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Thesis (Ph. D.)--York University, 2000. Graduate Programme in Sociology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 605-654). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNQ56230.

Thesis (Ph. D. in Sociology)--Vanderbilt University, Aug. 2008. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Research has indicated that Funeral Directors and Embalmers are stigmatized for their work. Studies have shown that, although the decay of dead bodies is a stigmatized process in American culture, these particular deathcare workers are able to shift the focus of their services from the dead to the living. However, there remains a lack of research regarding deathcare workers who are not employed as Funeral Directors or Embalmers— those whose positions are not as obvious to the general public. This research explores how, why, and to what degree stigma is placed on those individuals who spend the majority of their work time in direct contact with dead bodies, as opposed to grieving family members. Interviews with funeral employees have been utilized to provide insight into this phenomenon. Results of the analysis show that frequency of contact with bodies is only one of three major factors influencing the stigma of deathcare workers. These results are examined and directions for future research are offered.

Traditional lawn care for suburban American households merits examination from both ecological and social perspectives. Such practices have potentially detrimental consequences on human and natural systems that will continue to grow with urbanization. Consequently, further characterization of the complex, multiscale processes in which lawn management decisions are rooted could enhance methods for encouraging the adoption of alternatives to industrialized lawn care. This study conceptualizes mesoscale, or neighborhood-level, influences on watering, fertilizing, and mowing practices in Baltimore city, through a modified grounded theory analysis of key informant interviews in Mount Washington, Westfield, and Park Circle. This study finds that mesoscale processes play a significant role in the residential lawn care of these neighborhoods. The applicable processes vary by the community’s social cohesion and tenets. As socioeconomic status and social cohesion increases within the study area, the influence of informal authority in residential lawn care increases. Results demonstrate potential policy implications. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2019. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Following the prosperity and economic growth of society, the people in Taiwan start to pay attention to the quality of hospitalization and personal health care. There are numerous new types of medical care business start to grow to meet these demands; hence the pressure of the competition in the medical care market becomes more serious ever. An immediate and important task is to utilize the knowledge and experience of the medical care workers to improve the quality of medical care service hence to create a long-term competitiveness. However, to enhance the quality of medical service, it needs to satisfy its internal customers (employees) to provide a high quality products and service. Then with high quality products and service, it will produce the satisfactory outside customers. This study focuses on the relationship between medical care industry knowledge employee¡¦s work values, motivation equality and resignation inclination. The actual survey objects are the employees of the hospitals, the pharmaceutical manufacturing and biotech related industry. This research adopts the random selection methodology for questionnaire. A total of 338 questionnaires were collected to perform the statistic analysis. The results are emphasizing the individual attributes of medical care knowledge worker to his work values, motivation equality, and resignation inclination. In summary: 1. Different individual attributes of medical care knowledge worker have significant difference in work values. 2. Different individual attributes of medical care knowledge worker have significant difference in resignation inclination. 3. Medical care knowledge workers¡¦ work values in different level have significant impact on resignation inclination. 4. Interaction between medical care knowledge workers¡¦ individual attributes and motivation equality has significant impact on resignation inclination. 5. Interaction between medical care knowledge workers¡¦ work values and motivation equality has significant impact on resignation inclination. Based on the results mentioned above, this study recommends the following suggestions to the medical care industry: (1) establish an equal and justice decision process and a transparent employee salary system, (2) enhance the mutual trust between the medical care industry and medical care workers, (3) pay attention to workers¡¦ career and development, and increase the human capital, (4) create an excellent working environment, and to allow the growth for both business and workers, (5) remove any blocks in the communication channels to create a win-win situation between medical care employer and workers. To future researchers on this topic, the author suggests that the research objectives should be expanded to the whole medical care industry. The statistical methodology should adopt the Stratified Random Sampling method. Data collection uses questionnaire mainly but complements with other observation method and in-depth interview method. There are many factors to affect the employee¡¦s resignation inclination, but only the worker¡¦s work values, motivation equality, and individual attributes to be selected as the variables. Other variables, such as organization climate, behavior of leadership, and etc.., are not included in this research. The author recommends that the future study can concentrate on the actual case study for the resignation inclination problems by using multi-variable analysis method.

This research investigates the applicability of thin client in a hospital environment. First, a set of thin client application criteria in terms of hardware, function characteristics, network, and application platform are identified. Second, we analyze the healthcare delivery process in terms of operation process, hardware, and application platform. Third, we evaluate the fitness of thin client application by matching the above two sets of criteria. A case study was conducted to valid the applicability of this approach. These results provide great insight for practitioners and scholars for enhancing their understanding of thin client implementation and provide implication guidelines to help practitioners adapt thin client in health care industry.

eHealth Strategies in countries have shown a trend that countries are moving to Electronic Health Records(EHR). EHR implementation is expected to produce benefits for patients, professionals, organisations, and the population as a whole. The use of some format of an Electronic Health Record is used by many countries and others are in the implementation or planning phases. South Africa has kicked of the project to implement a national EHR as part of the national eHealth Strategy. This study aims to analyse the key success factors from other EHR implementation projects and evaluate if South Africa is ready to implement an EHR.

eHealth Strategies in countries have shown a trend that countries are moving to Electronic Health Records(EHR). EHR implementation is expected to produce benefits for patients, professionals, organisations, and the population as a whole. The use of some format of an Electronic Health Record is used by many countries and others are in the implementation or planning phases. South Africa has kicked of the project to implement a national EHR as part of the national eHealth Strategy. This study aims to analyse the key success factors from other EHR implementation projects and evaluate if South Africa is ready to implement an EHR.

<p>This dissertation uses the theory of the experimentallyorganised economy (EOE) and competence blocs to analyseeconomic development in the health care industry. The healthcare industry is both important and interesting to study fromseveral points of view. The industry is large, even larger thanthe manufacturing industry, and draws significantresources.</p><p>The theory of the EOE and competence blocs is bothevolutionary and dynamic. It identifies the actors needed foran efficient selection and commercialisation of investmentprojects and the competences needed to support that process.For this, the institutional setting is important in thatinstitutions influence the incentives that guide actors in theeconomy and the nature of competitionthat forces change.</p><p>Four empirical studies are carried out using severalempirical methods to study similar problems, ranging fromeconometric analyses of panel micro data to case studies. Weask if the withdrawal of a major employer (Pharmacia) from aregion (Uppsala) has had a negative effect on employmentgrowth. We then ask if the turnover of establishments has hadany effect on regional employment growth. We find no supportfor the first question. However, the regional turnover ofestablishments is found to have had a positive effect onregional employment growth, illustrating how important thisdynamic is for the economy. In addition, a case study of theintroduction of two almost identical innovations in twodifferent competence bloc environments, that of the US and thatof Sweden, captures the whole process from invention toinnovation and diffusion in the market. We find that without acomplete competence bloc the risk is high of“loosing awinner”. Finally, we study the role of the technologytransfer process from university to industry for thecommercialisation of new inventions. Among other things, thestudy illustrates how institutional changes, such as theBayh-Dole Act, have created positive effects for theeconomy.</p><p>The Experimentally Organised Economy; Competence Blocs;Industrial Dynamics; Health Care Industry; IndustrialTransformation; Regional Turnover of Establishments; CaseStudies; Technology Transfer</p>