The increasing complexity concerning leadership and management of small and medium size municipalities in Switzerland, poses high demands on executive authorities. Cockpits for municipalities collect data for the decision-making processes in order to launch and establish a strategy and to enhance information based municipal leadership.

Exploring metacognitive strategy use during note-taking for students with learning disabilities Joseph R. Boyle, Sonia M. Rosen & Gina Forchelli a Department of Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA b Rosen, School of Education, Arcadia University, Philadelphia, PA, USA c Department of Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, T...

—Effective human resource management facilitates the success of an organization and the progress of a society. We describe an evolutionary computer model that simulates different modes of interaction between people and their environment. A two-level genotype-phenotype structure is used to represent the characteristics of an individual. The environment is modeled as a 2-D array of regions in whi...

A variety of changes are facing leaders in academic pharmacy. Servant and transformational leadership have attributes that provide guidance and inspiration through these changes. Servant leadership focuses on supporting and developing the individuals within an institution, while transformational leadership focuses on inspiring followers to work towards a common goal. This article discusses thes...

This article examines the use of action learning sets in a leadership module delivered by a university in south east England. An evaluation research study was undertaking using survey method to evaluate student engagement with action learning sets, and their value, impact and sustainability. Data were collected through a questionnaire with a mix of Likert-style and open-ended questions and qual...

background: helicobacter pylori may cause many gastrointestinal problems in developing countries such as iran. we aimed to analyze the cost- effectiveness and cost- utility of the test-and-treat and empirical treatment strategies in managing helicobacter pylori infection.            methods: this was a markov based economic evaluation. effectiveness was defined as the symptoms free numbers and ...

The need for strong leadership and increased diversity is a prominent issue in today's health services workforce. This article reviews the latest literature, including research and proposed agendas, regarding women in executive healthcare leadership. Data suggest that the number of women in leadership roles is increasing, but women remain underrepresented in the top echelons of healthcare leade...

This study identifies the main elements of knowledge management structures and examines their effects on knowledge management adequacy and subsequently on knowledge management effectiveness. A path model representing the antecedents of knowledge management structure adequacy and the consequence on knowledge management effectiveness is developed and tested empirically. The results indicate that ...

This study identifies the main elements of knowledge management structures and examines their effects on knowledge management adequacy and subsequently on knowledge management effectiveness. A path model representing the antecedents of knowledge management structure adequacy and the consequence on knowledge management effectiveness is developed and tested empirically based on a survey. The resu...