as a fascinating concept and intriguing research area, “intelligence” finds strong appeal in many disciplines outside of individual and cognitive psychology. one of the disciplines that provoked increased interest in the importance of intelligence is the management and organization development literature. even if we disregard the entire literature in which organizational intelligence was suppos...

There are three main areas of our federal system that need reform. The first is the allocation of powers and functions between the levels of government. The allocation made by the framers of the Constitution in the 1890s may no longer be appropriate today. Many of the complaints of unnecessary duplication, cost-shifting and lack of coordination can be traced back to the absence of clear divisio...

the recent increasing number of women in organizations has not been associated with their appropriate positions. therefore, potential capacity of half of active workforce is not utilized fully in managerial positions for organizational success. this study investigates why women are less likely to achieve higher positions in organizations .the study identifies barriers of women's access to ...

north darfur state has been affected by conflict since 2003 and the government has not been able to provide adequate curative health services to the people. the government has come to rely on non-governmental organizations (ngos) to provide curative health services. this study was conducted to examine the existing collaboration between government and ngos in curative health service delivery in ...

The gathering of rural type in Guilan plains is a kind of planning for physical development of rural settlements that aims at changing dwellers' lifestyle from a dispersed to a semi-dispersed state. This change will reduce the problems and difficulties of villages. In addition, it is an optimal way to exploit the resources and facilities for making a desirable spatial organization for villagers...

background: nurses are responsible for maintaining and improving the health and quality of life of patients. therefore, it is important to assess the quality of life of nurses in order to improve it. quality of life is affected by many variables  and among them burnout, perceived social support and psychological hardiness are the leading ones. this study aimed at predicting the quality of life ...

In a rapidly expanding offshore wind market, governments are evaluating their role in the support of the export of their domestic companies. This paper looks at what roles governments utilize in the export domain. Four governmental roles are identified and their prevalence is rated in different stages of the export process. A framework of these is applied to the Dutch offshore wind sector by pe...