banks play important roles in promoting national development. in order to provide efficient services and to perform their statutory roles effectively, banks are required to comply with established standards. in nigeria, the statement of accounting standards (sas), companies and allied matters act (cama) and the central bank of nigeria’s directives and regulations provide guidelines to banks in ...

what features and advantages does the prophet have which distinguish him from others? to answer this question, the writer names three approaches: 1. epistemical approach, 2. responsibility approach, and 3, situational approach. in the first approach, he examines various viewpoints which all view divine knowledge (ma‘rifat) as the prophet's distinctive feature. in the second approach, the s...

Effective with this issue of March 1, 2002, the Journal of Clinical Investigation editorial board has moved to Columbia University. The purpose of this inaugural editorial is to outline the policies and goals of the new editors. First, a brief assessment of where the JCI stands in relationship to the biomedical research community is in order. The need for a high-quality, peer-reviewed journal t...

The religious origin of organizational behavior is not easy to recognize, nor are the implications of the Christian heritage of concepts and ideas as applied to organizations. This paper seeks to remedy this by investigating the theological roots of the mission concept. Our central argument is that corporate mission statements are sometimes used as manipulative communicative tools which seek or...

The vision statement of a health care organization in United States 'is to be the best healthcare system in the Universe.' Another health care organization in the States has the vision statement, "to be the world's leading consumer health care company," "create leading brands," "shape the future of consumer health care" and "recognize and reward excellence."1 A vision statement is forward-looki...

in recent decades, increasing advancement in biological sciences brings the need for reliable updated re-sources. scientific research journals facilitate accessibility to comprehensive resources and lay a ground for dis-seminating the latest findings of research projects to achieve constructive experiences and satisfy the scientific community. accordingly, avicenna research institute has publis...

Introduction The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) is a trade association through which the electro-industry develops and promotes positions on standards and government regulations, and members acquire information on industry and market economics. In supporting the NEMA mission as it relates to Cyber Security, our objective in this position statement is to promote the competi...