During the last decade a variety of information technologies have emerged relating to business process modelling. One issue resulting from the introduction of these technologies is the inability to link the business process definition with the information gathered during the development of the business strategy. Organisations require the ability to define their business strategy, then use the o...

Cloud promises users that they can present and deploy IT services in a pay-as-you-go fashion in an open and virtualized cloud environment while saving huge capital investment in their own IT infrastructure. In this sense, protection of users’ privacy is critical and has become one of the most concerned issues as otherwise users may eventually lose the confidence and passion of deploying cloud i...

One of the most important social problems recent times in educational field has to do with bullying. It is evident through media or situations that there a presence as problem harassment becomes increasingly present institutions. The objective research proposal design program Methodological Strategy School Mediation improve coexistence among schoolchildren. A descriptive methodology mixed was u...

Acknowledging that not all supplier relationships can nor should be close partnerships, this article explores the development of strategic supplier portfolios. The strategic portfolio perspective considers risks, trade-offs, and interdependencies between the firm’s array of supplier relationships. Based on over 50 interviews with managers and archival data from 12 multinational companies, a str...

An example of a sender-receiver game, due to Farrell, is studied to illustrate the role of incentive constraints in the design of optimal communication systems between rational individuals whose interests are not the same. Some noise in the communication system is essential for substantive communication. Informational and strategic incentive constraints are linear, so finding an optimal incenti...

The Nursing Division of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) first included systems and patient safety as a priority in its institutional business and strategic plan in 2003. Three interrelated leading-edge, two-year projects (2004-2006) were launched: Best Practice, Mentorship and Patient Safety, with the intent that each project would enhance the others. This c...

BACKGROUND In this paper (initially presented at a symposium during the ICN Centennial Conference, 27 June-1 July 1999, London), we describe nurses' experiences in formulating a strategic plan for nursing development at the national level in Bahrain. AIM Specifically, we address the process undertaken to produce a comprehensive and integrated strategic plan directed at what nurses in Bahrain ...

Methods NBIC engaged the biosurveillance community within and beyond the federal government through a series of extensive discussions, workshops, and symposia to define a strategy for future development of integrated biosurveillance activities grounded in legislative and presidential direction. The NBIC Strategic Plan was extensively reviewed by the twelve federal Departments that comprise the ...

Facing a negative trend in the form of downsizing, layoffs, and closures, a small committee of hospital librarians in New England was formed in 2004 to provide library advocacy. Between 2008 and 2010, 23 hospital libraries closed in New England. In 2010, the committee shifted its focus from advocacy to a platform for change. This resulted in the creation of the Healthcare Knowledge Services Cen...