Critical reflection upon nursing practice is pivotal in achieving optimal patient outcomes. Implicit in this statement is knowledge about and an understanding of the implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP). Aim: This study sought to evaluate baseline knowledge in order to assess and...

Motivational interviewing is a client-centered, directive counseling approach aimed at promoting motivation in clients to change certain behaviors. Its effect is to reduce defensiveness and promote disclosure, engagement, and participation, thereby motivating the client to make behavioral...

Murray and Ozanne (1991) provided evidence of paradigmatic approaches in market and consumer research by classifying the field into Positivism, Interpretivism and Critical Theory. We discuss these approaches and celebrate their contribution. We posit, however, that paradigms are symptomatic of...

It is proposed to examine how these two different models of human relations - that of Winnicott and Serres - illuminate features of contemporary organizational life.With these models, one can view recent scandals in the USA, specifically the implosion of the energy firm, Enron. Previous accounts...

The professional field of strategic management distinguishes several different schools, among them the prescriptive and emergent approaches (Lynch, 2000). Although theorists distinguish different approaches (e.g., Idenburg, 1993; Mintzberg, 1987), in order to look more closely at emergence in...

In 1978, Lefty Rosenthal, a former Chicago bookmaker, became Director of Entertainment at the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Roemer (1994: 111), in his book about Vegas, says, "Lefty had traveled a road paved with controversy and dispute. I guess you could say Lefty was representative...