Decentralization and health system performance – a focused review of dimensions, difficulties, and derivatives in India by Bhuputra Panda, Harshad P. Thakur

“…The future direction of enquiry should focus on context-specific evidence of its effect on the entire spectrum of health system, with special emphasis on efficiency, community participation, human resource management and quality of services.…”
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Do Resident Surgical Volumes and Level of Training Correlate with Improved Performance on Psychomotor Skills Tasks: Construct Validity Testing of an ASSH Training Platform (STEP)? by Jeffrey J. Olson, MD, Bo Zhang, MD, Diana Zhu, MD, Evan T. Zheng, BA, George S.M. Dyer, MD, FAOA, Tamara D. Rozental, MD, FAOA, Dawn M. LaPorte, MD, FAOA

“…And, while both time and human resource consuming to perform, administer, and score, this study demonstrates construct validity of STEP in assessing the progression of surgical skill through residency.…”
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Integration of the end of life at home by Rebeca Garcia, Izaskun Ezenarro, Muskilda Goyeneche, Oihana Ibarguren, Elisabeth Elicegui, Maddi Aramburu, M Angeles Salamanca, Maria Belen Almeida, Maider Arrese, Irati Unamuno, Ignacio Jorge Galan, Sara Sanchez, Manuela Perez

“…Simultaneously, a triage/consultant doctor profile was created for every assistance levels (primary care, nursing homes and hospital)   Description of practice change implemented: - Human resource redistribution (doctors and nurses) - Model change to a patient centered assistance - Coordination with all assistance levels in our integrated health organization (Internal Medicine, nursing homes, primary care and other hospital specialties)   Aim: 1- Home based care respecting patients’ and families’ will. 2- Advanced Health Directive about treatment intensity and location of care provision 3- Individualised, ongoing, integrated care 4- Knowledge transference to primary care teams and nursing homes. 5- Creation of the Triage/consultant doctor profile for telephonic support   Target population: Oncologic palliative patients Non oncologic patient with advanced organ failure in end of life stage Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patients and advanced dementia with clinical instability, with complex or highly complex needs according to the PAL index.    …”
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Outcomes and Costs of the Transition From a Paper-Based Immunization System to a Digital Immunization System in Vietnam: Mixed Methods Study by Thi Thanh Huyen Dang, Emily Carnahan, Linh Nguyen, Mercy Mvundura, Sang Dao, Thi Hong Duong, Trung Nguyen, Doan Nguyen, Tu Nguyen, Laurie Werner, Tove K Ryman, Nga Nguyen

“…The commune health center level showed cost savings from changing from the paper system to the NIIS, mainly driven by human resource time savings. At the administrative level, incremental costs resulted from changing from the paper system to the NIIS, as some costs increased, such as labor costs for supportive supervision and additional capital costs for equipment associated with the NIIS. …”
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Programmatic factors associated with the limited impact of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin to control Onchocerciasis in three drainage basins of South West Cameroon. by Christian Tetteh Duamor, Fabrice Roberto Datchoua-Poutcheu, Winston Patrick Chounna Ndongmo, Aldof Tah Yoah, Ernest Njukang, Emmanuel Kah, Mary Sheena Maingeh, Jonas Arnaud Kengne-Ouaffo, Dizzle Bita Tayong, Peter A Enyong, Samuel Wanji

“…Several of the community heads, Chiefs of Bureau Health and Chiefs of Center agreed that Community-Self Monitoring was not being carried out effectively due to lack of incentives for monitors in the communities.Inadequate human resource, funding issues and transportation challenges during distribution periods reduced the ability of the health service to thoroughly sensitize communities and supervise CDTI activities. …”
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IMPACTS OF PRIVATIZATION OF ATOURIST DESTINATION ON HOUSEHOLDS' SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS CASE: PRIVATIZATION OF TELENG RIA BEACH, PACITAN REGENCY, INDONESIA by , Tulus Widaryanto, , Dr. Jasper Eshuis

“…Rigid rules of the private entity are mitigated by culture and local social norms, in particular when it comes to the application of performance indicators in human resource management of the EJTEW, and when it comes to rules for limiting free access to the beach.…”

Design and development of integrated quality management model based on TQM, LM and EMS in Malaysian automotive companies / Noor Azlina Mohd Salleh by Mohd Salleh, Noor Azlina

“…The first phase involved five prominent quality management parameters; Leadership, Information, Human Resource, Operational Control and Suppliers Organization and Customers Management. …”
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The influence of corporate governance and human governance towards corporate financial crime in Malaysia / Wan Nailah Abdullah by Abdullah, Wan Nailah

“…Practical contributions include 1) providing empirical evidence in the recruitment criteria for human resource management; 2)as additional information in providing value added standards, rules or regulations by authorities, legislators or governments in the efforts of combatting corporate malfeasance. …”
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Leader power and interpersonal conflict: the mediating effects of management communication style in government link companies, Malaysia / Rozilah Abdul Aziz by Abdul Aziz, Rozilah

“…Results of this study signify that Human Resource Managers must consider how strategic effective communication helps the supervisor-subordinates to make a quality decisions by minimizing the conflicts that transpired during the process of making decisions. …”
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Development of a fuzzy integral group model based on linguistic reasoning for project manager selection by Afshari, Ali Reza

“…An important phase of human resource management is project manager selection, which is concerned with identifying an individual from a pool of candidates suitable for a vacant position. …”
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Mediating Effects of Participant and Work Environment Characteristics on the Relationship between Training Design and Implementation with On-The-Job Behaviour by Lau, Yin Yin

“…The recommendations for the practice are to use the model as a diagnostic tool, for the accountability of the top management, upholding the significance of the human resource department and sustainability of the employability in the market. …”
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Predictors of research performance and mediation influence of work engagement among academics at selected Malaysian research universities by Tauhed, Siti Zainab

“…This study also offers new insight for the Human Resource Development Practitioners related to academics’ job performance in research which has been understudied. …”
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Assessing the effects of government incentives on the performance of SMEs in food manufacturing sector by Sharifuddin, Juwaidah, Abdul Aziz, Norhasmat

“…Future researches might focus on non-financial incentives given out by the government such as human resource development, training, industrial infrastructure and amenities, technology development and capabilities, technology transfer, and organizational innovation.…”
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Instrument development and validation for measuring competencies among polytechnic teachers in Malaysia by Arifin, Muhammad Aiman

“…One of the aims of human resource development (HRD) is to manage the career development of an employee, and to enhance his or her future performance in terms of knowledge, skills, and abilities or competencies. …”
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BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING : An ICT Approach / by Susanto, Heru, 1977-, editor, Leu, Fang-Yie, editor, Chen, Chin Kang, editor

Prevalence of comorbid depression and associated factors among hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Hunan, China by Rehanguli Maimaitituerxun, Wenhang Chen, Jingsha Xiang, Atipatsa C. Kaminga, Xin Yin Wu, Letao Chen, Jianzhou Yang, Aizhong Liu, Wenjie Dai

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The mediating role of incentives in association between leadership attention and self-perceived continuous improvement in infection prevention and control among medical staff: A cr... by Lu Wang, Dandan Zhang, Junjie Liu, Yuqing Tang, Qian Zhou, Xiaoquan Lai, Feiyang Zheng, Qianning Wang, Xinping Zhang, Jing Cheng

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PERAN DUKUNGAN ORGANISASIONAL, KOMPETENSI TEKNOLOGI DAN LINGKUNGAN EKSTERNAL DALAM RANGKA MENDORONG PENGADOPSIAN E-COMMERCE PADA USAHA KECIL MENENGAH by Audita Nuvriasari

“…While the main constraints faced by SMEs in adopting e-commerce is the limited human resource capacity and skills on information technology (70.6%). …”
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Shift work is significantly and positively associated with possible gastro-esophageal reflux disease: A meta-analysis study by Hsiang-Tai Chen, Hung-Yi Chuang, Hung-Yi Chuang, Tsung-Yu Hsieh, Pei-Shan Wu, Fang-Jiun Lin, Huan-Chih Huang, Chen-Cheng Yang, Chen-Cheng Yang, Chen-Cheng Yang, Chao-Hung Kuo

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A 10-week intergenerational program bringing together community-living older adults and preschool children (INTERACTION): a pilot feasibility non-randomised clinical trial by Mei Ling Lim, Christine Zammit, Ebony Lewis, Nicole Ee, Genevieve Maiden, Micah Goldwater, Eva Kimonis, Gail Kenning, Kenneth Rockwood, Anneke Fitzgerald, Katrina Radford, Hiroko Dodge, Stephanie A. Ward, Kim Delbaere, Ruth Peters

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