For-Profit Enterprise in Health Care was stimulated by concerns among members of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and others that health services—already heavily dependent on monetary transactions through prepayment and insurance—will become excessively commercialized, with growing ownership by stockholders. The issues closely associated with these concerns are examined in depth in this repo…
There’s a lot of excitement about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Optimists claim that Bitcoin will fundamentally alter payments, economics, and even politics around the world. Pessimists claim Bitcoin is inherently broken and will suffer an inevitable and spectacular collapse. Underlying these differing views is significant confusion about what Bitcoin is and how it works. We wrote this book …
The Management Information Systems and Performance Measurement for the Electronic Library project was part-funded by JISC under the Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) as a Supporting Study. The contractor, the Centre for Research in Library & Information Management at the University of Central Lancashire, undertook the work as part of its Management Information for the Electronic Library…
This report is the second in a series of three annual assessments of project management at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The first annual report assessed progress through mid-2001 (NRC, 2001b), and this report continues the assessment through October 2002. The assessments are being made by the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Committee for Oversight and Assessment of U.S. Departm…
If any phrase characterizes the hospitality and tourism industry today it would probably be “constantly changing.” Worldwide recessionary conditions, globalization, industry-wide focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility are just some of the forces converging and resulting in widespread change. The result is an industry that requires future leaders in hospitality and tourism …
The focus of this book has been on routine health unit-based information systems. Routine health information systems, more than nonroutine methods such as surveys or rapid assessment methods, are the main data source in most countries. Yet they have the infamous reputation for producing a plethora of irrelevant or low-quality data. Therefore, most health managers, as a rule, do not use the…
Projects are, more than ever, a fact of life for voluntary organisations. Changing patterns of funding, particularly the impact of the Community Fund, mean that it is becoming ever more common for agencies to develop their work and secure funding by developing specific projects. Funders in their turn are asking for details of how projects will be managed, with some beginning to expect agencies …
The business application of Management Information System has expanded significantly over the years. Technology advances have increased both the availability and volume of information for managers and the decision makers for both planning and execution. Decision makers require information to assess and monitor performance at all levels of the organisation. The new role focused on developing bus…
The purpose of risk management training is to raise basic awareness of risk management concepts and mechanisms, to enable participants to identify and manage risks in their own units and to strengthen project management through adequate forward planning of potential risks. The half-day training module on risk management introduces the defi nition of risk and the purpose of risk management …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Managements of some companies and other entities have developed processes to identify and manage risk across the enterprise, and many others have begun development or are considering doing so. While considerable information on enterprise risk management is available, including much published literature, no common terminology exists, and there are few if any widely accepted pr…
This paper was prepared for the Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute (ITFI) at the University of Memphis to help advance research, education, and outreach related to intermodal freight transportation. The primary audience for the paper includes IFTI faculty, staff, and students as well as representatives of the public and private organizations that support IFTI. The paper is part of an …
The field of enterprise risk management (ERM) was born from corporate scandals early in this century. COSO published its Integrated Framework in 2004, outlining eight ERM components that, when present and functioning effectively, provide reasonable assurance an organization will meet its objectives. Since then, organizations have been increasingly urged to adopt risk oversight practices, wit…
PREFACE This guide is a catalogue of ideas, information, services and material available to those interested in energy conservation. It is intended to stimulate food and beverage processor's interest in energy conservation and give information on how to get an energy management program started. More specific information is available and advice should be sought from qualified engineering st…
The main objective of the paper is to discuss how indicators and metrics can be used in risk management. In introduction, there are presented some general ideas about enterprise risk management and its implementation using key risk indicators (KRIs). In Section, there are presented several definitions for KRI and the steps which must be followed for implementing a set of KRI. In Section 2, it i…