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Patient satisfaction with healthcare delivery systems

Baalbaki, Imad; Ahmed Z.U.; Pashtenko V.H.; Makarem S. (, 2008)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide insight, exploratory research, and support for the strategic use of hospital secondary support functions as an initial strategy for marketing healthcare, increasing patient ...
Peculiar strengths and relational attributes of SMEs in the context of CSR

Jamali D.; Zanhour M.; Keshishian T. (DORDRECHTVAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2009)

The spotlight in the CSR discourse has traditionally been focused on multinational corporations (MNCs). This paper builds on a burgeoning stream of literature that has accorded recent attention to the relevance and importance ...
Perceptions of leader transformational ability: The role of leader speech and follower self-esteem

Sidani Y.M. (, 2007)

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of speech on transformational leadership attributions and the role of follower self-esteem in fostering the relationship between followers and their leaders. ...
Perceptions of the ethicality of favors at work in Asia: An 11-society assessment

Karam C.M.; Ralston D.A.; Egri C.P.; Butt A.; Srinivasan N.; Fu P.P.; Lee C.H.; Moon Y.-L.; Li Y.; Ansari M.; Kuo C.; Hung V.T.; Pekerti A.; Hallinger P.; Fang Y.; Chia H.-B. (NEW YORK233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA, 2013)

We explore macro-level factors that shape perceptions of the ethicality of favors in Asian workplaces using the subordinate influence ethics (SIE) measure. We also expand and use the crossvergence model to examine the ...
Political connections and the cost of equity capital

Boubakri N.; Guedhami O.; Mishra D.; Saffar W. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2012)

Motivated by recent research on the costs and benefits of political connection, we examine the cost of equity capital of politically connected firms. Using propensity score matching models, we find that politically connected ...
Predicting clinical image delivery time by monitoring PACS queue behavior

King N.E.; Documet J.; Liu B. (NEW YORK233 SPRING STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA, 2006)

The expectation of rapid image retrieval from PACS users contributes to increased information technology (IT) infrastructure investments to increase performance as well as continuing demands upon PACS administrators to ...
Preface

Hamdan A.R.; Famili F.A.; Kendall G.; Sarim H.M.; Osman I.H.; Abdullah S.; Othman Z. (, 2011)

[No abstract available]
Preface

Bondarouk T.; Ruel H.; Guiderdoni-Jourdain K.; Oiry E. (IGI Global;, 2009)

[No abstract available]
Premium, merger fees and the choice of investment banks: A simultaneous analysis

Chahine S.; Ismail A. (2009)

We analyze 635 US MandA transactions from 1985 to 2004. In contrast with prior research, we distinguish between the target and acquirer fees, and examine their independent effects on the level of the merger premium. The ...
Pricing transparency in healthcare for the underserved: A lesson from the Persian gulf

King N. (2009)

The rising cost of healthcare in the U.S. has enlarged the underserved community. In the ongoing debate to lower healthcare costs, transparent pricing is one mechanism purported to make healthcare more affordable. The ...
Pricing transparency in healthcare for the underserved:A lesson from the Persian Gulf

King N. (2010)

Transparent pricing is one mechanism purported to make healthcare more affordable in the ongoing debate to lower healthcare costs. The experience of a small hospital located in the Persian Gulf that integrated an outpatient ...
Prior ratings: A new information source for recommender systems in e-commerce

Guo G.; Zhang J.; Thalmann D.; Yorke-Smith N. (, 2013)

Lack of motivation to provide ratings and eligibility to rate generally only after purchase restrain the effectiveness of recommender systems and contribute to the well-known data sparsity and cold start problems. This ...
Privatization of Gulf Industrial Institutions: The Secret of Success

Ghanem A.; Elfakhani S. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2011)

[No abstract available]
Proceedings of the 2011 Third Conference on Data Mining and Optimization (DMO), 28–29 June 2011, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Osman, Ibrahim H.; Famili, Fazal (IEEE Press, )
Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Educational Knowledge Management (EKM 2016) : Bologna, 20 November 2016

Zablith, Fouad; Matta, Nada; Inaya, Lahoud (CEUR, )
Production and consumption of university Linked Data

Zablith F.; Fernandez M.; Rowe M. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 2012)

Linked Data increases the value of an organisation's data over the web by introducing explicit and machine processable links at the data level. We have adopted this new stream of data representation to produce and expose ...
Promoting innovation in the MENA region: The role of social norms and individual factors in entrepreneurial networks

Zali M.R.; Bastian B.L.; Qureshi S. (, 2013)

Research has shown that innovation, as a form of entrepreneurship, leverages social networks and enable entrepreneurs to access external resources and knowledge. This paper investigates the effect of entrepreneurs' networks ...
Properties of polymer concrete using fly ash

Rebeiz K.S.; Serhal S.P.; Craft A.P. (RESTON1801 ALEXANDER BELL DR, RESTON, VA 20191-4400 USA, 2004)

This paper investigates the use of fly ash as a replacement for sand in polymer concrete (PC). It is shown that a replacement of 15percent by weight of sand with fly ash improves the compressive strength of unreinforced ...
Proposing a reference process model for the citizen-centric evaluation of e-government services

Tsohou A.; Lee H.; Irani Z.; Weerakkody V.; Osman I.H.; Anouze A.L.; Medeni T. (, 2013)

Purpose: Evaluating and optimizing e-government services is imperative for governments especially due to the capacity of e-services to transform public administrations and assist the interactions of governments with citizens, ...
Public perception and economic implications of bottled water consumption in underprivileged urban areas

Massoud M.A.; Maroun R.; Abdelnabi H.; Jamali I.I.; El-Fadel M. (DORDRECHTVAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2013)

This paper presents a comparative assessment of public perception of drinking water quality in two underprivileged urban areas in Lebanon and Jordan with nearly similar cultural and demographic characteristics. It compares ...

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