Determining whether investments in information technology (IT) have beneficial effects on an organization is an area of research that continues to interest academics, managers, and investors. Our study contributes to this line of research by examining the effect of investments in IT on the risk profiles of a sample of companies. Additionally, we examine whether different types of IT investments...

Ethical norms for business practices differ by intensity and variety across countries so managers from multinational corporations (MNCs) entering transitional economies must be able to staff subsidiaries understanding this dilemma. The aim of this article is to get a better understanding of workers’ behavior and attitudes with respect to business ethics in Croatia. We explored four ethics issue...

Recently published studies were systematically reviewed to determine whether use of research in clinical practice by nurses, managers and allied health professionals in hospitals is currently sub-optimal, the factors influencing this and possible remedial strategies. The better studies confirmed that use of appropriate research is currently sub-optimal. The nature of the research and access to ...

Protecting corporate assets, both the physical and the digital is a major concern for managers. Managers seek ways to encourage employees to adhere to and follow organizational security policies to protect not only the organization as a whole but also the employee and the customer as well. Part of the reason existing security measures fail is because employees fail to follow organizational secu...

Recent conversations with IT managers suggest that IT professionalism is a growing problem for them and for their organizations. Managers are frustrated that many of their newer employees simply don’t understand what it means to “be professional” in their job. Neither schools nor companies teach professionalism. Instead, it remains an unarticulated set of working behaviors, attitudes, and expec...

This evaluation of end-users and IT experts/managers’ attitudes towards performing IT security tasks indicates important differences between their perspectives on what is and is not necessary to establish a secure corporate IT environment. Through a series of case studies, this research illustrates that making it easier for end-users to comply does not necessarily equate to enhanced implementat...

The number and popularity of farmers' markets in the United States have grown concurrently with organic production and consumer interest in locally and organically produced foods. This research describes the significance of farmers' markets as market outlets for many organic farmers, and recent shifts in relationships between organic growers, market managers, and customers. Market managers in m...

OBJECTIVE To understand fundamental attitudes towards patient safety culture and ways in which attitudes vary by hospital, job class, and clinical status. DESIGN Using a closed ended survey, respondents were questioned on 16 topics important to a culture of safety in health care or other industries plus demographic information. The survey was conducted by US mail (with an option to respond by...

OBJECTIVES--To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of risk of occupational HIV transmission in hospital in relation to existing guidelines. DESIGN--Cross sectional anonymous questionnaire survey of all occupational groups. SETTING--One large inner city teaching hospital. SUBJECTS--All 1530 staff working in the hospital in October 1991 and 22 managers. MAIN MEASURES--Knowledge of sa...