this study aims to evaluation of knowledge management processes including knowledge generation & acquisition, saving & organizing, dissemination & sharing and application in the public sector especially in police through a case study based investigation and identifies factors affecting for improvement them. the evaluation was examined through 423 questionnaires provided by in different police u...

in this article, the results of special effects of privatization of iranian gas refining industry with delphi-dematel integrative approach are presented. according to the results of this research in delphi technique base, all together, experts recognize 39 pivotal factors in privatization of the gas refining companies. then by the aids of dematel technique, in previous step, according to expert...

For this research we use Delphi technique to identify the key business processes and value chain activities that are improved by RFID. Our Delphi study involves 74 experts from different domains such as consulting, retail, academia, and third party service providers. We also explored whether there is any difference in expert perceptions about RFID applicable business processes and value chain a...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa background : one preliminary step to strengthen medical education research would be determining the research priorities. the aim of this study was to determine the research priorities of medical education in iran in 2007-2008. methods : this descriptive study was carried out in two phases. phase one was performed in 3 stages and used delphi technique a...

In this article we aim to demonstrate how Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics may provide a sound methodological framework for researchers using the Delphi Technique (Delphi) in studies exploring health and well-being. Reporting of the use of Delphi in health and well-being research is increasing, but less attention has been given to covering its methodological underpinnings. In Delphi, a str...

After the introduction of postmethod pedagogy by Kumaravadivelu with its three principles of particularity, possibility and practicality, a wave of attention was directed towards this so-called 'postmethod era' and its appropriacy and adequacy in satiating the demands of the language learners in this 'brand new world'. This situation has created a healthy debate among the Iranian EFL community ...

Article history: Received 17 January 2011 Received in revised form 3 June 2011 Accepted 6 June 2011 Available online 8 July 2011 We investigate the relative impact of internal Delphi process factors – including panelists' degree of confidence, expertise, majority/minority positioning – and an external factor, richness of feedback – on opinion change and subsequent accuracy of judgmental forecas...

Article history: Received 30 October 2010 Received in revised form 22 February 2011 Accepted 3 March 2011 Available online 31 March 2011 For meaningful scenarios, creative input concerning possible future trends is crucial. Herman Kahn, the father of modern scenario planning, underlined the importance of “thinking the unthinkable” in a significant scenario study. “Blessed with high intelligence...

The Delphi technique is a means of facilitating discussion among experts in order to develop consensus, and can be used for policy formulation. This article describes a modified Delphi approach in which 27 multi-disciplinary academics and 22 stakeholders from Ghana and North America were polled about ways to address negative effects of small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. In early 2014, the...

OBJECTIVE To establish the discriminatory items of the clinical examination of non-specific low back pain, important to physiotherapists. DESIGN A focus group and Delphi technique with UK physiotherapists. SUBJECTS A purposive sample of 30 physiotherapists attended a focus group and completed 3 rounds of Delphi questionnaires. METHODS Data were analysed using mixed qualitative and quantit...