in this research, we analyzed and compared different models of organizational culture that include: harrison (1972) and handy (1978), deal & kennedy (1982), quinn (1988), deashpande (1993), schneider (1994), sonenfield (1373), hellringle & slocum (1994), daft (1998), quinn & cameron (1999), deshpande & farely (2004), denison (2007). we collected these models based on competing value framework. ...

There seems to be something in the air: democratic societies around the world have had a rough time recently. Some, such as Turkey, Hungary and Poland, appear to be moving towards what Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, calls an “illiberal democracy,” soft authoritarianism veiled in the trappings of traditional democracies. The United Kingdom votes to Brexit from the European Union, leadin...

OBJECTIVE To estimate mortality from diabetes mellitus (DM) for the period 2001-2011 in the Republic of Panama, by province/indigenous territory, and determine its relationship with biological and socioeconomic risk factors. METHODS Cases for the years 2001-2011 with DM listed as the principal cause of death were selected from Panama's National Mortality Registry. Crude and adjusted mortality...

An outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome occurred in the province of Los Santos, Panama, in late 1999 and early 2000. Eleven cases were identified; 9 were confirmed by serology. Three cases were fatal; however, no confirmed case-patient died. Case-neighborhood serologic surveys resulted in an overall hantavirus antibody prevalence of 13% among household and neighborhood members from the out...

Phylogenetic studies have suggested that the HIV-1 epidemic in the Americas is mainly dominated by HIV subtype B. However, countries of South America and the Caribbean have recently reported changes in their circulating HIV-1 genetic profiles. The aim of this study was to characterize the molecular profile of the HIV-1 epidemic in Panama by the analysis of 655 polymerase gene (pol) sequences th...

Journal of the American Chemical Society is published by the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036 Systematic design of chemical oscillators. 10. Minimal bromate oscillator: bromate-bromide-catalyst Miklos Orban, Patrick De Kepper, and Irving R. Epstein J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, 104 (9), 2657-2658• DOI: 10.1021/ja00373a063 • Publication Date (Web): 01 May 20...