Organisations are increasingly leveraging improved decision making processes during the establish... more Organisations are increasingly leveraging improved decision making processes during the establishment of project teams. Beyond the obvious advantages of accessing qualified, cost-effective project staff, the issues of sustainability and governance are addressed when the virtual teaming approach is used. Projects can proceed without people needing to travel to a co-located work-place, thus saving time, effort and expense while creating less environmental pollution. But there is a governance problem; running virtual projects, particularly complex projects involve a greater degree of difficulty than managing co-located projects. What is needed are effective, practical methods for managing virtual projects. This paper introduces a new Reference Model of Organisational Behavior (RMOB) for the Leadership of Complex Virtual Teams which is arguably an effective way to meet the challenges of virtual teaming. This paper also discusses the new issue of sustainable leadership with mention of th...
California maintains a complex system of water rights, with the State Water Resources Control Boa... more California maintains a complex system of water rights, with the State Water Resources Control Board as the premiere administrative agency overseeing it. The State Water Resources Control Board has the ability, for example, to investigate water usage and implement regulations. However, when it comes to adjudicating water rights disputes, the agency’s power is not absolute. Under the California Supreme Court’s holding in National Audubon v. Superior Court of Alpine County, the trial court shares concurrent jurisdiction with the State Water Resources Control Board over water rights disputes. As California faces extreme drought conditions and climate change, legal battles over precious water resources have intensified and have brought National Audubon to the forefront. This comment begins by reviewing the existing framework for water rights in California and analyzing the court’s decision in National Audubon. It then proceeds to explain how changed circumstances—namely, drought and clim...
Sustainable development has evolved into one of the most important strategic issues facing organi... more Sustainable development has evolved into one of the most important strategic issues facing organisations worldwide. Incorporating principles of sustainable development within organisational policies and processes is a critical issue in addressing global environmental problems.
Background: Introduction: Attendance rate of scheduled follow-up visits in primary health care cl... more Background: Introduction: Attendance rate of scheduled follow-up visits in primary health care clinic has been decreasing lately among the Malaysian population. This situation was seen in diabetic health clinic where poor compliance with follow-up visits has causes serious health complications. Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the feasibility of Mobile SMS reminders in improving attendance rate of diabetic patients for follow-up visits. Methodology: A non-randomised pilot study of assessing the effectiveness of SMS reminders to improve patients’ attendance rate for scheduled follow-up visits was conducted among diabetic patients in the primary health care clinic. The participants were divided into 3 groups: baseline group (n=8084), control group (n=3347) and SMS reminders group (n=2258). 2 standardized SMS reminders were sent to the mobile phone of patients in the SMS reminders group the 2 weeks and 2 hours before their scheduled appointment date. Results: SMS reminder...
Organisational preparedness for information system (IS) disasters has been under-researched in Au... more Organisational preparedness for information system (IS) disasters has been under-researched in Australia (notably for public sector organizations). IS related failures in organisations come in many forms like people, processes, technology or computer data centre facilities. However, the way in which managers’ deal with risk has been largely overlooked by most of the public sector literature, and the emphasis remains with the details of accountability and control. Many management approaches have evolved since the industrial revolution which focussed on the major issue facing organisations in different eras, but over time organisational environments have become more complex, such that no single management approach could be described as ideal. Activities such as, project management, software development and risk management require some form of structure and discipline. While structured methods (rational, normative or prescriptive) remain popular, there is growing evidence that practiti...
Background Non-adherence to anti-seizure medication (ASM) therapy is an important contributing fa... more Background Non-adherence to anti-seizure medication (ASM) therapy is an important contributing factor to the higher mortality rate and treatment failure of epilepsy. This study aimed to determine the rate and factors associated with non-adherence to ASM therapy through the WHO five dimensions of medication adherence framework. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study at an outpatient Neurology Clinic of a tertiary government hospital in Malaysia. Between March and July 2019, we identified 217 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy, receiving oral ASM therapy and able to administer their medications. We performed a semi-structured interview to gather information on sociodemographic background, clinical and medication history, and perceptions on healthcare services. Adherence to ASM therapy was evaluated using the Medication Compliance Questionnaire (MCQ). Patient’s illness perception was assessed by the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ). Results 208 patients...
The aim of this paper is to examine the important relationship among social presence, decision pr... more The aim of this paper is to examine the important relationship among social presence, decision process satisfaction, and group performance. A laboratory experiment was conducted in October 2001. Seventy two voluntarily university students which were randomly assigned into 24 three-member groups were asked to work on a decision making task. The results indicated that (1) there is a positive relationship between groups' perceived degree of social presence and their decision process satisfaction, and (2) there is a positive relationship between groups' decision process satisfaction and group performance.
Holoprosencephaly is the most common malformation of the forebrain (1 in 250 embryos) with severe... more Holoprosencephaly is the most common malformation of the forebrain (1 in 250 embryos) with severe consequences for fetal and child development. This study evaluates nongenetic factors associated with holoprosencephaly risk, severity, and gene–environment interactions.
The objective of the present study was to describe the implementation of an organizational learni... more The objective of the present study was to describe the implementation of an organizational learning model and evaluate the effectiveness and usability of an application used to facilitate it in an ED setting.
Research Question: What are the key factors that shape the decision-making frameworks of Australi... more Research Question: What are the key factors that shape the decision-making frameworks of Australian public sector organizations in developing risk management strategies to address possible disasters arising from Information System (IS) failures? Subsidiary questions arising from this, and which will help further focus the study, are: Do these factors vary across organizational and industry contexts? How is preparedness to deal
Organisations are increasingly leveraging improved decision making processes during the establish... more Organisations are increasingly leveraging improved decision making processes during the establishment of project teams. Beyond the obvious advantages of accessing qualified, cost-effective project staff, the issues of sustainability and governance are addressed when the virtual teaming approach is used. Projects can proceed without people needing to travel to a co-located work-place, thus saving time, effort and expense while creating less environmental pollution. But there is a governance problem; running virtual projects, particularly complex projects involve a greater degree of difficulty than managing co-located projects. What is needed are effective, practical methods for managing virtual projects. This paper introduces a new Reference Model of Organisational Behavior (RMOB) for the Leadership of Complex Virtual Teams which is arguably an effective way to meet the challenges of virtual teaming. This paper also discusses the new issue of sustainable leadership with mention of th...
California maintains a complex system of water rights, with the State Water Resources Control Boa... more California maintains a complex system of water rights, with the State Water Resources Control Board as the premiere administrative agency overseeing it. The State Water Resources Control Board has the ability, for example, to investigate water usage and implement regulations. However, when it comes to adjudicating water rights disputes, the agency’s power is not absolute. Under the California Supreme Court’s holding in National Audubon v. Superior Court of Alpine County, the trial court shares concurrent jurisdiction with the State Water Resources Control Board over water rights disputes. As California faces extreme drought conditions and climate change, legal battles over precious water resources have intensified and have brought National Audubon to the forefront. This comment begins by reviewing the existing framework for water rights in California and analyzing the court’s decision in National Audubon. It then proceeds to explain how changed circumstances—namely, drought and clim...
Sustainable development has evolved into one of the most important strategic issues facing organi... more Sustainable development has evolved into one of the most important strategic issues facing organisations worldwide. Incorporating principles of sustainable development within organisational policies and processes is a critical issue in addressing global environmental problems.
Background: Introduction: Attendance rate of scheduled follow-up visits in primary health care cl... more Background: Introduction: Attendance rate of scheduled follow-up visits in primary health care clinic has been decreasing lately among the Malaysian population. This situation was seen in diabetic health clinic where poor compliance with follow-up visits has causes serious health complications. Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the feasibility of Mobile SMS reminders in improving attendance rate of diabetic patients for follow-up visits. Methodology: A non-randomised pilot study of assessing the effectiveness of SMS reminders to improve patients’ attendance rate for scheduled follow-up visits was conducted among diabetic patients in the primary health care clinic. The participants were divided into 3 groups: baseline group (n=8084), control group (n=3347) and SMS reminders group (n=2258). 2 standardized SMS reminders were sent to the mobile phone of patients in the SMS reminders group the 2 weeks and 2 hours before their scheduled appointment date. Results: SMS reminder...
Organisational preparedness for information system (IS) disasters has been under-researched in Au... more Organisational preparedness for information system (IS) disasters has been under-researched in Australia (notably for public sector organizations). IS related failures in organisations come in many forms like people, processes, technology or computer data centre facilities. However, the way in which managers’ deal with risk has been largely overlooked by most of the public sector literature, and the emphasis remains with the details of accountability and control. Many management approaches have evolved since the industrial revolution which focussed on the major issue facing organisations in different eras, but over time organisational environments have become more complex, such that no single management approach could be described as ideal. Activities such as, project management, software development and risk management require some form of structure and discipline. While structured methods (rational, normative or prescriptive) remain popular, there is growing evidence that practiti...
Background Non-adherence to anti-seizure medication (ASM) therapy is an important contributing fa... more Background Non-adherence to anti-seizure medication (ASM) therapy is an important contributing factor to the higher mortality rate and treatment failure of epilepsy. This study aimed to determine the rate and factors associated with non-adherence to ASM therapy through the WHO five dimensions of medication adherence framework. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study at an outpatient Neurology Clinic of a tertiary government hospital in Malaysia. Between March and July 2019, we identified 217 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy, receiving oral ASM therapy and able to administer their medications. We performed a semi-structured interview to gather information on sociodemographic background, clinical and medication history, and perceptions on healthcare services. Adherence to ASM therapy was evaluated using the Medication Compliance Questionnaire (MCQ). Patient’s illness perception was assessed by the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ). Results 208 patients...
The aim of this paper is to examine the important relationship among social presence, decision pr... more The aim of this paper is to examine the important relationship among social presence, decision process satisfaction, and group performance. A laboratory experiment was conducted in October 2001. Seventy two voluntarily university students which were randomly assigned into 24 three-member groups were asked to work on a decision making task. The results indicated that (1) there is a positive relationship between groups' perceived degree of social presence and their decision process satisfaction, and (2) there is a positive relationship between groups' decision process satisfaction and group performance.
Holoprosencephaly is the most common malformation of the forebrain (1 in 250 embryos) with severe... more Holoprosencephaly is the most common malformation of the forebrain (1 in 250 embryos) with severe consequences for fetal and child development. This study evaluates nongenetic factors associated with holoprosencephaly risk, severity, and gene–environment interactions.
The objective of the present study was to describe the implementation of an organizational learni... more The objective of the present study was to describe the implementation of an organizational learning model and evaluate the effectiveness and usability of an application used to facilitate it in an ED setting.
Research Question: What are the key factors that shape the decision-making frameworks of Australi... more Research Question: What are the key factors that shape the decision-making frameworks of Australian public sector organizations in developing risk management strategies to address possible disasters arising from Information System (IS) failures? Subsidiary questions arising from this, and which will help further focus the study, are: Do these factors vary across organizational and industry contexts? How is preparedness to deal
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