The Edge represents a fresh approach to organizational design, moving knowledge and power to the edges of organizations. But this raises issues in terms of comparative performance with respect to alternate organizational designs (esp. military C2). The research described in this article represents the first stage of a multi-disciplinary, multi-year investigation into the design and efficacy of ...

In this article, we describe a qualitative study of identities of 18 college students leading identity-based campus organizations at 1 large public institution. Identity-based organizations are those registered student groups whose mission includes serving the educational, cultural, social, or other needs and interests of students from a given psychosocial identity (e.g., race, ethnicity, gende...

background: with computers rapidly carving a niche in virtually every nook and crevice of today's fast-paced society, mus­culoskeletal disorders are becoming more prevalent among computer users, which comprise a wide spectrum of the ma­laysian population, including office workers. while extant literature depicts extensive research on musculoskeletal dis­orders in general, the five dimensions of...

most organizations need to information systems to survive and thrive. therefore, they should seriously protect their information assets. creating structured and justifiable exchanges between cost, security and mission control systems security risks is essential. this is important in the planning and development of such systems. initial appropriate decisions can reduce costs and increase ease of...

breadth of applications. This continuing stream of applications serves as proof of the vitality and innovation in the field of AI. Deployed application areas included load layout for military rapid deployment ships, land management, assistance for online sales, synthetic agents for military training, and automation of space mission operations. Emerging applications included an even broader rang...

The International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) is an independent, nonprofit professional association with members from the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology industries; publication planning and medical communications companies; academia; and medical journal staffs, including editors and publishers. ISMPP's mission is to support the educational needs of m...

A space mission operations system is a complex network of human organizations, information systems, deep-space communication systems and spacecraft hardware. As in other organizations, one of the problems in mission operations is managing the relationship of the mission information systems to how people actually work (practices). Brahms, a multi-agent modeling and simulation tool, was used to m...

Background: Hospitals and health care centers, like any other organizations, have some common norms and beliefs known as organizational culture. Organizational culture plays key roles in organizations and have impressive impacts on nurses’ performances. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between organizational culture and education of nursing staff employed in educational hospital...