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  • MPI Ethno. Forsch.  (23)
  • 2005-2009  (23)
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  • American Society for Training and Development
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  • 1
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    Santa Monica, Calif. ; Nachgewiesen 92.1949 -
    Language: Undetermined
    Dates of Publication: Nachgewiesen 92.1949 -
    Series Statement: Rand publications
    Former Title: Research memorandum
    Former Title: Memorandum
    DDC: 600
    Keywords: Monografische Reihe
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9780833038524 , 083304818X , 0833038524 , 9780833048189
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 89 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Wynn, Barbara O Challenges in program evaluation of health interventions in developing countries
    Keywords: World health ; Medical policy ; World health ; Medical policy ; Global Health ; Vaccination methods ; Health Policy ; Program Evaluation methods ; Communicable Disease Control methods ; Developing Countries ; Public Health ; Health & Biological Sciences ; Medical policy ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; World health ; World Health ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; Electronic book
    Abstract: Health interventions that are effective in developed countries may not be as effective in developing countries given the differing social, economic, cultural, and infrastructure factors that may affect how an intervention program is implemented and its outcomes. However, rigorous evaluation of public health intervention programs in various resource-limited settings is needed to determine which interventions will work most effectively and to spend scarce resources wisely. This monograph is intended to promote an understanding of why program evaluation is a critical component of any health intervention and to stimulate discussion on ways to make evaluation of health interventions in developing countries more rigorous. The authors provide an overview of various approaches, methodologies, and issues related to program evaluation for health projects in developing countries, and they identify future research and actions by funding organizations that would facilitate evaluations of the impact of large-scale health interventions
    Abstract: Health interventions that are effective in developed countries may not be as effective in developing countries given the differing social, economic, cultural, and infrastructure factors that may affect how an intervention program is implemented and its outcomes. However, rigorous evaluation of public health intervention programs in various resource-limited settings is needed to determine which interventions will work most effectively and to spend scarce resources wisely. This monograph is intended to promote an understanding of why program evaluation is a critical component of any health intervention and to stimulate discussion on ways to make evaluation of health interventions in developing countries more rigorous. The authors provide an overview of various approaches, methodologies, and issues related to program evaluation for health projects in developing countries, and they identify future research and actions by funding organizations that would facilitate evaluations of the impact of large-scale health interventions
    Note: "RAND Center for Domestic and International Health Security , "This research was produced within RAND Health's Center for Domestic and International Health Security , Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-89)
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9780833060099 , 0833060090
    Language: Spanish
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Technical report
    Uniform Title: Getting to outcomes 2004
    DDC: 362.29
    Keywords: Substance abuse Prevention ; Substance abuse Prevention ; Substance abuse ; Substance abuse ; United States ; Substance abuse ; Prevention ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Substance abuse prevention can improve community health, but only when implemented well. Good implementation is difficult given the significant amount of knowledge and skills required, the large number of steps that need to be addressed (e.g., needs assessment, setting of priorities, planning and delivering programs, monitoring, and evaluation), and the wide variety of contexts in which prevention programs need to be implemented. These challenges have resulted in a large gap between the positive outcomes often achieved by prevention science and the lack of these outcomes by prevention practice at the local level. Common mechanisms within the United States to address this gap are available (e.g., Internet and training), but these mechanisms lack outcomes. A new model, emphasizing collaboration between science and practice is needed. Incorporating traditional evaluation, empowerment evaluation, results-based accountability, and continuous quality improvement, this manual's ten-step process enhances practitioners' prevention skills while empowering them to plan, implement, and evaluate their own programs. The manual's text and worksheets address needs and resources assessment; goals and objectives; choosing programs; ensuring program "fit"; capacity, planning, process, and outcome evaluation; continuous quality improvement; and sustainability. The model presented in the manual is meant to be a best practice process - prescriptive, yet flexible enough to facilitate any prevention program
    Note: Includes bibliographical references
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9780833037879 , 0833059971 , 0833037870 , 9780833059970
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 87 pages)
    Additional Information: Assessment of the AHRQ patient safety initiative :focus on implementation and dissemination evaluation report III (2004-2005)
    Additional Information: Assessment of the AHRQ patient safety initiative: moving from research to practice evaluation report II (2003-2004)
    Parallel Title: Print version Assessment of the national patient safety initiative
    Keywords: Medical errors Government policy ; Patients Safety measures ; Iatrogenic diseases Government policy ; Medical errors ; Patients ; Iatrogenic diseases ; Government Programs ; Program Evaluation ; Medical Errors prevention & control ; Patients ; Safety measures ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; Medicine ; Health & Biological Sciences ; Medical Professional Practice ; United States ; Medical errors ; Government policy ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: In September 2002, RAND contracted with the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to serve as the evaluation center for its national patient safety initiative. The evaluation center is responsible for performing a longitudinal evaluation of AHRQ's patient safety activities and for providing regular feedback to support the continuing improvement of this initiative over a four-year project period. This report presents findings on the history leading to the AHRQ patient safety initiative, the start-up of the initiative, and early activities through September 2003. It focuses on assessing the context and goals that were the foundation for the initiative and documents the baseline status of the activities being undertaken. The evaluation found the agency has done an impressive job in starting the patient safety initiative, despite unreasonable high expectations and insufficient funding. The evaluators identify four priorities for AHRQ that they believe will have the strongest positive impact on the future of the patient safety initiative: designing interim objectives to pull the health care system toward the long-term goal of reducing errors by 50 percent; developing a national patient safety data repository; participating in active public-private partnerships and supporting health care organizations in their implementation activities; and balancing research and adoption activities
    Abstract: In September 2002, RAND contracted with the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to serve as the evaluation center for its national patient safety initiative. The evaluation center is responsible for performing a longitudinal evaluation of AHRQ's patient safety activities and for providing regular feedback to support the continuing improvement of this initiative over a four-year project period. This report presents findings on the history leading to the AHRQ patient safety initiative, the start-up of the initiative, and early activities through September 2003. It focuses on assessing the context and goals that were the foundation for the initiative and documents the baseline status of the activities being undertaken. The evaluation found the agency has done an impressive job in starting the patient safety initiative, despite unreasonable high expectations and insufficient funding. The evaluators identify four priorities for AHRQ that they believe will have the strongest positive impact on the future of the patient safety initiative: designing interim objectives to pull the health care system toward the long-term goal of reducing errors by 50 percent; developing a national patient safety data repository; participating in active public-private partnerships and supporting health care organizations in their implementation activities; and balancing research and adoption activities
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-87)
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  • 5
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    Online Resource
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
    ISBN: 9780833038449 , 0833040979 , 0833038443 , 9780833040978
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxvii, 171 pages)
    Edition: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2011 Electronic reproduction
    Series Statement: Rand Health MG-409-HLTH
    Parallel Title: Print version Analysis of healthcare interventions that change patient trajectories
    Keywords: Health maintenance organization patients ; Health maintenance organization patients ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Technology Assessment, Biomedical ; Medical Informatics Applications ; MEDICAL ; Administration ; MEDICAL ; Practice Management & Reimbursement ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; Health maintenance organization patients ; CD-ROMs ; CD-ROMs ; CD-ROMs ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This report is one of several that document a broad, two-year study by RAND Health to better understand the role and importance of Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR-S) in improving health and reducing healthcare costs, and to help inform government actions that could maximize EMR-S benefits and increase its use. It provides the technical details and results of one component of that study that analyzes interventions in the healthcare system that use EMR-S to affect patient trajectories-i.e., the sequence of encounters a patient has with the healthcare system. The interventions are to improve patient safety, increase preventive services, expand chronic disease management, and foster healthier lifestyles. We identified four classes of trajectory-changing interventions and we selected some important interventions in each class: --Implement Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) as a means to reduce adverse drug events (ADEs). --Increase the provision of the following preventive services: influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations and screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer. --Enroll people with one of four chronic illnesses-asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), or diabetes-in disease management programs. --Persuade people to adopt healthy lifestyles and estimate the health outcomes if everyone did so: controlled their weight, stopped smoking, ate a healthy diet, exercised, and controlled their blood pressure and cholesterol as necessary with medications. We estimated the effects of each intervention on healthcare utilization (e.g., hospital stays, office visits, prescription drug use), healthcare expenditures, and population health outcomes (workdays or schooldays missed, days spent sick in bed, mortality). These interventions generally affect trajectories by improving health and thereby reducing healthcare utilization, or by reducing a costly form of utilization (e.g., inpatient stays) and increasing a more economical form (e.g., office visits to physicians, or prescription medications). The report should be of interest to healthcare IT professionals, other healthcare executives and researchers, and officials in the government responsible for health policy
    Abstract: This report is one of several that document a broad, two-year study by RAND Health to better understand the role and importance of Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR-S) in improving health and reducing healthcare costs, and to help inform government actions that could maximize EMR-S benefits and increase its use. It provides the technical details and results of one component of that study that analyzes interventions in the healthcare system that use EMR-S to affect patient trajectories-i.e., the sequence of encounters a patient has with the healthcare system. The interventions are to improve patient safety, increase preventive services, expand chronic disease management, and foster healthier lifestyles. We identified four classes of trajectory-changing interventions and we selected some important interventions in each class: --Implement Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) as a means to reduce adverse drug events (ADEs). --Increase the provision of the following preventive services: influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations and screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer. --Enroll people with one of four chronic illnesses-asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), or diabetes-in disease management programs. --Persuade people to adopt healthy lifestyles and estimate the health outcomes if everyone did so: controlled their weight, stopped smoking, ate a healthy diet, exercised, and controlled their blood pressure and cholesterol as necessary with medications. We estimated the effects of each intervention on healthcare utilization (e.g., hospital stays, office visits, prescription drug use), healthcare expenditures, and population health outcomes (workdays or schooldays missed, days spent sick in bed, mortality). These interventions generally affect trajectories by improving health and thereby reducing healthcare utilization, or by reducing a costly form of utilization (e.g., inpatient stays) and increasing a more economical form (e.g., office visits to physicians, or prescription medications). The report should be of interest to healthcare IT professionals, other healthcare executives and researchers, and officials in the government responsible for health policy
    Note: "MG-408-HLTH."--P 4., cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-171) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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  • 6
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    [Place of publication not identified] : ASTD
    ISBN: 1562864041 , 9781562864040 , 9781607284789 , 1607284782
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (174 pages)
    DDC: 658.3/124
    Keywords: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Mentoring & Coaching ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Training ; Employees / Rating of ; Employees / Training of ; Rate of return ; Wirtschaft ; Rate of return ; Employees Case studies Training of ; Employees Case studies Rating of ; Fallstudiensammlung
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , Measuring ROI -- Contract specialist empowerment -- Leadership development training -- ASTD's HPI certificate program -- Forecasting the ROI of sales training -- Instructional design foundations course -- Measuring the ROI in a coaching program -- In-company management training program -- Effective meeting skills -- Measuring ROI for a leadership mastery program -- An ROI impact study on leadership development -- Measuring the ROI of an E-learning sales program
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  • 7
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    Online Resource
    Alexandria VA : ASTD Press
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.)
    Series Statement: Information lifeline 0510
    Keywords: Employee motivation ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Knowing how to motivate employees is critical for an organization's ability to get results. When employees are not motivated properly, their productivity drops and key milestones and deadlines are missed. Motivation determines the direction of an employee's behavior (that is, what the employee chooses to do), the level of effort an employee puts into his or her work, and the level of persistence that an employee has when faced with obstacles. This Infoline will help managers and trainers who train managers to understand and master this important piece of the organizational productivity puzzle. To start, readers will get brief introductions to foundational motivation theories, including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory, McLelland's Theory, Theory X and Theory Y, and many more. Building on these theories, the Infoline then provides the reader with ways to integrate motivation into the workplace, strategies for rewarding employees, and ways to avoid common manager mistakes. Sidebars offer tips to apply Theory Y management, avoid the perception of inequity, reinforce positive behaviors, and reward employees.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on print version record
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  • 8
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    Online Resource
    Alexandria, VA : ASTD
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.)
    Series Statement: Information lifeline 0507
    Keywords: Business presentations ; Audio-visual aids ; Employees ; Training of ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Learning professionals have a wide variety of options when it comes to using learning tools to get the learners' interest, clarify and expand concepts, clarify relationships, model tasks or behaviors, stay on track, and improve retention and application. But what are all those options and how does the learning professional select the appropriate one for his or her needs? This Infoline provides descriptions of 11 learning tools organized into three categories: for use in training rooms, for use in and out of training rooms, and for use out of training rooms. The issue describes advantages and disadvantages of each tool along with basic presentation and preparation tips.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on print version record
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  • 9
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    Alexandria, Va. : American Society for Training and Development | Boston, Mass. :Safari Books Online
    ISBN: 1562863800
    Language: English
    Pages: 16 p
    Keywords: Employee training personnel ; Moral and ethical aspects ; Business ethics ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The news is full of stories about ethical lapses. Almost daily you read about organizations where people fail to behave ethically and the consequences of that failure: bad press, loss of market value, lawsuits, jail time, and even bankruptcy. But fostering ethics in organizations has more benefits than just avoiding negative consequences; one of these is increased job satisfaction. Professionals in the human resource arena are often regarded as the seat of ethical expertise in an organization, but they may not always be equipped to handle ethical issues. That is where this Infoline comes in. It provides a model for understanding ethics, ways to raise awareness of ethics in organizations, and a case study to get the discussion started.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references
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  • 10
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Employees ; Training of ; Project management ; Study and teaching ; Leadership ; Study and teaching ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The title of this book, Training Triage, goes a long way toward describing its contents and approach to solving workplace performance issues. Simply put, this book offers you emergency remedies for the real training challenges and situations training professionals face every day on the front lines of most organizations. As the author notes in Chapter 1, this book is designed for trainers with some battle "scars" who get calls "asking for the impossible to be delivered the next day" without budget or staff to accomplish this feat. This fast-paced, entertaining book presents real-life situations in dialogue format to allow you to listen in on conversations between an executive or client requesting training or some other performance intervention and the training professional interpreting and acting on the request. Not only does this book offer advice on finding the right solution, but it offers step-by-step guidance as it walks the reader through the building and implementing of an effective solution. Use this book to build your skills as a trainer or performance improvement specialist, or to implement and adapt the detailed interventions to solve your most pressing training and performance need. The book includes a CD-ROM with all accompanying handouts, assessments, and tools to help you triage your next training emergency. Note: CD-ROM is not available.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on print version record
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  • 11
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    Online Resource
    Alexandria, VA : ASTD
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.)
    Series Statement: Infoline 0508
    Keywords: Leadership ; Executives ; Training of ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Today's organizations are faced with many challenges: increased complexity of work, a need for more resources paired with the reality of cost cutting, lack of training for new leaders, and tired and stressed workers. To manage these challenges and more, organizations need leaders who focus on developing their people to move toward specific goals. To be an effective leader, individuals need to develop 10 competencies in the areas of knowing oneself, working with other people, and integrating it all. This Infoline enables leaders to assess their own leadership skills and identifies ways to build skills and knowledge in the 10 leadership competencies: 1. self-awareness 2. resiliency 3. interpersonal skills 4. communication skills 5. employee development 6. vision creation and actualization 7. customer orientation 8. strategic business acumen 9. project leadership 10. change management.
    Note: "Tips, tools, and intelligence for trainers.". - "Management development.". - Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Safari, viewed Oct. 30, 2012)
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  • 12
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    Online Resource
    Alexandria, Va. : ASTD | Boston, Mass. :Safari Books Online
    ISBN: 1562863924
    Language: English
    Pages: 16 p
    Keywords: Business meetings ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Meetings are a precious resource: an expensive waste of peoples time if run poorly and amazingly valuable and productive if run well. Yet many people and organizations hold meeting after meeting without knowing how to do so effectively or even what they want to accomplish. Harnessing a groups creativity and energy and directing it toward solving problems, generating new ideas, and moving big ideas forward requires skills and processes. This Infoline offers a simple, three-step process that will enable any meeting leader to stop wasting time and make meetings work. As in so many other areas, preparation is the first critical step toward meeting success. Preparation includes determining if you really need to meet, identifying the people who need to be there, preparing an agenda, and more. The second step covers the meeting process itself from moments before the meeting to the wrap-up. Youll learn how to run meeting activities, communicate effectively, keep the meeting on track, and use conflict productively. The finaloften overlookedstep is the follow-up, which includes distributing notes, holding up meeting commitments, and planning to make improvements based on meeting evaluations. Turn your dull-as-dishwater, unproductive meetings into exciting opportunities to make big things happen!
    Note: Includes bibliographical references
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  • 13
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    Alexandria, VA : ASTD Press
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Information lifeline 0511
    Keywords: Employees ; Training of ; Teaching ; Aids and devices ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Sometimes, something as simple as a laminated card with short, to-the-point instructions can do more to help an employee complete a task with high assurance of accuracy than hours or days of training. Such job aids are a quick, easy, and often inexpensive way to improve performance fast. Job aids reduce the amount of information that an employee needs to remember for tasks that are infrequently performed or for tasks that must be accomplished to an exact standard every time. Job aids take many forms, including decision trees, checklists, step-by-step instructions, flowcharts and graphic maps, look-up tables, worksheets and forms, and even reference sources, such as training manuals. This Infoline will enable the reader to determine when to use a job aid; select the type of job aid to use; select the right medium; and design, implement, and evaluate the job aid. Sidebars provide examples of different types of job aids, while the job aids included in the issue will help the reader to carry out a needs analysis for a job aid and check off a list of development tasks. Learn to use and create job aids and improve performance fast!
    Note: "Tips, tools, and intelligence for trainers.". - "November 2005.". - Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on print version record
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  • 14
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    Alexandria, Va. : ASTD | Boston, Mass. :Safari Books Online
    ISBN: 1562863886
    Language: English
    Pages: 16 p
    Keywords: Success in business ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Todays organizational realities can make it tough for individuals to succeed in their careers and organizations. Conditions such as access to fewer resources, increasing levels of accountability, increasing levels of competition, limited potential for advancement, and more require professionals to develop professionally and to develop career success skills. This Infoline will show you how to build the skills that will make you a more successful and happier professional. These skills include continually building your skills and competencies, working and partnering with your boss, building strong organizational relationships and increasing your visibility, thriving in your organizations culture, and increasing and applying your business savvy. Achieve peak performance and success by understanding and capitalizing on your strengths and minimizing your weaknesses.
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  • 15
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    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
    ISBN: 9780833038487 , 0833041002 , 9781601290250 , 160129025X , 9780833041005 , 0833038486
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 68 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Oil shale development in the United States
    DDC: 622/.3383/0973
    Keywords: Oil-shales ; Oil-shale industry ; Oil-shales ; Oil-shale industry ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; Social Sciences ; United States ; Oil-shale industry ; Oil-shales ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Mining ; Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency ; Electronic books
    Abstract: In the late 1970s and early 1980s, when crude oil prices were high, government and private-sector energy experts took a hard look at the costs and benefits of extracting oil from the vast deposits of oil shale that lie beneath the western United States (much of it under government land). Oil prices soon subsided, and interest in the topic waned. With oil prices again spiking and global demand showing no signs of abating, it makes sense to reexamine the costs and benefits of oil shale development. In this report, the authors describe the oil shale resources (estimated at more than triple the proven oil reserves of Saudi Arabia); the suitability, cost, and performance of technologies for developing these resources; and the key energy, environmental, land-use, and socioeconomic policy issues that need to be addressed by government decisionmakers. The authors conclude by outlining both the challenges and opportunities for early action with regard to those policy issues
    Abstract: In the late 1970s and early 1980s, when crude oil prices were high, government and private-sector energy experts took a hard look at the costs and benefits of extracting oil from the vast deposits of oil shale that lie beneath the western United States (much of it under government land). Oil prices soon subsided, and interest in the topic waned. With oil prices again spiking and global demand showing no signs of abating, it makes sense to reexamine the costs and benefits of oil shale development. In this report, the authors describe the oil shale resources (estimated at more than triple the proven oil reserves of Saudi Arabia); the suitability, cost, and performance of technologies for developing these resources; and the key energy, environmental, land-use, and socioeconomic policy issues that need to be addressed by government decisionmakers. The authors conclude by outlining both the challenges and opportunities for early action with regard to those policy issues
    Note: "MG-414 , Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-68) , Title from PDF title page (viewed Oct. 13, 2005)
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  • 16
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    Alexandria, Va. : American Society for Training and Development | Boston, Mass. :Safari Books Online
    Language: English
    Pages: 16 p
    Series Statement: Infoline
    Keywords: Employees Training of ; Cognitive styles ; Electronic books ; local ; Employees ; Training of ; Cognitive styles ; Styles cognitifs ; Personnel ; Formation
    Abstract: Some learners get it while others do not -- a fact of life for the professional trainer. This Infoline offers tips and tools to close the common learning gap. By exploring examples of typical training styles, along with their strengths and weaknesses, you will be able to choose appropriate training activities that get results. In addition, you will get detailed descriptions of educational and psychological assessment instruments that will help you jump start the process tailoring your training design to the learner.
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  • 17
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    Online Resource
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
    ISBN: 9780833038340 , 0833040936 , 0833038346 , 9780833040930
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 66 pages)
    Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series
    Parallel Title: Print version Estimating terrorism risk
    DDC: 363.32
    Keywords: Federal aid to terrorism prevention Planning ; Terrorism Prevention ; Terrorism Risk assessment ; Federal aid to terrorism prevention ; Terrorism ; Terrorism ; Terrorism ; Prevention ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; Law Enforcement ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for protecting the United States from terrorism. It achieves this goal partly through the Urban Areas Security Initiative, which allocates resources to states and urban areas. Until DHS can know the effectiveness of available risk-reduction alternatives or determine reasonable minimum standards for community preparedness, allocating homeland security resources based on risk is the next best approach; areas at higher risk are likely to have more and larger opportunities for risk reduction than areas at lower risk. This monograph offers a method for constructing an estimate of city risk shares, designed to perform well across a wide range of threat scenarios and risk types. It also proposes and demonstrates a framework for comparing the performance of alternative risk estimates given uncertainty in measuring the elements of risk. Finally, it makes five recommendations for improving the allocation of homeland security resources: DHS should consistently define terrorism risk in terms of expected annual consequences; DHS should seek robust risk estimators that account for uncertainty about terrorism risk and variance in citizen values; DHS should develop event-based models of terrorism risk; until reliable event-based models are constructed, DHS should use density-weighted population rather than population as a simple risk indicator; and DHS should fund research to bridge the gap between terrorism risk assessment and resource allocation policies that are cost-effective
    Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for protecting the United States from terrorism. It achieves this goal partly through the Urban Areas Security Initiative, which allocates resources to states and urban areas. Until DHS can know the effectiveness of available risk-reduction alternatives or determine reasonable minimum standards for community preparedness, allocating homeland security resources based on risk is the next best approach; areas at higher risk are likely to have more and larger opportunities for risk reduction than areas at lower risk. This monograph offers a method for constructing an estimate of city risk shares, designed to perform well across a wide range of threat scenarios and risk types. It also proposes and demonstrates a framework for comparing the performance of alternative risk estimates given uncertainty in measuring the elements of risk. Finally, it makes five recommendations for improving the allocation of homeland security resources: DHS should consistently define terrorism risk in terms of expected annual consequences; DHS should seek robust risk estimators that account for uncertainty about terrorism risk and variance in citizen values; DHS should develop event-based models of terrorism risk; until reliable event-based models are constructed, DHS should use density-weighted population rather than population as a simple risk indicator; and DHS should fund research to bridge the gap between terrorism risk assessment and resource allocation policies that are cost-effective
    Note: "MG-388-RC"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-66)
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  • 18
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    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp
    ISBN: 9780833038593 , 0833040944 , 0833038591 , 9780833040947
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 68 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version State and local intelligence in the war on terrorism
    DDC: 363.32/0973
    Keywords: War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 ; Law enforcement ; Intelligence service ; Terrorism Prevention ; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 ; Law enforcement ; Intelligence service ; Terrorism ; Terrorism ; Prevention ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; Law Enforcement ; War on Terrorism (2001-2009) ; Intelligence service ; Law enforcement
    Abstract: One aspect of combating terrorism that is often discussed but seldom examined in detail concerns the overlap of intelligence and law enforcement and the role of state and local law enforcement agencies as the ultimate "eyes and ears" in the war on terrorism. This report helps fill that gap by examining how state and local law enforcement agencies conducted and supported counterterrorism intelligence activities after 9/11. It analyzes data from a 2002 survey of law enforcement preparedness in the context of intelligence and reports the results of case studies showing how eight local law enforcement agencies handle intelligence operations. Finally, it suggests ways that the job of gathering and analyzing intelligence might best be shared among federal, state, and local agencies
    Abstract: One aspect of combating terrorism that is often discussed but seldom examined in detail concerns the overlap of intelligence and law enforcement and the role of state and local law enforcement agencies as the ultimate "eyes and ears" in the war on terrorism. This report helps fill that gap by examining how state and local law enforcement agencies conducted and supported counterterrorism intelligence activities after 9/11. It analyzes data from a 2002 survey of law enforcement preparedness in the context of intelligence and reports the results of case studies showing how eight local law enforcement agencies handle intelligence operations. Finally, it suggests ways that the job of gathering and analyzing intelligence might best be shared among federal, state, and local agencies
    Note: "MG-394 , Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-68)
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    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
    ISBN: 9780833040824 , 0833040820 , 9780833037947 , 0833040790 , 9781282282926 , 1282282921 , 9780833040794 , 0833037943
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 304 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version New direction for China's defense industry
    DDC: 338.4/7355/00951
    Keywords: Defense industries ; Military research ; Defense industries ; Military research ; China ; Military readiness ; Military research ; Defense industries ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Industries ; Service ; China Defenses ; China ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Since the early 1980s, a prominent and consistent conclusion drawn from research on China₂s defense-industrial complex has been that China₂s defense-production capabilities are rife with weaknesses and limitations. This study argues for an alternative approach: From the vantage point of 2005, it is time to shift the focus of current research to the gradual improvements in and the future potential of China₂s defense-industrial complex. The study found that China₂s defense sectors are designing and producing a wide range of increasingly advanced weapons that, in the short term, are relevant to a possible conflict over Taiwan but also to China₂s long-term military presence in Asia. Part of a larger RAND Project AIR FORCE study on Chinese military modernization, this study examines the current and future capabilities of China₂s defense industry. The goals of this study are to 1. Assess recent trends in China₂s 25-year-long effort to reform its defense industry 2. Analyze the individual strengths and weaknesses of four specific defense-industrial sectors: missile, aircraft, shipbuilding, and information technology 3. Explain variations in performance among different defense-industry sectors, with a focus on differences in institutional arrangements, incentives, and exposure to market forces 4. Evaluate the prospects for China₂s defense industry and its ability to contribute to military modernization. The information presented in this report is based on previous RAND Project AIR FORCE work, and on primary and secondary English and Chinese sources
    Abstract: Since the early 1980s, a prominent and consistent conclusion drawn from research on China₂s defense-industrial complex has been that China₂s defense-production capabilities are rife with weaknesses and limitations. This study argues for an alternative approach: From the vantage point of 2005, it is time to shift the focus of current research to the gradual improvements in and the future potential of China₂s defense-industrial complex. The study found that China₂s defense sectors are designing and producing a wide range of increasingly advanced weapons that, in the short term, are relevant to a possible conflict over Taiwan but also to China₂s long-term military presence in Asia. Part of a larger RAND Project AIR FORCE study on Chinese military modernization, this study examines the current and future capabilities of China₂s defense industry. The goals of this study are to 1. Assess recent trends in China₂s 25-year-long effort to reform its defense industry 2. Analyze the individual strengths and weaknesses of four specific defense-industrial sectors: missile, aircraft, shipbuilding, and information technology 3. Explain variations in performance among different defense-industry sectors, with a focus on differences in institutional arrangements, incentives, and exposure to market forces 4. Evaluate the prospects for China₂s defense industry and its ability to contribute to military modernization. The information presented in this report is based on previous RAND Project AIR FORCE work, and on primary and secondary English and Chinese sources
    Note: "MG-334-AF , "RAND Project Air Force , Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-304)
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    ISBN: 9780833037732 , 0833040731 , 0833037730 , 9780833040732
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxiv, 176 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Implementation of the asthma practice guideline in the Army Medical Department
    DDC: 616.2/3806
    Keywords: United States Medical care ; Standards ; United States ; United States ; United States ; United States ; Soldiers Medical care ; Asthma Treatment ; Evaluation ; Soldiers ; Asthma ; Guideline Adherence ; Military Medicine organization & administration ; Process Assessment (Health Care) ; Asthma therapy ; Case Management organization & administration ; Military & Naval Science ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; Diplomacy ; Law, Politics & Government ; Military Administration ; Soldiers ; Medical care ; Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency ; United States ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; MEDICAL ; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine ; Social Sciences ; HEALTH & FITNESS ; Diseases ; Respiratory ; United States ; Electronic book ; Statistics
    Abstract: In partnership with the Army Medical Department (AMEDD), RAND researchers worked to implement clinical practice guidelines in treatment of three common ailments (asthma, diabetes, and low back pain). This report is an evaluation of the asthma practice guideline demonstration. It documents the extent to which intended actions were implemented, assesses short-term effects on clinical practices, and measures the quality and limitations of available data for monitoring practice improvements and clinical outcomes. The authors found that, although the implementation scored some notable successes, resource limitations and organizational barriers curbed overall progress. They conclude that allowing for flexibility, monitoring the facilities consistently, and training providers thoroughly are the keys to implementing the practice guidelines throughout AMEDD. The also concluded that patient education was an area in need of improvement
    Abstract: In partnership with the Army Medical Department (AMEDD), RAND researchers worked to implement clinical practice guidelines in treatment of three common ailments (asthma, diabetes, and low back pain). This report is an evaluation of the asthma practice guideline demonstration. It documents the extent to which intended actions were implemented, assesses short-term effects on clinical practices, and measures the quality and limitations of available data for monitoring practice improvements and clinical outcomes. The authors found that, although the implementation scored some notable successes, resource limitations and organizational barriers curbed overall progress. They conclude that allowing for flexibility, monitoring the facilities consistently, and training providers thoroughly are the keys to implementing the practice guidelines throughout AMEDD. The also concluded that patient education was an area in need of improvement
    Note: "RAND Arroyo Center , "Center for Military Health Policy Research , Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) , Supersedes RAND/DRR-2872-A
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    ISBN: 9780833037893 , 0833040804 , 0833037897 , 9780833040800
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 55 pages)
    Series Statement: Rand note MG-338
    Parallel Title: Print version Oliker, Olga U.S. interests in Central Asia
    DDC: 355/.031/09730958
    Keywords: United States Foreign service ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom ; Armed Forces ; Foreign service ; Military policy ; Strategic aspects of individual places ; Armies ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; United States ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Central Asia ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; Asia, Central Strategic aspects ; United States Military policy ; Asia, Central ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Examines long-term U.S. military interests in Central Asia
    Note: "MG-338 , Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-55)
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    ISBN: 9780833040954 , 0833040952 , 9780833038234 , 0833040901 , 0833038230 , 9780833040909
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 97 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Developing Iraq's security sector
    DDC: 355.4/9
    Keywords: National security ; Police ; Civil defense ; Law enforcement ; National security ; Police ; Civil defense ; Law enforcement ; Civil defense ; Law enforcement ; National security ; Police ; Armies ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Iraq ; HISTORY ; Military ; Strategy ; LAW ; Civil Law ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Following the war in Iraq, the United States and its allies found that their prewar expectations of security did not match the actual postwar environment. Iraqi security forces had largely disappeared, and those that remained were incapable of countering a rising tide of political violence and crime. From May 2003 to June 28, 2004 (when it handed over authority to the Iraqi Interim Government), the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) sought to field Iraqi security forces and to develop security sector institutions. This book-all of whose authors were advisors to the CPA-breaks out the various elements of Iraq?s security sector, including the defense, interior, and justice sectors, and assesses the CPA?s successes and failures. Furthermore, the book identifies six problems underlying the coalition?s approach that need to be addressed if Iraq is to recover from past mistakes. Iraq needs capable security forces in the near term and sustainable security institutions for the long term. The authors emphasize that the onus must remain on the United States and its international partners to ensure that long-term institution-building remains on the Iraqi agenda
    Abstract: Following the war in Iraq, the United States and its allies found that their prewar expectations of security did not match the actual postwar environment. Iraqi security forces had largely disappeared, and those that remained were incapable of countering a rising tide of political violence and crime. From May 2003 to June 28, 2004 (when it handed over authority to the Iraqi Interim Government), the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) sought to field Iraqi security forces and to develop security sector institutions. This book-all of whose authors were advisors to the CPA-breaks out the various elements of Iraq?s security sector, including the defense, interior, and justice sectors, and assesses the CPA?s successes and failures. Furthermore, the book identifies six problems underlying the coalition?s approach that need to be addressed if Iraq is to recover from past mistakes. Iraq needs capable security forces in the near term and sustainable security institutions for the long term. The authors emphasize that the onus must remain on the United States and its international partners to ensure that long-term institution-building remains on the Iraqi agenda
    Note: "MG-365-OSD"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-97)
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    Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp
    ISBN: 9780833038470 , 0833040987 , 0833038478 , 9780833040985
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 52 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Fonkych, Kateryna State and pattern of health information technology adoption
    DDC: 362.1/028
    Keywords: Health services administration Information technology ; Medical care Information technology ; Health services administration ; Medical care ; Public Health Informatics trends ; Medical Informatics Applications ; HEALTH & FITNESS ; Health Care Issues ; MEDICAL ; Public Health ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; HEALTH & FITNESS ; Diseases ; General ; MEDICAL ; Diseases ; MEDICAL ; Health Care Delivery ; Hospitals & Medical Centers ; Public Health ; Health & Biological Sciences ; Electronic book
    Abstract: Innovations in information technology (IT) have improved efficiency and quality in many industries. Healthcare has not been one of them. Although some administrative IT systems, such as those for billing, scheduling, and inventory management, are already in place in the healthcare industry, little adoption of clinical IT, such as Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR-S) and Clinical Decision Support tools, has occurred. Government intervention has been called for to speed the adoption process for Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), based on the widespread belief that its adoption, or diffusion, is too slow to be socially optimal. In this report, we estimate the current level and pattern of HIT adoption in the different types of healthcare organizations, and we evaluate factors that affect this diffusion process. First, we make an effort to derive a population-wide adoption level of administrative and clinical HIT applications according to information in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)-Dorenfest database (formerly the Dorenfest IHDS+TM Database, Second release, 2004) and compare our estimates to alternative ones. We then attempt to summarize the current state and dynamics of HIT adoption according to these data and briefly review existing empirical studies on the HIT-adoption process. By comparing adoption rates across different types of healthcare providers and geographical areas, we help focus the policy agenda by identifying which healthcare providers lag behind and may need the most incentives to adopt HIT. Next, we employ regression analysis to separate the effects of the provider's characteristics and factors on adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), and Picture Archiving Communications Systems (PACS), and compare the effects to findings in the literature
    Abstract: Innovations in information technology (IT) have improved efficiency and quality in many industries. Healthcare has not been one of them. Although some administrative IT systems, such as those for billing, scheduling, and inventory management, are already in place in the healthcare industry, little adoption of clinical IT, such as Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR-S) and Clinical Decision Support tools, has occurred. Government intervention has been called for to speed the adoption process for Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), based on the widespread belief that its adoption, or diffusion, is too slow to be socially optimal. In this report, we estimate the current level and pattern of HIT adoption in the different types of healthcare organizations, and we evaluate factors that affect this diffusion process. First, we make an effort to derive a population-wide adoption level of administrative and clinical HIT applications according to information in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)-Dorenfest database (formerly the Dorenfest IHDS+TM Database, Second release, 2004) and compare our estimates to alternative ones. We then attempt to summarize the current state and dynamics of HIT adoption according to these data and briefly review existing empirical studies on the HIT-adoption process. By comparing adoption rates across different types of healthcare providers and geographical areas, we help focus the policy agenda by identifying which healthcare providers lag behind and may need the most incentives to adopt HIT. Next, we employ regression analysis to separate the effects of the provider's characteristics and factors on adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), and Picture Archiving Communications Systems (PACS), and compare the effects to findings in the literature
    Note: "RAND Health , Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-52)
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