qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the reader to
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Good governance‚ democracy and development By Aftab Ahmad Khan Government may be taken as connoting how people are ruled and how the affairs of the state are administered and regulated. It encompasses the state’s institutional and structural arrangements‚ decision-making process and implementation capacity. Conversely‚ it also implies the possibility that the government may be captured by self-seeking elites intent on plundering the nation’s wealth. Good governance depends on the extent to
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Urban Governance for sustainable development 1 URBAN GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Dr. Alka Bharat‚ Professor‚ Dept. of Architecture & Planning‚ M.A.N.I.T.‚ Bhopal – 462007‚ India. E-mail: alka_bharat@yahoo.com Ms. Chandan Chawla‚ Architect / Urban Planner.E mail: ccassociates@rediffmail.com INTRODUCTION The importance of sustainability in the urban setting cannot be over emphasized‚ as it concerns the very survival of a city. Healthy cities contribute to a healthy nation. Clean
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E-Governance Traditionally‚ the interaction between government and citizen took place in a government office. Now Govt. are facing problem in wake of social and technology‚ publics are demanding efficient and transparent public administration. Governments worldwide are striving hard to transform and reinvent the government system. E-Government: It can be defined as the application of ICT-particularly internet based information technology by government agency to improve efficiency‚ effectiveness‚
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BUSM3199 Ethics & Governance Introduction to ethics and governance Questions for tutorial 1 I. Questions a) What are the differences between immoral and amoral management (Carroll‚ 2001)? b) What are the differences between intentional and unintentional amoral management (Carroll‚ 2001)? c) How should an organisation deal with an activity that is legal but unethical? d) Why is plagiarism an ethical issue? II. Case study: The not-so-great Gatsby The hourly employees at Appleberg Electric
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IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PRESENT POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CLIMATE‚ CRITICALLY EXAMINE HOW HEALTH CARE ORGANISATIONS CAN ACCOUNT TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED INTRODUCTION The concept of Clinical Governance was dated back when the Labour government came into office in the1990s. The Labour government introduced a National Health Service White Paper to support the National Health Service (NHS) programme. In addition‚ an internal market was also introduced to improve the quality of care
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Critically analyse how clinical governance can ensure accountability of individuals and teams and that nursing practice is safe and of a high standard? As Defined by Scally and Donaldson 1998‚ clinical governance is: “A framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish” (NHS Executive‚ 1998). The aim of the NHS
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The Independent Commission for Good Governance in Public Services‚ chaired by Sir Alan Langlands‚ worked throughout 2004. Through two rounds of consultation‚ the Commission drew on the views of a wide range of people with experience of governance‚ and of service users and citizens‚ to produce the Good Governance Standard for Public Services. The Standard presents six principles of good governance that are common to all public service organisations and are intended to help all those with an
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what is meant by the term ‘clinical governance’ AND discuss the implications and impact of clinical governance on practicing pharmacists and pharmacy services. Throughout the world‚ societies are striving to determine how best to organise their health systems and deliver services. Increasingly‚ there is recognition that the development and evaluation of new therapies and diagnostic tools is only part of the answer to better health care(1). Clinical governance first began to appear in the NHS vocabulary
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rights and freedom of expression. Therefore‚ internet needs reasonable governance. What is internet governance? "The development and application by governments‚ the private sector and civil society‚ in their respective roles‚ of shared principles‚ norms‚ rules‚ decision-making procedures‚ and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet."(UN Working Group on Internet Governance‚ 2005) Meanwhile‚ Internet governance is a ’network of networks’‚ involving many types of actor and a high
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