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Achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs in the pharmaceutical industry. Using the Millennium Development Goals, the 2030 agenda aims to transform European Union companies toward sustainability. In pharmaceuticals, in particular, ESG programs come with complexities such as employee skills, corporate goals, and management expectations. Managing these programs effectively requires advanced technologies such as big data analytics (BDA) and dynamic capabilities (DC). In this study, DC theory is used to develop an architecture for managing ESG criteria, focusing on provenance, traceability, and availability. BDA's role in ESG programs is explored, along with its use cases and benefits, and how DC drives success in ESG implementation. The study examined five pharmaceutical companies in Germany, Portugal, and Switzerland, all consulting the same firm for BDA systems, to identify the characteristics of effective BDA implementation. The research explores how BDA and DC jointly enhance ESG efforts, the essential skills needed, and how DC aids in real-time decision-making in BDA projects aligned with ESG standards. It highlights the BDA system's accuracy and effectiveness in managing ESG programs, with DC as a pivotal facilitator. Findings reveal BDA's value in operational efficiency and aligning business models with ESG goals, underscoring the need for diverse skills in BDA implementation and DC's importance in integrating various managerial capacities into effective strategies. The study promotes a dynamic, data-driven approach in the pharmaceutical industry for managing complex ESG initiatives. It stresses continuous learning, adaptation, and integrating technological advances with ethical business practices. The research concludes by emphasizing BDA and DC's vital roles in advocating ethical, socially responsible, and environmentally sustainable practices in the pharmaceutical sector, marrying technology with ethical business strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The general objective of the research was to analyze the management of human talent: A way for the development of successful educational organizations. The development of this research was based on the quantitative approach, the research process consisted of the numerical measures used in data collection, from the survey applied to 120 teachers from different educational institutions. In addition, it was supported by the documentary- bibliographic review. In turn, it was characterized as descriptive by presenting a precise description of the relevance and pertinence within the current context. The analytical- synthetic method was also used. It is concluded that organizational knowledge is important to provide a sense of direction through guidelines, channels, procedures and resources that allow the creation of optimal conditions to enhance the flow of knowledge that may arise when the opportunity to actively participate in the planning and coordination of the actions to be taken is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The aim of this article is to draw attention to the specificity of emergent phenomena in organization and management, the study of which requires an approach derived from complex adaptive systems. Design/methodology/approach: The article uses a critical analysis of research on emergent phenomena in organizations from the perspective of complex social systems. This analysis made it possible to distinguish types of emergence in organization and management depending on the type of agents (members) and interactions that take place in the organization and indicated the causes of emergent phenomena. Findings: The article creates a research framework for complex emergent phenomena and shows how to use computer simulation to study complex emergent phenomena in organizations. Originality/value: A relatively new direction of research are analyzes within the theory of complex adaptive systems, the aim of which is to model and explain the behavior of systems of interconnected objects based on knowledge about the laws of individual elements (at the local level) and the structure of their connections. Therefore, it seems interesting to use computer tools developed based on complexity theory, especially agent-based models, as proposed in this article to study emergent phenomena in organizations. Since there are many approaches and ways of using computer simulations to study complex adaptation phenomena, a method of creating a simulation model and a method of conducting research using it were proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The main purpose of this research was to investigate what key outcomes of the new digital technologies are observed in selected manufacturing enterprises in Poland and what changes in organization and management area should be realized to support the digital transformation strategy. Design/methodology/approach: To illuminate this uncharted field, the individual in-depth interviews with the selected management experts with extensive experience and practice in industry were tested and their interesting observations and recommendations for top managers and scientists were identified. Findings: The findings from the study indicated that one of the primary effect of the digital transformation is a possibility to process and analyze a huge amount of data in real-time. This gives many significant benefits revealed in this study. One of them is shortening time and an increase quality of decision-making process. These results can provide meaningful insights for subsequent research towards designing new methods and tools for business management using advanced digital technologies. Research limitations/implications: The first limitation is that this research focuses on Polish manufacturing enterprises, but it does not include a division into different type of industry sectors. Therefore, it was not possible to identify changes specific for each kind of sector. A second limitation is associated with the qualitative research which was conducted to identify new changes and cannot lead to the elimination of changes with marginal importance and indicate the most important ones. The quantitative research could bring interesting results and indicate which changes are significant. Practical implications: These research results established a solid basis towards the development of new solutions, business models and methods by answering the question about what should be changed in manufacturing enterprises in digital transformation environment for their own betterment. Originality/value: The article addresses the need for conducting research to develop a new approach, new perspectives and trends in business organization and management so far lacking in the scientific literature. The presented results of in-depth interviews with experts contributes to descriptive and explanatory knowledge on the influence of digital transformation on organization and management areas in manufacturing enterprises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Due to the significance of desirable organizational behaviors, all available resources have been utilized to improve organizational behavior training. Aim: The purpose of this qualitative research is to provide a model for enhancing organizational behavior training based on cognitive-behavioral components. Method: The current research was mixed in terms of data collection and applied in terms of purpose. According to Strauss and Corbin's model, the qualitative method employed grounded theory. The statistical population of the research consisted of individuals who were familiar with the research topic, and according to the method of purposeful sampling, the number of 15 individuals was determined until theoretical saturation was reached. Tehran was the location of the research, and 2022 was the year of its implementation. Also included in the data collection tool were interviews. To analyze the data, coding was employed. In MaxQD, the entire data analysis process was performed. Results: According to the results, it was determined that infrastructure, cultural issues, specialized knowledge, and motivation should be emphasized in organizational behavior training. In addition, the findings revealed that there are both macro and micro barriers to enhancing organizational behavior training. Conclusion: Creating a platform for enhancing infrastructure, cultural issues, specialized knowledge, and motivation can serve as a foundation for enhancing organizational behavior training. Attention to the provided template can play a decisive role in enhancing cognitive-behavioral component-based organizational behavior training.

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This article seeks to answer the question: How to know the perception of sellers and the acceptance of potential consumers for the commercialization of sugarcane juice in biodegradable packaging? and the objective: To identify the perception of the sellers and the acceptance of possible consumers for the commercialization of sugarcane juice in biodegradable packaging; it frames a characterization of the sector but is emphasized in a qualitative analysis of the market, involving the actors related to the sale and purchase of guarapo (seller and consumer), whose position and degree of acceptance of the proposed product were identified; These results were obtained from the information obtained after applying the technique established in the methodological design (Likert-type interview to informal guarapo sellers (6), characterized in the year 2021 by the secretary of entrepreneurship and tourism of Florencia Caquetá, and the sample of 183 potential consumers (DNP 2018). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the study is to provide directors of educational institutions, experts from regional education departments, as well as specialists in municipalities with an accessible model for researching families with varying degrees of vulnerability with a view to more effective organization and management of learning and participation. of children and students from these families. Identifying and getting acquainted with the specific features of the living environment of communities and especially the most at-risk families between them, allows each teacher to change themselves and the educational environment to make it more inclusive and meet the individual needs of every child. The model allows every pedagogical specialist who finds himself in such a cultural and educational environment to organize and purposefully subordinate his activity to get to know the specifics of life of his graduates and put his work on a scientific basis. The research can be reproduced with each formed problem community in urban or rural environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At present, workers are facing job competition, which is more and more encouraging, the pace of life is accelerating, and the pressure of employment is increasing. The mental health problems of workers arise from this, and their health protection problems are caused by various reasons of enterprise managers. In order to better understand the legal issues of enterprise organization management and workers' mental health protection, this paper analyzes the legal issues under the background of continuous reform of information technology, so as to more accurately grasp the causes of the problems, analyze the legal issues of workers' mental health protection from the actual situation, and realize no disputes between enterprises and workers in order to help workers' fundamental interests, Make joint efforts for enterprise development and economy, and improve the quality of China's economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Due to the significance of desirable organizational behaviors, all available resources have been utilized to improve organizational behavior training. Aim: The purpose of this qualitative research is to provide a model for enhancing organizational behavior training based on cognitive-behavioral components. Method: The current research was mixed in terms of data collection and applied in terms of purpose. According to Strauss and Corbin's model, the qualitative method employed grounded theory. The statistical population of the research consisted of individuals who were familiar with the research topic, and according to the method of purposeful sampling, the number of 15 individuals was determined until theoretical saturation was reached. Tehran was the location of the research, and 2022 was the year of its implementation. Also included in the data collection tool were interviews. To analyze the data, coding was employed. In MaxQD, the entire data analysis process was performed. Results: According to the results, it was determined that infrastructure, cultural issues, specialized knowledge, and motivation should be emphasized in organizational behavior training. In addition, the findings revealed that there are both macro and micro barriers to enhancing organizational behavior training. Conclusion: Creating a platform for enhancing infrastructure, cultural issues, specialized knowledge, and motivation can serve as a foundation for enhancing organizational behavior training. Attention to the provided template can play a decisive role in enhancing cognitivebehavioral component-based organizational behavior training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Unidad de Planeación Minero Energética (UPME) In it's Digital Transformation Process, has been consolidating efforts to optimize its processes and improve knowledge management in it's plans, programs and projects portfolio. This paper aims to illustrate the contrast between knowledge management theory and business practice in public management. The study design was developed under a qualitative descriptive approach, using the case study methodology. The consolidation of theories and practical organizational experiences and their integration with information systems was contemplated. The results suggest the structuring of organizational knowledge as a main source of competitive advantages. However, knowledge must be organized and standardized to achieve a company's strategic objectives; So, it is necessary to have knowledge management processes and facilitators such as information technologies and control mechanisms. It was concluded that management, organization and leadership play a fundamental role in these practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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IntroductionStemming from an initiative launched at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine's retreat in 2014, a group of 15 senior faculty and administrators convened to explicitly discuss strategies for creating an institutional culture of leadership. The group agreed to focus on improving a foundational skill involved in almost all leadership activities: running effective meetings. Meetings are necessary to advance institutional vision and growth. Moreover, meetings also can be detrimental if not run effectively, leading to lost productivity and meeting fatigue.MethodsA working group developed and disseminated a workshop for learners, faculty, and administrators to create an institutional culture where meetings are interactive and transformational events. The resulting Meeting Optimization Program (MOP) is a 75- to 90-minute workshop that contains the key elements of effective meetings culled from existing literature and resources. MOP includes interactive discussion and a role-play to allow participants to practice effective meeting skills. The toolkit includes a facilitator guideline and a companion checklist of skills and resources.ResultsWorking group members cofacilitated workshops for a variety of divisions across the campus. Participants rated the workshop highly for achieving its goal, for its overall effectiveness, and for the general format. Several participants became facilitators in a modified train-the-trainer model. Feedback highlighted the need for another iteration of the workshop focusing on facilitation.DiscussionCreating change in complex systems inevitably involves meetings. Using MOP, institutions can empower their members with the tools to have effective meetings.

Background and Objectives: The agricultural sector is one of the most important economic and social sectors of the country that needs proper management to achieve the goals of agricultural and rural development. Knowledge management (KM) and organizational agility (OA) are two important strategies in managing organizations. KM refers to resources that are systematically designed to foster the most effective learning and lifelong learning in the organization and includes such components as acquisition, storage, transfer and application of knowledge. OA also includes such components as the ability to create change, flexibility, accountability, collaboration, training and learning in the organization. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between KM and OA is in Agricultural Jihad Organization, Tehran branch. Methods: This research was an applied one in terms of its aims and survey in terms of its data collection procedures. The statistical population includes 450 agricultural Jihad staff. Out of these, 207 were selected and included in the sample using Cochran formula. The research instrument was a standard questionnaire that consisted of three parts: 1) biographical characteristics of the respondents, 2) questions related to organizational agility, 3) questions related to knowledge management. The instrument for assessing knowledge management was used with 23 items and 4 variables including: knowledge acquisition with 4 questions, knowledge transfer with 6 questions, knowledge storage with 6 questions, and application of knowledge with 7 questions; all items were anchored on a five-point Likert scale. The organizational agility questionnaire was used by Zhang (2012), with 27 items and 4 variables including: quickness with 7 questions, responsiveness with 6 questions, flexibility with 7 questions, competency with 7 questions; all items were anchored on a five-point Likert scale. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software and Smart PLS. The main variables of this study included organizational agility, knowledge management and individual variables. Findings: The results showed that there was a significant relationship between organizational agility and knowledge management, and among the components of organizational agility, the component of "ability to create change", "flexibility" and "ability to respond" were the most important determinants and played an important role in this regard. The results about knowledge management components showed that "knowledge application" by an effect coefficient of 0.902 had the highest impact on dependent variable of KM. The items including "knowledge transfer", "knowledge acquisition", and "knowledge storage" were other important components by coefficients of 0.894, 0.720, and 0.474, respectively. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between organizational agility and knowledge management in Agricultural Jihad Organization, Tehran branch. This means that increasing each component of organizational agility leads to an increase in knowledge management vice versa. Given that the most important dimension of organizational agility in this study was "ability to make a change", an agile organization would be able to identify and make changes in the organizational environment. In this regard, it is recommended to use educational programs to change management techniques in order to achieve organizational mobility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present work is the result of a research on the strategic management of the Research Cen ters of the National University of Asunción (UNA). Descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted from interviews with the heads of the 17 Research Centers of UNA, includes 14 Faculties and 3 Institutes. The variables studied were: strategic objectives, goals, strategic indicators, action plan and budget for research. Of the 17 Research Centers of the UNA, 53% have defined stra tegic objectives, 35% have established strategic goals, 47% have strategic indicators, 35% have action plans assigned to each strategic objective and only 29 % has assigned a budget to execute each action plan. The obtained results indicate that, the strategic management of the Research Centers, need to enhance the aforementioned aspects to obtain better results such as being, increase the scientific production, bigger budget, better management in all the Research Centers of UNA; as well as greater institutional visibility.

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ObjectiveAs healthcare systems continue to expand and interconnect with each other through patient sharing, administrators, policy makers, infection control specialists, and other decision makers may have to take account of the entire healthcare 'ecosystem' in infection control.Materials and methodsWe developed a software tool, the Regional Healthcare Ecosystem Analyst (RHEA), that can accept user-inputted data to rapidly create a detailed agent-based simulation model (ABM) of the healthcare ecosystem (ie, all healthcare facilities, their adjoining community, and patient flow among the facilities) of any region to better understand the spread and control of infectious diseases.ResultsTo demonstrate RHEA's capabilities, we fed extensive data from Orange County, California, USA, into RHEA to create an ABM of a healthcare ecosystem and simulate the spread and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Various experiments explored the effects of changing different parameters (eg, degree of transmission, length of stay, and bed capacity).DiscussionOur model emphasizes how individual healthcare facilities are components of integrated and dynamic networks connected via patient movement and how occurrences in one healthcare facility may affect many other healthcare facilities.ConclusionsA decision maker can utilize RHEA to generate a detailed ABM of any healthcare system of interest, which in turn can serve as a virtual laboratory to test different policies and interventions.

The steel industry has been one of the basic industries in both Sweden and Finland. It is in a process of change, where research and development play an increasingly prominent role. In Sweden in particular, there is also an ambition to increase the number of women in the industry. This study is based on interviews and workshops with 12 women working in researcher or managerial positions in the Swedish steel industry. Their experiences show that employing more women in the industry is not enough to make effective use of the female talent pool, nor to increase gender equality. Besides belonging to a gender minority, women often had different backgrounds and career paths from their male colleagues, and their organizations need to be able to recognize the value of untraditional characteristics. The organizational environment determined whether these women became just an improvement in gender statistics or real gains in the quest for competence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Emotions--one's own and others'--play a large role in the lives of medical students. Students must deal with their emotional reactions to intellectual and physical stress, the demanding clinical situations to which they are witness, as well as patients' and patients' family members' often intense feelings. Yet, currently few components in formal medical training--in either direct curricular instruction or physician role modeling--focus on the emotional lives of students. In this article, the author examines patients', medical students', and physician role models' emotions in the clinical context, highlighting challenges in all three of these arenas. Next, the author asserts that the preponderance of medical education continues to address the emotional realm through ignoring, detaching from, and distancing from emotions. Finally, she presents not only possible theoretical and conceptual models for developing ways of understanding, attending to, and ultimately "working with" emotions in medical education but also examples of innovative curricular efforts to incorporate emotional awareness into medical student training. The author concludes with the hope that medical educators will consider making a concerted effort to acknowledge emotions and their importance in medicine and medical training.

BackgroundThe need for evidence about the effectiveness of therapeutics and other medical practices has triggered new interest in methods for comparative effectiveness research.ObjectiveDescribe an approach to comparative effectiveness research involving cluster randomized trials in networks of hospitals, health plans, or medical practices with centralized administrative and informatics capabilities.Research designWe discuss the example of an ongoing cluster randomized trial to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in intensive care units (ICUs). The trial randomizes 45 hospitals to: (a) screening cultures of ICU admissions, followed by Contact Precautions if MRSA-positive, (b) screening cultures of ICU admissions followed by decolonization if MRSA-positive, or (c) universal decolonization of ICU admissions without screening.SubjectsAll admissions to adult ICUs.MeasuresThe primary outcome is MRSA-positive clinical cultures occurring >or=2 days following ICU admission. Secondary outcomes include blood and urine infection caused by MRSA (and, separately, all pathogens), as well as the development of resistance to decolonizing agents.ResultsRecruitment of hospitals is complete. Data collection will end in Summer 2011.ConclusionsThis trial takes advantage of existing personnel, procedures, infrastructure, and information systems in a large integrated hospital network to conduct a low-cost evaluation of prevention strategies under usual practice conditions. This approach is applicable to many comparative effectiveness topics in both inpatient and ambulatory settings.

The research in this study includes an analysis of the specific characteristics of the social health care insurance system of Switzerland. It is also compared with the Bulgarian social health care system. The author gives guidelines what are the perspectives and challenges of the organization and management of the both social health insurance systems in order to improve the quality of the activities in this area. In the UN report of 2018 Switzerland is classified on the 3-rd place among the happiest countries of the World and is on the top of „Better Life Index 2018 of OCED“. This gives the Switzerland the priority to be investigated as an example for other countries including Bulgaria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article, based on the latest literature on the subject, presents selected methodological issues which arise in research following the historical perspective in organizational and management studies. Attention was paid to dilemmas related to the combination of various theoretical approaches in organization and management, as well as the ways of understanding what history is and the crucial methodological principles of historical sciences. The three selected publications based on empirical research - referred in the article - illustrate the thesis on the diversity of research conducted in this area. Their analysis also confirms basic assumptions regarding the nature of the studied phenomena, the used sources, and the methods of their interpretation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Mexico, where 15% of the population is indigenous, there is little literature that defines the characteristics of local indigenous leadership. The objective of this study is to describe the characteristics of Tsotsil indigenous leadership. We found an organizational system based on the leader obeying what is entrusted by the group he represents. The main motivational trait sought by the community is "sacrifice," exemplified by the concept of bankilal, i.e., the elder brother who takes care of younger siblings. In this sense, we confirm what the Zapatistas maintain: In indigenous communities, leaders command by obeying the community they represent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Increasingly, patients are being recognized as essential partners in the solutions to healthcare system problems. Patient engagement has been referred to as the “holy grail” and next “blockbuster drug” of health care because it may be revolutionary for transforming the design, delivery, and responsiveness of health services. Patients engage in a variety of healthcare activities, and there are multiple frameworks that depict the degrees of patient engagement in these activities. The literature also uses a variety of terms and concepts to depict the degrees of patient engagement. Moreover, meaningful patient engagement is a concept widely utilized in the literature without a clear definition. The conceptual boundaries and differences between degrees of engagement are unclear. This scoping review summarizes the descriptive characteristics, the degrees of engagement, and examines the terms used to depict meaningful engagement as conceptualized by studies on planning and designing of administrative or health services and interventions. The research questions for this study are: What are the descriptive and study characteristics of studies where patients engage in planning and designing activities? What terms do studies use to depict meaningful patient engagement? This review found a variety of terms used by the literature to depict meaningful engagement: collaboration, cooperation, co-production, active involvement, partnership, and consumer and peer leadership. This review also found that studies seldom use patient engagement frameworks to identify the degree of engagement. The implications of these findings are discussed in light of the literature on patient engagement and recommendations for future practice are provided. Experience Framework This article is associated with the Patient, Family & Community Engagement lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework. (http://bit.ly/ExperienceFramework) Access other PXJ articles related to this lens. Access other resources related to this lens.

The objective of the present paper is to elucidate the practices performed by farming cooperatives regarding the tax, accounting and administrative management linked to the Tax Incentive for Innovation (TII). In this sense, the relation between the tax regime of cooperatives and access to TII was investigated. For a better understanding of this, a research of qualitative nature, whose investigation method was the single case study, was performed, in which the analysis unit was a Brazilian Agroindustry Cooperatives Central. Such Central comprehends a group of 30 agroindustry cooperatives and has the largest industrial park of powdered milk in Latin America. Besides that, such organization houses Research & Development (R&D) department. As a result, it was inferred that the policies that regiment the incentive for innovation confront the nature of cooperatives, decreasing the capacity such organizations have in the appropriation of this policy. Thus, there is a reducer factor in the participation of cooperatives in TII. Hence, it is suggested a debate involving the diverse actors in the innovation system, in which cooperatives are involved, to decide if such reducer factor must be overcome or accepted. Finally, the tax, accounting and administrative management that routinely operates in the Central was able to respond to the new specific procedures related to the use of the policy in debate, without the implementation of new processes.

Infrastructure project delivery, specifically the delivery of water infrastructure projects, is a serious challenge in South Africa. Therefore, using the study context of water utility agencies in South Africa, the objective of this study was to examine the challenges that emanate from poor delivery and factors that cause poor delivery of water infrastructure projects in South Africa. Furthermore, it evaluated the various strategies that could enable improvement in water infrastructure project delivery. A survey research method constituting data obtained on the perceptions of relevant stakeholders and ordinal regression modeling were used for conducting the study. Findings suggest that delay in project completion, cost overruns, poor quality of work, poor fund utilization, and poor service delivery are the major challenges of the poor delivery of projects. The major factors that cause such challenges are linked to four aspects of the infrastructure projects such as project management, organization and management, construction and construction management, and sociopolitical. Six-pronged strategic measures, which include capacity building, the appointment of competent and skilled professionals, structuring review and monitoring processes, enhancing collaboration and communication among stakeholders, enabling accountability and transparency, and adopting participative leadership, can assist efficient water infrastructure project delivery in South Africa.

This study aims to review the chronological development of the network approach and the fundamental network theories. In the first part of the study, the historical development of the network approach from the 1930s to the present, the contributors to the field in this process and the important stages of the approach are compiled. In the second part, the most popular micro network theories, which arise from the field applications, Coleman's network closure, Burt's structural gaps, the strength of the weak links of Granovetter, and finally the small world phenomenon of Milgram are evaluated. The similarities and differences of these theories are also included. This article aims to provide a reference to the literature of the Turkish literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to adapt to the demands posed by the advance of technologies and the idea of an increasingly globalized world, educational reforms have multiplied, seeking to adapt to the new ways of learning of young students. The success of these reforms, however, has proven to be unsustainable. This article seeks to approach the school as a working organization challenged to innovate and adapt to current global threats, as well as to foster the participation and personal and professional development of teachers and students, thus supporting the generation of citizens capable of discerning the social priorities that characterize these first decades of the 21st century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objectives: Patient engagement has become the expectation around the world in an array of healthcare activities. There is an emerging need to improve the mechanisms and approaches to engaging patients. Previous research has found variation in the terms used to describe PE, which may inhibit the usefulness and impact of tools developed to improve PE. The objective of this review was to investigate how studies have conceptualized and differentiated between degrees of engagement in planning and designing of health services.Methods: This review conducted a database search for studies on PE in planning and designing health services, which were analyzed using the qualitative meta-synthesis approach.Results: The descriptive characteristics and the terms used to depict PE were analyzed in 18 studies. A synthesis for the following terms are provided: collaboration, cooperation, co-production, active involvement, partnership, and consumer and peer leadership. Similarities and differences between these terms and with frameworks of engagement are discussed.Conclusion: This review found various conceptualizations of terms that depict meaningful PE that practitioners can use to develop their own conceptualizations match the context of an activity.Practice Implications: Joint training between patients and healthcare professionals may address variations in the language, goals, and purposes of engagement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Delivering well-coordinated care is essential for optimizing clinical outcomes, enhancing patient care experiences, minimizing costs, and increasing provider satisfaction. The Veterans Health Administration (VA) has built a strong foundation for internally coordinating care. However, VA faces mounting internal care coordination challenges due to growth in the number of Veterans using VA care, high complexity in Veterans' care needs, the breadth and depth of VA services, and increasing use of virtual care. VA's Health Services Research and Development service with the Office of Research and Development held a conference assessing the state-of-the-art (SOTA) on care coordination. One workgroup within the SOTA focused on coordination between VA providers for high-need Veterans, including (1) Veterans with multiple chronic conditions; (2) Veterans with high-intensity, focused, specialty care needs; (3) Veterans experiencing care transitions; (4) Veterans with severe mental illness; (5) and Veterans with homelessness and/or substance use disorders. We report on this workgroup's recommendations for policy and organizational initiatives and identify questions for further research. Recommendations from a separate workgroup on coordinating VA and non-VA care are contained in a companion paper. Leaders from research, clinical services, and VA policy will need to partner closely as they develop, implement, assess, and spread effective practices if VA is to fully realize its potential for delivering highly coordinated care to every Veteran. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Thai industry is moving toward Industry 4.0 era. Whilst technologies are today advanced and accessible, Organization and Management are often the obstacle to the development. Thus, the paper focuses on investigating the Human Resource and the Human Resource Management if they are aligned with the potential of the industry toward Industry 4.0. The paper selects indicators from the World Economic Forum's the Global Competitiveness Report in order to explore Thai industry's Organization and Management potential. The finding is suggestive that Human Resource and Human Resource Management of Thai industry are deficit. Whilst the Organization and Management Potential has been improving, the Human Resource and Human Resource Management are otherwise. The concerning issues are, for example, Quality of math and science education, Availability of scientists and engineers, Pay and productivity, and Capacity to retain and attract talent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Patient safety is a key element of quality in health care; it has been i dentified as links turn contribute to the prevention of incidents in hospitals. Objective: To analyze the quality of the nursing shift liaison process, in a medical unit of third level of care, of the public sector in Culiacan, Sinaloa. Material and methods: Aquantitative, observational, prospective and cross-sectional study. The sample size: 120 observation guides applied in Internal Medicine and General Surgery. The instrument used has sufficient validity and reliability. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Shift link quality and patient safety, a non compliance with 62.8%. Conclusion: As for the quality of the shift link, it has great opportun it ies for improvement, given the weaknesses that are observed; it is necessary to implement continuous improvement strategies with respect to; standardization of the process, patient safety, communication and application of audits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]