Community-based organizations are important health system stakeholders as they provide numerous, often highly valued programs and services to the members of their community. However, community-based organizations are described using diverse terminology and concepts from across a range of disciplines. To better understand the literature related to community-based organizations in the health sect...

the present research aims to develop a model and assess changeability grounds in public organizations. the statistical population includes public organizations in the cities of lamerd and mohr. the research includes three fundamental stages, each of which tries to answer a key question. to devise a proper model, we initially study the theoretical literature of change management and the resistan...

In this paper the problem of optimal derivative design, profit maximization and risk minimization under adverse selection when multiple agencies compete for the business of a continuum of heterogenous agents is studied. In contrast with the principal–agent models that are extended within, here the presence of ties in the agents’ best–response correspondences yields discontinuous payoff function...

The aim of this paper is to make the case for a systematic engagement of transition studies with complexity theory and research. We argue that transition research is important for the understanding and development of possible sustainable future pathways. However, there are several controversies in transition research, including, the role of agency in transitions; the relationships between level...