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Benchmarking methodology in a transport sector [PDF]

Transport, 2004
The article analyses the following issues: 1) Definitions of benchmarking. Benchmarking as a management tool that has long been succefully used both in the private and public sectors to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of products and processes ...
M. Išoraitė
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Green Urban Development: The Impact Investment Strategy of Canadian Pension Funds

Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 2022
This paper investigates the investment strategy that large Canadian pension funds implement in the private real estate market. Even though they manage just 6% of global pension assets in our data, Canadian pension funds are responsible for 60% of the ...
Alexander D. Beath, Sebastien Betermier, Maaike Van Bragt, Yuedan Liu, Quentin Spehner   +4 more
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SASE, Success and Adverse event Score in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: a Novel Grading System

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Validated, accepted grading tools for preprocedural complexity assessment in ERCP are lacking. We therefore created a grading system for ERCP based on the classification used by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE ...
Andreas Maieron, Christine Duller, Andreas Püspök, Emanuel Steiner, Christine Kapral   +4 more
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Variability in Test Interval Is Linked to Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) Trajectory over Time

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2022
Aims. We previously showed that the glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) testing frequency links to diabetes control. Here, we examine the effect of variability in test interval, adjusted for the frequency, on change in HbA1c (ΔHbA1c). Materials & Methods. HbA1c
Anthony A. Fryer, David Holland, Michael Stedman, Christopher J. Duff, Lewis Green, Jonathan Scargill, Fahmy W. F. Hanna, Pensée Wu, R. John Pemberton, Christine Bloor, Adrian H. Heald   +10 more
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Assessment of the classification and typology of benchmarking using the conditions of correct logical division of concepts

Nowoczesne Systemy Zarządzania, 2022
The number of types and classes of benchmarking cited in the literature proves not only the great interest of researchers in this issue, but also the lack of systematization of theoretical issues in the area of benchmarking classification and typology ...
Magdalena Szydełko
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WHAT IS BENCHMARKING? [PDF]

Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2022
Benchmarking is an activity that consists of comparing the own practices of the organization with those of other organizations. Benchmarking is the process by which the best methods used in an economic activity are sought, these methods allowing the ...
CEAUȘESCU IONUT
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Benchmarking outcomes on multiple contextual levels in lean healthcare: a systematic review, development of a conceptual framework, and a research agenda

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Reliable benchmarking in Lean healthcare requires widely relevant and applicable domains for outcome metrics and careful attention to contextual levels.
Elina Reponen, Thomas G. Rundall, Stephen M. Shortell, Janet C. Blodgett, Angelica Juarez, Ritva Jokela, Markku Mäkijärvi, Paulus Torkki   +7 more
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Sustainability in education: An evaluation of a new teaching and learning strategy in chartered accountancy studies – A student perspective

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2013
Sustainability has been described as the primary moral and economic imperative of the twenty-first century and one of the most important sources of both opportunities and risks for businesses.
Riëtte de Lange, Ben Marx, Alex van der Watt   +2 more
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Exploring a digital technology framework for building rural security transformation [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences
The safety of the original old buildings in the upgrading and remodeling of traditional rural landscape has become a key aspect that cannot be ignored.
Dong Xuan, Shi Lang, Zeng Xinyue, Cai Fupeng, Dong Zuorong, Chiu Chenyuan   +5 more
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Measuring and optimising the efficiency of community hospital inpatient care for older people: the MoCHA mixed-methods study

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2020
Background: Community hospitals are small hospitals providing local inpatient and outpatient services. National surveys report that inpatient rehabilitation for older people is a core function but there are large differences in key performance measures ...
John Young, Claire Hulme, Andrew Smith, John Buckell, Mary Godfrey, Claire Holditch, Jessica Grantham, Helen Tucker, Pam Enderby, John Gladman, Elizabeth Teale, Jean-Christophe Thiebaud   +11 more
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