This paper presents a fundamental reassessment of the global human resources crisis in primary health care, using nationally representative survey data from 7,915 health facilities across 10 Sub-Saharan African countries. The reassessment consists of three main parts. First, in contrast to a...

In the broader context of quality management, testing and calibration laboratories are increasingly adopting ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation as a key benchmark for achieving operational excellence. This management system standard outlines the essential requirements laboratories must meet to...

Context: Most education systems equip graduates with the professional knowledge and cognitive skills needed to enter the world of work. However, there are other competencies also important for young graduates to become successful employees. Due to the growing uncertainty that characterizes the...

Digitalization is emerging as a broader socio-technical transformation affecting businesses of all types. The paradigm shifts in digital technology have mandated new mindsets and approaches to managerial, leadership, and entrepreneurial competitiveness in organizations. Human capital with the...

Purpose - In this study, we explored factors driving evidence-based management (EBM) decision-making in Poland which has experienced changes from state-controlled market environments to more competitive ones. Evidence-based management requires the critical use and adaptability to information to...

The lack of interest for young generations in working in the agricultural sector has been threatening the sustainability of agriculture and food provision. One of the reasons is the low competence stereotype assigned by young people to agricultural jobs, as the job in this sector requires no...

Background: Rapid changes and dynamic markets significantly impact the way businesses operate. Many companies fail to adapt and innovate their business models, which jeopardises their sustainability. Managers, as key decision-makers, play a pivotal role in the innovation process, whereby their...

This research aims to explore the interplay among entrepreneurial education, role models, and gender on students' entrepreneurial competence and mindset. Using purposive sampling, 306 participants enrolled in entrepreneurship and innovationrelated courses at UAEU completed an online survey. The...

The Community Checklist is an interactive design guide to assist communities thrive through stepwise action planning. It provides a structured approach to defining, establishing, and implementing community action plans. It can be used independently or in conjuction with the Community Barometer....

The purpose of this study is to explore students' and academic staff' perspectives on the importance of transversal competences in creating design-driven innovations within STEM disciplines in higher education, aiming to find solutions for the enhancement of transversal competences. Accordingly,...

Improving business performance is an important task for all businesses, including the logistics industry. However, at present, there are few studies on the influence of employee competence and competence-job-fit on business performance, in which employee performance and job satisfaction are...

The concept of open innovation, which involves the intentional exchange of internal and external knowledge to accelerate innovation, has been widely discussed in business management but, in recent years, has also entered the academic community. This concept aligns closely with the university's...

The downfall of Credit Suisse should serve as a lesson that supervisory board competence determines the long-term risk of a bank. In a much-cited study, we investigated the relationship between competent board supervision and the performance of German banks during the 2008/2009 financial crisis....

The fast pace of the inclusion of AI in almost all sectors of human activity, with more and more accurate and effective results, transforms society at all levels. Changes have already been noticed in the structure of jobs offers for human tasks, since AI provides skills that can successfully...

Artificial intelligence is a computational technology that has proved its ability to contribute to a wide range of industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, and finance. If properly integrated, it can increase the competitive advantage of a business and enhance the ways it conducts...

This article explores the determinants of the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with special attention to the impact of competencies and skills. The research was based on data from a representative sample of SMEs in Spain and used logistic...

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the impact of corporate social responsibility on forward default risk (FDR) under the setting of firm and industry heterogeneity. Research Design & Methods: This study evaluated the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on FDR using the data of...