...Chapter 1 Business Information Systems in Your Career Computers continue to change every aspect of our lives from entertainment to shopping, from the work we do and where we do it, to how we communicate with friends, relatives, and business associates. As you can see from the opening vignette in the text, many businesses are remodeling their products and services to take advantage of expanded channel outlets such as the Internet, cell phones, and iPad and tablet devices. This chapter gives you an overview of many of the subjects we’ll touch on in this course. It will help you understand how information technology is being used by many businesses worldwide to increase efficiency, save money, and create better relationships with suppliers and customers. 1.1 The Role of Information Systems in Business Today Ask managers to describe their most important resources and they’ll list money, equipment, materials, and people—not necessarily in that order. It’s very unusual for managers to consider information an important resource, and yet it is. As electronic business and electronic commerce grow in popularity and more firms digitize their operations, having useful information is becoming even more important to the global business community. This chapter will begin to explain why you need to manage your information resources as closely as any other in your organization. How Information Systems Are Transforming Business The next time you’re in your workplace or on...
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...preparation and delivery. According to Senders (1991), the particular error at particular instant cannot be prevented and that even the most skilled individuals make mistakes. There are suggestion by Pharmacy Council(2005) on the creation of hierarchy of ‘levels’ that technician can achieved, each with prerequisite skills and experience, responsible and pay. The aim of this study is identify why medication errors are high at the preparation stage. The objectives are to rank factors that contribute to the errors. Secondly, to determine whether these factors differed by work settings or personal characteristic. Thirdly, to identify the PA training needs to mitigate the errors 1. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error, (NCC MERP) 2008, About Medication Error. Available at http://www.nccmerp.org. AboutMedErrors.html 2. Allard J et al,(2002)Medication errors causes,prevention and reduction. British Journal of Hematology 116, 255-265 3. Council in credentialing in pharmacy. The profession wide dialog concerning the development of national standards 4. Senders J et al, Human error: cause,prediction and reduction. Hillsdale NJ Erlbaum: 1991:128 5. Serembus et al, Consequences of fatal medication errors for healthcare providers: A secondary...
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...Ependymin, a secretory glycoprotein that relates to long-term memory, had only been found in vertebrate species. The protein was proposed to be vertebrate-specific molecules that explain the evolution of the chordate nervous system (Landers et al., 2001; Venter et al., 2001; Ponting and Russell, 2002). Yet the gene that relates Ependymin were found in sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima in the experiment, which was not found from invertebrates before. Using cDNA synthesis and analysis by common reverse transcription polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCRs), an ependymin-related gene from the sea cucumber H. glaberrima (EpenHg) and cloned related ependymin expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from two other echinoderms (Holothuria Mexicana and Lytechinus...
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...The National Patient Safety Goal(NSPG) that interests me is regarding medication labeling. The NSPG says "Label all medications, medication containers, and other solutions on and off the sterile field in perioperative and other procedural settings." (National Patient Safety Goals) I am appealed by this goal because if medication isn't labeled properly or even at all it can result in a patients illness or even death. Proper labeling is crucial to avoid a mishap. As stated above NPSG 03.04.01 is labeling all medications, medication containers and other solutions on and off the sterile field. (Joint Commission) In the elements section, it is described that an medication may not be administered until it has been labeled. In element 3, it specifies...
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...DEVELOPMENT FISCAL & ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT PRIVATE BAG 7705 CAUSEWAY HARARE E-mail: cmujajat@mweb.co.zw Mr. BERNARD MUFUTE MANAGER: ECONOMIC RESEARCH & POLICY INTERVENTION CONFEDERATION OF ZIMBABWE INDUSTRIES P.O. BOX 3794 HARARE E-mail: bmufute@czi.co.zw 1 CONTENTS LIST 1 Introduction 2 Pre-Reform Policy Regime 3 An Overview of Major Economic Reforms in Zimbabwe 3.1The Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP): 1991-1995 3.1.1 Trade Liberalization 3.1.2 Domestic Deregulation 3.1.3 Financial Sector and Monetary Policy Reform 3.1.4 Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform 3.1.5 Labour Market Reform 3.1.6 Public Enterprise Reform 3.2 Zimbabwe Programme for Economic and Social Transformation (ZIMPREST): 1996-2000 3.3 Millenium Economic Recovery Programme (MERP): 2000-2002 4 An Overview of Major Political Reforms in Zimbabwe 5 The Research Problem 6 Justification of the Study 7 Research Objectives 8 Research Questions 9 Hypotheses 10 The Conceptual Framework 11 Research Methodology 11.1 Data Collection Methods 11.2 Basic Case Study Research Design 11.3 The Sample & Case Selection Method 12 Research Launching Seminars 13 Consultative and Feedback Seminars 14Composition of Research Team 15 Communication and Dissemination of the Research Results References Appendix PAGE 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 17 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 2 1 INTRODUCTION In a number of sub-Saharan African economies that embarked on the process of major economic policy reforms, adjustment is not working...
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...Case Analysis - Strategic Analysis of Motorola Inc The company that I chose to complete my Strategic Analysis on is Motorola Inc.. Many of us are familiar with Motorola products due to the advent of the cellular phones. Regardless of the carrier of the service, be it Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, many of these companies use a cellular device created by Motorola. However, the company does much more than just producing cell phones. One area that Motorola is trying to focus its current strategic actions in the area of Semiconductors. History/Financial Portfolio Motorola Inc. started with the founding of the company by Paul V.Galvin (figure 1). Paul and his brother Joseph E .Galvin purchased a battery eliminator business from Stewart Storage Battery Company which made battery eliminators used in operating radios using household current in 1928 and created 'Galvin Manufacturing Company'. The company started with five employees and grew gradually. It expanded its business into automobile industry, by introducing auto radios sold to independent auto distributors and automotive dealers. With Galvin Manufacturing Company entering into the auto industry, Paul V. Galvin coined the word Figure 1 'MOTOROLA' linking motion and radio. Daniel E. Noble joined Galvin Manufacturing Company in 1940 as Director of Research. As a pioneer in FM radio communications and semiconductor technology he originated the first hand-held two-way radio for the Connecticut State Police. He brought...
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...Date: October 21, 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Background 2 Define the problem 3 Literature Review 4 Problem Analysis 6 Possible Solutions 10 Solutions and Implementations 12 Justification 13 References 14 Introduction Attention to medical errors escalated over five years ago with the release of a study from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), To Err is Human, which found that between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die each year in U.S. hospitals due to preventable medical errors. Hospital errors rank between the fifth and eighth leading cause of death, killing more Americans than breast cancer, traffic accidents or AIDS. Serious medication errors occur in the cases of five to 10 percent of patients admitted to hospitals. These numbers may understate the problem because they do not include preventable deaths due to medical treatments outside of hospitals (Vantage Professional Education, 2009). Background Medical malpractice is professional negligence that can cause injury which may result in death, substantial economic damages to the patient. Most cases of medical malpractice involve inaccurate diagnosis or misdiagnosis. There has been various and unfolding problems occurring in the United States domestic healthcare for many years. The most grave problem experienced in the healthcare industry is the suborn increase of medical...
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...Islamic Banking and Finance To Dr Mohammad Omar Zubair, who is a source of inspiration for all those working in the field of Islamic economics and finance Islamic Banking and Finance New Perspectives on Profit-Sharing and Risk Edited by Munawar Iqbal Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia David T. Llewellyn Loughborough University, UK Edward Elgar Cheltenham, UK • Northampton, MA, USA In association with: International Association of Islamic Economics Islamic Development Bank The Islamic Foundation © Dr Munawar Iqbal and Professor David T. Llewellyn 2002 (on behalf of the Steering Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Islamic Economics and Banking held at Loughborough University, UK, August 13–15, 2000) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Glensanda House Montpellier Parade Cheltenham Glos GL50 1UA UK Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. 136 West Street Suite 202 Northampton Massachusetts 01060 USA A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Islamic Banking and Finance: New Perspectives on Profit-Sharing and Risk / edited by Munawar Iqbal, David T. Llewellyn p. cm. “Some of the papers were presented...
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...Maria Vasilenko 223901 Feasibility of using biosensors for heavy metal detection in complex matrices such as bio-slurries. Master of Science Thesis Examiners: Professor Matti Karp Professor Raghida Lepistö Examiner and topic approved in The Science and Bioengineering Department Council meeting on 7.11.2012 Abstract TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master‟s Degree Programme in Science and Bioengineering Vasilenko Maria: Feasibility of using biosensors for heavy metal detection in complex matrices such as bio-slurries. Seminar paper, 97 pages November 2012 Major: Biotechnology Examiners: Matti Karp, Raghida Lepisto Keywords: environmental pollution, heavy metals, biosensors, slurries The quality of bioslurries that are used in industrial production and agriculture need to be watched very closely to avoid spreading of contaminants on area and poisoning of humans and animals. Because heavy metals are very stable and toxic in many chemical compositions, their amount should be estimated very thoroughly. A new approach that involved biosensors was tested in this study. Because the slurries are complex non-unified matrices which composed of two phases – solid and liquid, the cell behavior can varies a lot from the one that explained in water and so the estimation of ion concentration can be not reliable. It was shown that the cell actually behave different in the slurries. Normally the dissolved compounds suppress the biosensor activity and, in the same time, the ions in the...
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...http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9728.html We ship printed books within 1 business day; personal PDFs are available immediately. To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System Linda T. Kohn, Janet M. Corrigan, and Molla S. Donaldson, Editors; Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine ISBN: 0-309-51563-7, 312 pages, 6 x 9, (2000) This PDF is available from the National Academies Press at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9728.html Visit the National Academies Press online, the authoritative source for all books from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council: • Download hundreds of free books in PDF • Read thousands of books online for free • Explore our innovative research tools – try the “Research Dashboard” now! • Sign up to be notified when new books are published • Purchase printed books and selected PDF files Thank you for downloading this PDF. If you have comments, questions or just want more information about the books published by the National Academies Press, you may contact our customer service department tollfree at 888-624-8373, visit us online, or send an email to feedback@nap.edu. This book plus thousands more are available at http://www.nap.edu. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF File are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Distribution, posting, or copying...
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