Management (School of ): Recent submissions
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Looking for harm in healthcare : can Patient Safety Leadership Walk Rounds help to detect and prevent harm in NHS hospitals? A case study of NHS Tayside
(University of St Andrews, 2012-06-22) - ThesisToday, in 21st century healthcare at least 10% of hospitalised patients are subjected to some degree of unintended harm as a result of the treatment they receive. Despite the growing patient safety agenda there is little ... -
Market structure and conduct in the pharmaceutical industry: the case of brand loyalty
(University of St Andrews, 1994) - ThesisThe Pharmaceutical Industry is important both socially and economically; however, the market structure and conduct which distinguishes it have brought it under the critical eye of both the regulatory authorities and ... -
Rhetorical strategies of legitimation: the 9/11 Commission's public inquiry process
(University of St Andrews, 2011-11-30) - ThesisThis research project seeks to explore aspects of the post-reporting phase of the public inquiry process. Central to the public inquiry process is the concept of legitimacy and the idea that a public inquiry provides and ... -
An empirical analysis of a scenario-informed strategic planning process : a public sector case
(University of St Andrews, 2011-06) - ThesisThis thesis lies at the nexus of scenario planning and strategy. Scenario planning is a foresight activity used extensively in strategic planning and public policy development to imagine alternative, plausible futures as ... -
Econometric forecasting of financial assets using non-linear smooth transition autoregressive models
(University of St Andrews, 2011-06-23) - ThesisFollowing the debate by empirical finance research on the presence of non-linear predictability in stock market returns, this study examines forecasting abilities of nonlinear STAR-type models. A non-linear model methodology ...