Healthy people in healthy communities – a vision each Public Health Authority should aim at achieving

Written by Andreea Vecerdea on March 16, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance, Trending

The Department of Public Health from the State of Connecticut, US, aims to ensure “Healthy People in Healthy Connecticut Communities”. Far from remaining just a dream, numerous actions were taken in order to make sure this vision will be reached.

The first step was to develop the State Health Improvement Plan, a clear guide focused on improving health outcomes, by prevention and risk reduction. As part of this plan, 7 health areas of focus were identified

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Cash management: attempting to foresee profitability

Written by Marcela Presecan on January 26, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance, Trending

Frequently referred to as the blood which fuels an organization’s operations, cash is an economic reality that cannot be overlooked. Fulfilling cash requirements on a short term by either collecting, managing or investing is a fundamental responsibility of business managers and corporate treasurers.

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The sustainable workforce: beyond the cost of an unfilled vacancy

Written by Marcela Presecan on January 12, 2015. Posted in Articles, Individual Performance, Trending

Building a sustainable workforce today is a matter of developing manpower that can be both responsive and flexible with complex challenges and pressures within various working environments. So, how does a sustainable workforce look like?

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Master in Managing business growth through System Dynamics and Accounting Models – A strategic control perspective – 11th Edition

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on January 9, 2015. Posted in News, Strategy, Trending

The Master program in “Managing business growth through System Dynamics and Accounting Models – A strategic control perspective (2014-2015)”, offered by The University of Palermo – System Dynamics Group (Italy) is now available!

The application deadline is January 23rd, 2015. The administrative fee for admission to the selection procedure is € 50.

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The first step for improving performance: mind the gap!

Written by Andrada Ghețe on January 8, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance, Trending

As all businesses are in a continuous search for improving their organizational processes, one of the main actions that needs to be taken for seeing quality improvements and achieving a superior level of performance is closing the gaps. Improvement refers to the process through which performance gaps are actually closed, so that a company is able to achieve the desired results. The aspect that can always be improved is performance. Therefore, improvement is not a results issue, but a performance related one.

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