Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact Corporate Philanthropic Donations (CPD) on Economic Performance (CEP) a group Jordanian public shareholding companies. Design/methodology/approach sample includes 94 companies listed Amman Stock Exchange between 2010 and 2016. Manual content analysis employed collect quantitative-related data needed for study. Findings Our findings ...

Philanthropic foundations play increasingly prominent roles in the environmental arena, yet remain largely under radar of governance scholars. We build on small body existing research to outline a agenda as agents governance. The identifies current understandings, debates, and gaps related three themes: 1) perform governance, 2) outcomes philanthropy, 3) sources foundation legitimacy. call for ...

For now, rely on Bill Gates. Delegates to a special World Health Summit session on “innovative financing mechanisms” were agreed that there is a desperate need to loosen the purse strings of governments, corpor ations and individuals so as to significantly bolster global health programs. They were equally agreed, during a “Funding Global Health: Can Innovative Mechanisms Save the Poor?” panel d...

The internet has transformed the manner of conducting commercial transactions and has created regulatory gaps. These regulatory gaps may impact the effective development of electronic commerce. Attempts are being made to regulate electronic contracts both at the national and international level. The present research analyses these attempts, in particular the Electronic Transaction Legislation ...

These studies were supported in part by a grant from the National Cancer Institute R01 CA135354, by the MD Anderson SPORE in Ovarian Cancer NCI P50 CA83639, the Shared Resources of the MD Anderson CCSG NCI P30 CA16672, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, the National Foundation for Cancer Research, philanthropic support from the Zarrow Foundation and Stuart and Gaye Lynn Zarrow and Chia Family Fo...

A systematic analysis of infectious disease research funding to UK institutions was conducted. A total of 6615 infection-related studies by public and philanthropic funding organisations were included in the full analysis. We included all sepsis-related research for the period 1997 to 2010 and studies where the lead institution was in the UK. We excluded open-access data from the pharmaceutical...

The International Conference on Women’s Health and Infectious Diseases, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and partners, will be held at the Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia, February 27–28, 2004. Intended for clinicians, scientists, women’s health advocates, health educators, public health workers, academicians, and representatives from all levels of government...

Introduction Partnerships can vary in size, the nature of the parties involved, and the scope of their work. But at their core, partnerships share some fundamental elements. In the philanthropic world, partnerships are usually voluntary and bring together parties with mutual goals and some level of shared responsibility. Some foundations have partnered with other private philanthropies as well ...

SILVER SPRING, MD – The American Nurses Foundation (ANF) today announced that Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and point-of-care solutions for health care, has agreed to help broaden exposure for Honor a Nurse through a major corporate donation and sponsorship agreement. “Honor a Nurse” publicly acknowledges registered nurses who have made a difference in the lives of ot...