ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The completion of this dissertation would not have been possible without the help and encouragement of many people. First, I would like to sincerely thank my research advisor Professor Amir Mortazawi for his continuous support and encouragement, and for the opportunity he provided for me to conduct independent research. I also sincerely thank my other committee members, Profess...

The population-ecology approach (the natural-selection model) used to be a major orientation in consideration of organizational change and transformation. It is presented by its proponents as a theory distinct from structural contingency theory. This theory begins by rejecting the claim of contingency theory that organizations are adaptive. Contingency theory understands that the social and bus...

The primary education sector in Pakistan faces many challenges relating to access to education and quality of resources. This paper evaluates the Educational Voucher Scheme (EVS) in Lahore, Pakistan aimed at increasing access to primary schooling for low income families residing in the underdeveloped areas of Lahore by using the four criteria for evaluating privatization plans in education outl...

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Hossein Mohammadi " All levels of government must cooperate to bring in a new age of electronic government that uses spatial data to aid decision making. " Gary Nairn, Minister of State

a. Dr. Md. Mamunur Rashid, Associate Professor, Dept. of HBPS, BIRDEM Hospital, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh b. Dr. Hashim Rabbi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of HBPS, BIRDEM Hospital, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh c. Dr. Azharul Islam, Dr. Muhd. Mustaque Husain, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgical Emergency, BIRDEM Hospital, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh d. Dr. Md. Mohsin Kabir, Assistant Professor, Dept. of GHP...