Current Issue : October - December Volume : 2014 Issue Number : 4 Articles : 5 Articles
Non-governmental organizations play a significant role in the development and stabilization of the socioeconomic factor of the society. The review study focuses upon implementation of certain factors that would efficiently help in developing the efficiency of a non-governmental organization. The employment of coherent relationship in between the vision and actions executed within an organization under strong leadership and staff commitment plays a significant role in the development of an organization. Further, the significance of organizational learning and research is imminent for attaining efficiency within the functioning of an organization. The collaborations among certain organizations i.e. government, private etc. also enhance credibility and result greater impact upon the society. Autonomy too plays a significant role in the development of an organization should be enhanced by effectively reducing the dependence of organizations upon donor funding’s and financial sources. It is imperative for the non-profitable organizations to actively follow such protocols which eventually lead to enhanced effectiveness and development of the organization....
This article describes the development and use of e-democracy in a housing area in a Swedish\nmunicipality over more than a five-year period. The impact of the on-going dialogue between\nselectors and selected representatives using an ICT-artifact (Information and Communication\nTechnology) is studied in particular. The perspectives of this research are threefold: How\nshould (i) social, (ii) pedagogical and (iii) technical components be organized to develop,\nuphold or vitalize a social and learning context with ICT-supported dialogue and discussion\nbetween ordinary participants/members and their representatives? The findings of this article\nmainly consist of pitfalls and success factors which may influence the development and use of\ne-democracy on a medium sized societal level. Two important preconditions for a successful\ndevelopment are that the whole implementation (democratization) process is well known for\nthe involved parties, and that there is a contract established that regulates the actions of the\nkey actors and other participants....
In today's fast-globalizing world, the much-hyped concept of place branding has become critical for regions in fierce global competition to capture and secure geographically-mobile investment. In this environment, the effort to attract and promote inward investment is a challenge requiring coordination across several fronts, where socio-economic fabric along with skilled qualified human resources emerges high on the list of critical variables. Corsica is an island economy marked by the complete absence of any of the big holdings and multinationals that fuel and forge the worldwide economy. Equally absent are any of the kind of medium-sized enterprises servicing big business that have spearheaded local economies in other regions like Lombardy. Corsica's economic fabric is essentially made up of small and home businesses, farm smallholdings, artisans and small-scale retail. Given how public-sector capital investment is already hypertrophied, a policy of investment in human capital could be a compelling new opportunity to trigger a dynamic regional development impetus. Leading the way, the University Institute of Technology Corsica, Corsica University�s affiliated school of applied vocational technologies, is demonstrating its ability to act as a structurally engaged facilitator of island-wide spatial planning and regional branding. As a founding pillar in pioneering the emergence of a sandwich-course training system in higher education in Corsica, in 2010 the university made its entire training curriculum fully accessible to all, through the signature of apprenticeship training or vocational qualifications agreements. After highlighting the specific features of the sandwich training policy development process in Corsica as a shaper of the Regional Vocational Development Programme, this paper brings an analysis of the lessons learned from the pioneering example of the University Institute of Technology Corsica as a dynamic engineer of structured future and regional brand for Corsica....
This study investigated the discrepancy between students� service expectations and their\nperceptions of the service performance in a college of business in one of the public universities\nin Saudi Arabia. Using the SERVQUAL instrument, this study collected data from 166 students.\nTo test the dimensionality of the instrument, all 22 items were analysed using oblique rotation\nand varimax rotation, which resulted in a two-dimensional solution explaining 61.2 per cent of\nthe variance. Overall, with the exception of one statement, more than 61 per cent of the\nstatements pertaining to the college were rated to be on the positive side. However, further\nanalysis using the paired samples t-test indicated that the faculty members and the college itself\nwere not currently meeting their service quality expectations. In addition to that one-way\nrepeated measures ANOVA tests confirmed the significant differences in perceptions of service\nquality among the students. Student expectations are highest in the area of access and empathy.\nThese results suggest that the college should undertake significant efforts in faculty education in\nthe area of service quality and customer satisfaction. This includes increasing the number of\nfemale faculty members. From the managerial perspective, it is very important that the faculty\nmembers and the college measure service quality continuously. In fact, service quality and\nstudent satisfaction are important factors in retention. This study is delimited to one small\nsample of students of the college. Future study that can assess continuous performance using a\nlarger sample should be conducted....
Recently in Morocco, the geriatrics specialty has been officially recognized by the Ministry of health. However it is faced to many lacks of suitable facilities, technical and resources to meet the needs of Moroccan seniors. As a valuable technology, Information and Communication Technologies can contribute to solving this matter and create an innovative added value for both, elderly and geriatricians. But these are conditioned by the acceptance and the usage of ICT by geriatricians. Hence, this communication aims to identify factors supporting the acceptance of ICT by geriatricians in Morocco. The study was conducted in health public hospitals in Agadir city, South of Morocco. It revealed that only three factors, Compatibility, Perceived Usefulness, and Perceived Ease of Use seem to be significant for this acceptance....
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