase the likelihood of long-term economic sustainability is likely not primary concern nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits focus their attention primarily on achieving mission-driven goals. However, research reports balancing with an organizational mission a core challenge for most nonprofits, particularly organizations serving low-income h...

With the completion of the genome project, it has been viewed that the proteome is the next major challenge. With heightened expectations comes the need for organizing public effort. The Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) was founded to regroup scientists in the public and private sectors engaged worldwide in various aspects of proteomics. Over the past year, HUPO has strived to develop a missi...

Organizations constantly produce and consume organizational language, and these texts and documents are a primary way that organizations interact with their environment. In this paper we compare different types of texts to study variation in how organizations use them to interact with the environment. We argue that the authors of a text will primarily use rhetorical strategies that reflect the ...

The Edge is a relative newcomer to organizational design--one that appears especially appropriate for contemporary military operations, but also raises issues regarding comparative performance of the Edge to alternate organizational designs, including more traditional hierarchal configurations. These issues suggest that laboratory experimentation, with coherently structured controls and manipul...

ed representation. In the example, an index labeled "DNS" would be a better choice because it is suitable for any IP address. As a result, this means there must be a separate storage location linking the specific IP address to the DNS. Due to the complex operating environment, there are upstream and downstream dependencies between organizations. To make this concept concrete, an organization ca...

SheepIreland was created in 2008 with a mission of implementing a dynamic genetic improvement program for sheep in the Republic of Ireland. The foundations of SheepIreland comprise of: a central database, ram producer pedigree flocks, four central progeny testing flocks, and 15 maternal lamb producer commercial flocks. The selection objective has both a terminal and a replacement aspect. Geneti...