abstraCt The chapter presents a case study following the activities of super users and local developers during the adoption of a new business application by an accounting firm in Scandinavia (referred to as the Company). The Company launched a program to train super users to help with this process because of the complexity of the new system, a generic, multipurpose application system replacing ...

The sales department is the heart of any company, having sellers with necessary skills and tools so that they can carry out their function, will have a positive impact at all levels organization. This article addresses issues that, both managers associates, must be present before, during after approaching potential client. In process, cycle effective negotiation mentioned

An organization’s culture is one of its most important attributes. Organizational culture defines the shared values and expectations it members. It can affect the behavior of the organization’s members in positive or negative ways. In addition, having certain characteristics in an organizational culture can contribute to the success or failure of initiatives of many kinds. An organization’s kno...

The hypnotic and residual sedative effects of the first and seventh of seven regular night-time doses of nitrazepam 5 mg, temazepam 20 mg, and placebo were studied in 58 elderly inpatients. Plasma temazepam and nitrazepam concentrations rose by about 50% and 113% respectively between the mornings of day 1 and day 7. Patients reported sleeping well more often after the first dose of either hypno...

Correspondence to: Tam Hunt; Email: [email protected] Submitted: 04/29/13; Accepted: 04/29/13 Citation: Hunt T. Survival of the beautiful: A conversation with David Rothenberg about evolution and beauty. Commun Integr Biol 2013; 6: e24857; http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cib.24857 With respect to beauty, there is a growing awareness that even though determinations of beauty in particular ca...

This study examined college freshmen who intentionally drink alcohol to get drunk (DTGD). Survey data from 307 incoming freshmen college students living in freshmen residence halls who reported drinking alcohol in the last 30 days were analyzed. The majority (76.9%) of these self-reported drinkers reported DTGD. Relative to other freshmen drinkers, those who reported DTGD were significantly mor...

AIM To estimate the prevalence of hazardous drinking and its socio-economic distribution among Russian men. DESIGN Participants were an age-stratified, population-based random sample of men aged 25-54 years living in Izhevsk, a city in the Urals, Russia. Interviewers administered questionnaires to cohabiting proxy respondents about behavioural indicators of hazardous drinking derived from fre...

BACKGROUND Acute alcohol-related dysfunctional behaviours, such as hangover, are predictive of poor health and mortality. Although much is known about the association of education with alcohol consumption, little is known about its association with these dysfunctional behaviours. METHODS The study population was 1,705 male drinkers aged 25-54 years resident in the city of Izhevsk, Russia who ...