Decision maker views on priority setting in the Vancouver Island Health Authority by Mitton Craig, Dionne Francois, Smith Neale, Donaldson Cam

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We conducted in-depth, face-to-face interviews with 18 senior managers and medical directors with the Vancouver Island Health Authority, an integrated health care provider in British Columbia responsible for a population of approximately 730,000. …”
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Teacher Interrupted by Rosie Mulholland, Andy McKinlay, John Sproule

“…Quantitative job demands (e.g., “workload”) was the main predictor of strain, and middle managers, who held leadership and classroom teaching responsibilities, reported this feature of work and “changing demands” specifically, as significantly more stressful than senior managers. Middle managers’ experiences of work were reflective of a “pile-up” of stressors, indicative of quantitative and qualitative overload. …”
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A practical model for health policy making and analysis by Ali Mohamad Mosadeghrad

“…Objective (s): Health policy is course of actions developed by policy makers and senior managers in the areas of financing, resource generation and health service delivery to promote, restore, and maintain health of the community. …”
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Exploitation of Clustering Techniques in Transactional Healthcare Data by Naeem Ahmad Mahoto, Faisal Karim Shaikh, Abdul Qadir Ansari

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Factors influencing the creativity and innovation in managers of military and civilian hospitals in Tehran, Iran by Ahmad Ameryoun, Mohammad Shojai, Hasan Rafati, Somaie Heydari, Shahram Tofighi, Zahra Khani Kolveri Moghadam

“…Methods: Cross-sectional study method was conducted. Senior managers and middle managers in nine selected military and civilian hospitals in Tehran (90) The study formed. …”
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The linkages between human resource practices, leadership development and organisational effectiveness. by Chua, Jenny., Khong, Cindy Wee Ling., Ong, Poh Har.

“…For instance, by promoting visibility to senior managers, mentoring and cross-postings. Such practices must gain support and cooperation from line managers as well as appropriate company policies. …”
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Moderation Effect of Government Regulation on the Joint Influence of Water Pricing, Infrastructure Financing, Utility Efficiency and Subsidies on Financial Sustainability of Water... by Christine Mawia Julius, Timothy C. Okech

“…It adopted pragmatism research philosophy using explanatory sequential mixed design, while targeting a population of 616 and a sample of 352 respondents comprising of senior managers from eighty-eight registered WSPs in Kenya. …”
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An exploration of the tractability of the objectivist frame of disaster risk in policy implementation in Zimbabwe by Paul Chipangura, Dewald van Niekerk, Gerrit van der Waldt

“…The research utilised secondary data and semi-structured interviews with senior managers and specialists in disaster risk management in Zimbabwe to explore factors affecting the tractability of the objectivist frame in implementation. …”
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Evaluation of efficiency of general hospitals in Iran by Alimohamad Mosadeghrad, ghasem janababie, Behzad Kalantari, Mahya Abbasi, Hamed Dehnavi

“…Conclusion: Because of the low efficiency of most general hospitals policymakers and senior managers should take necessary measures for the improvement of the efficiency of the hospitals.…”
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Factors influencing decision-making in buying process of express logistics services by Vikash Khatri, Ajay Pandey, Anita Kumar

“…A group of experts comprises of senior managers, consultants and academicians with deep understanding of subject. …”
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The district development model as a catalyst for improved integrated development planning by Mzwandile Teti, Ogochukwu Iruoma Nzewi, Sithenkosi Lungisa

“…Semi-structured interview with in-depth preset open-ended questions was conducted with five senior managers. Results: The results show that although there seems to be a general awareness of the DDM among principal actors, there are some grey areas on how it is to function and how the expected results are to be achieved. …”
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Determination and Prioritization of Criteria Affecting Knowledge Management Effectiveness in Research Organization with Comparative Approach (Fuzzy & Deterministic) by Bijan Nahavandi, Reza Farahi, Seyed Alireza Kazzazi, Navid Jafarinezhad

“…In order to develop such a methodology and to define measures of KM effectiveness, first the relevant literature were studied thoughtfully, in the next step, the opinions of the experts, specialists, scholars and professionals in IT and KM systems and senior managers in Iran’s research organizations were gathered through in-depth interview and consultation. …”
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Individual and Organizational Factors Influencing the Creativity and Innovation of Hospital Managers in Karaj City by Behrouz Pour Agha, Kobra Sharif Kazemi, Morteza Sadeghi

“…The sample size consisted of 63 senior managers of public and private hospitals in Karaj using census method. …”
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The Critical Factors Impacting Artificial Intelligence Applications Adoption in Vietnam: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis by Nguyen Van Phuoc

“…To test the model, data were obtained from 193 senior managers who are directly in charge of information systems in both private and public companies in Vietnam. …”
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Physical distribution challenges and adaptations: A qualitative study of South Africa-based organisations operating in emerging African markets by Stela D.J. Jaqueta, Emma N. Mashilo, Kelvinne Mocke, Assilah F.A. Agigi

“…Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted with middle to senior managers who have knowledge of their organisation’s distribution operations in African markets. …”
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Viewing ‘open strategy’ as a viable approach to the management of strategy by Geoff A. Goldman, Jonathan Kruger

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 middle and senior managers of South African companies. Data were analysed through thematic content analysis, employing Creswell’s four-stage process of qualitative data analysis. …”
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CRISIS LEADERSHIP: THE ART OF NAVIGATING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Tatik Prihatini, Sri Iswati, Falih Suaedi

“…They consisted of general and senior managers transforming the pandemic situation. The results of this study revealed four major competencies, namely task competencies, human relation competencies, adaptive competencies, and virtual competencies in navigating transformation during the pandemic situation.…”
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Evaluating of effective factors on green supply chain management using statistical methods and SWARA approach by Abbas Nasiri, Ali Mansory, Nabiollah Mohammadi

“…Then data were gathered by using of opinions of population members containing 55 persons of experts and senior managers in the first class of company. Finally, after analyzing the questionnaires and statistical tests above, 11 factors were confirmed and selected. …”
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Strategies for information management in education: Some international experience by Andy Bytheway, Isabella M. Venter

“…All are managing the impact of technology in different ways (reactive and pro-active), at different levels (pre-primary through to senior citizen), in different roles (teachers, administrators and senior managers) and in different contexts (schools and universities). …”
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The Formulation of Pattern of Power Acquisition Tools and Investigating of Alignment of This Tool with Corporate-Level Strategies and Change Strategies, and the Effect of Their Con... by Seyyed Ali Akbar Afjei, Jamshied Salehi Sadaghiani, Ebrahim Mahmoodzadeh, Mohsen Adabi Firoozjaei

“…Content analysis was also employed for the qualitative analysis of some structured interviews made with 36 senior managers. The reliability of power pattern was proved, using Delphi technique so that networking, discoursing, knowledge management and political behaviors were integrated in the matrix as the varieties of organizational power and were proved. …”
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