objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the outcomes of receiving a master’s degree in “rehabilitation management” in iran on the professional lives of graduates, as reported by them. methods: a questionnaire consisting of open and close-ended questions was e-mailed to 75 graduates and alumni of the course, graduated since the beginning of implementation of the course in iran, from 1...

In recent years, many security threats have entered into the organizations’ information and changed the  organizational performance resulting in their exorbitant costs. This question is of particular importanceabout government agencies that use information and Internet systems. This issue enabled the top managers of organizations to implement a security system and minimize these costs. Using In...

Justifying investment in media asset management (MAM) and digital asset management (DAM) systems can be extremely difficult. The costs of these systems can be incredibly high, and IT departments must be able to justify the implementation and operating costs. Measuring return on investment (ROI) and cost avoidance is typically complicated as a result of implied soft costs and emerging technologi...

Purpose Highly stressed employees are subject to greater health risks, costs, and productivity losses than those with normal stress levels. To address this issue, work-site stress management programs must be able to engage individuals as well as capture data on stress, health indices, work productivity, and healthcare costs. In this randomized controlled pilot, our primary objective was to eval...

MOTIVATION Proper management of fecal sludge has significant positive health and environmental externalities. Most research on managing onsite sanitation so far either simulates the costs of, or the welfare effects from, managing sludge in situ in pit latrines. Thus, designing management strategies for onsite rural sanitation is challenging, because the actual costs of transporting sludge for t...