The application of the internet to the Human Resource function (e-HR) combines two elements: one is the use of electronic media whilst the other is the active participation of employees in the process. These two elements drive the technology that helps organisations lower administration costs, improve employee communication and satisfaction, provide real time access to information while at the ...

In Malta from 08th to 10th November 2012 were organized 5th Public Health Conference in Europe by the Euro-pean Public Health Association (EUPHA) and Association of Schools of Public Health (EPHC) in the European Region (ASPHER). During 4 working days at the Conference was presented about 1300 papers by authors from 58 countries from Europe and the World. (Figure 1,2,3). Abstracts of all presen...

Employee empowerment has long been associated with organizational outcomes such as innovation, greater effectiveness, and better performance. Non-academic professional employees in higher education are responsible for the important day-to-day operations of a university; therefore, organizational strategies such as employee empowerment that encourage initiatives and innovative behaviors among th...

In this essay, business thinker Peter Drucker examines the changing dynamics of the workforce--in particular, the need for organizations to take just as much care and responsibility when managing temporary and contract workers as they do with their traditional employees. Two fast-growing trends are demanding that business leaders pay more attention to employee relations, Drucker says. First is ...

China is one of the major energy-consuming and carbon-emitting countries. Promotion of efficient energy use is crucial in reducing energy consumption and carbon emission. Under external pressure and realizing the importance of energy conservation, many firms have adopted measures to save energy. Such measures entail active employee participation. However, employees often lack motivation and thu...

Despite prominent roles for employers and state regulation in the Clinton administration's Health Security Act, relatively little attention has been accorded to the impact of federal preemption of state legislation through the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). As interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court, ERISA permits state regulation of insured employee health plans but otherwise p...

In view of the budgetary constraints within which most national social security systems have been operating, considerable interest has been generated, both here and abroad, in the comparative costs of administering social security programs. This study was undertaken to determine the level of administrative spending in the United States and 11 countries (Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, the Fed...

Background. All elderly 65 years and older are recommended by the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to receive pneumococcal vaccination, with a coverage goal of 90% per the Healthy People 2020 objectives. This study aimed to provide real-world data on pneumococcal vaccination coverage and factors associated with receiving pneumococcal vaccination in a large U.S. managed care eld...

The economics of health-care delivery are causing an increased consolidation via proliferation of large integrated delivery systems. [FN1] As this consolidation continues, two trends are emerging in health law that apparently will yield a form of greater liability and accountability for organized providers of health care, especially managed care organizations (MCOs).[FN2] The first trend arises...