Examining Governing Board Functions and Health Center Performances During Health System Reform: A Cross-sectional Study in 4 Regional States of Ethiopia [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022 BackgroundSince 1995, the Ethiopian health system has been managed through decentralizing functions, resources, and authorities to local levels. As a result, health centers are led and managed by governing boards.
Mesele Damte Argaw, Binyam Fekadu Desta
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Citizen science interactions with official geospatial information; Case studies from Mexico
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 This paper presents an overview of the integration of participatory processes in the production of official data. Through a series of interviews with strategic stakeholders we identified the key elements to institutionalize citizen science in the ...
Céline Jacquin +3 more
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, 2021 AbstractCompany boards play a big role in the governance of SMEs and different models were traced from family boards to foundations, as well as the impact of dual board structures frequently adopted. Covering governing arrangements, the chapter reports how SMEs dealt with board roles at public, family-owned, and foundation-owned companies.
Jean-Pierre Jeannet +3 more
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Developing a patient-driven chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research agenda in the U.S.
Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021 Plain English summary The COPD Patient-Powered Research Network (PPRN) asked adults with COPD and their caregivers to suggest areas for future research on COPD.
Inga Gruß +7 more
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Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2021 Through an exploratory comparative case study of two U.S. states (Georgia and Nevada), this study investigates how the selection mechanism to state higher education governing agency boards influences the responsiveness of board members to stakeholders ...
Paul G. Rubin
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Governing Board Attributes as Profitability Influencers under Endogeneity: An Econometric Analysis in South Africa [PDF]
ACRN Journal of Finance and Risk Perspectives, 2019 Presently, the oversight role performed by the governing board has been interrogated due to the demise of several corporate giants. The governing board is responsible for advancing the strategic direction of the company by ensuring superior performance ...
Navitha Singh Sewpersad
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Evaluation of Board Performance in Iran’s Universities of Medical Sciences [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014 Background The critical role that the board plays in governance of universities clarifies the necessity of evaluating its performance. This study was aimed to evaluate the performance of the boards of medical universities and provide solutions to ...
Haniye Sajadi +5 more
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Opening the black box: Unpacking board involvement in innovation [PDF]
, 2020 Corporate governance research suggests that boards of directors play key roles in governing company strategy. Although qualitative research has examined board-management relationships to describe board involvement in strategy,
Klarner, Patricia +2 more
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Governing boards and perceived performance of secondary schools: Preliminary evidence from a developing country [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a study carried out to determine the effect of governing boards on the performance of Ugandan secondary schools.
Muhwezi, M. +2 more
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The One Health Approach—Why Is It So Important?
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019 It has become increasingly clear over the past three decades that the majority of novel, emergent zoonotic infectious diseases originate in animals, especially wildlife [...]
John S Mackenzie, Martyn Jeggo
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