This article addresses issues of relevant research by differentiating research from intelligence-gathering, by presenting classical approach to develop criteria for selecting research topic, by indicating the importance of research validity and limitations, and by taking eclectic paradigm as an example of research in international business.

This study has as purpose to analyse the implementation of the Nursing Care Systematization in a private hospital in medical surgical units. Results evidenced that the Horta's Conceptual Model was present only in part of nursing hystory instrument, that the remaining phases of nursing process were not inter-related and that there was a lack of coherence of the prescribed actions in relation to ...

I read Professor Somasundaram's article on "Psychiatric thoughts in Tamil Culture" with interest (Somasundaram,2002). Much of the debate on cul'ture and mental illness has emphasized the differences between cultures and systems of medicine (Kleinman,1980; Littlewood,1990). Anthropological orientations have employed cultural yardsticks and have argued against biomedical perspectives of mental di...

For omnivorous primates, as for other selective omnivores, the array of potential foods in their home ranges present a twofold problem: not all nutrients are present in any food in the requisite amounts or proportions and not all toxins and other costs are absent. Costs and benefits are inextricably linked. This so-called packaging problem is particularly acute during periods, often seasonal, w...

We examine the impact of the economic reform programme on the financing choices of Zimbabwean listed companies. Using the published accounts of a sample of companies we show that listed firms rely heavily on external finance, especially short term bank financing. We estimate an eclectic econometric model of firms’ capital structure based on key predictions from the theory of finance, augmented ...