The 'Iron Cage' strengthened? Discretion and digital discipline

Research on changes in public administration associated with the adoption and use of information and communication technologies ('informatization'), almost univocally supports the conclusion that shop floor discretion disappears under their influence. We, however, are ill at ease with this direction in thought about discretion. Our unease is based on the scholarly work about practices, organizational learning and responsiveness. In this article, we test the thesis on the relation between informatization and operational discretion in an empirical research of operational discretion and informatization in two Dutch public agencies, both large and both automated. Our findings show that informatization does not destroy operational discretion, but rather obscures discretion. Based on the work of Argyris, we show that the phenomenon at work is 'participatory boundary practices', the direct personal ties that keep an organization together. ICTs destroy such links and thereby affect organizational learning. © Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2007

The development of mobile health-care in China

The background for this dissertation is a preliminary discussion on the brief history and current status of China mobile health development, in order to provide reference for China future mobile healthcare. The main research object is the development of China Mobile health. The main results of this study are mainly reflected in four aspects. 1. Through the research and analysis of a large amount of literature, we see that mobile health is in a period of rapid development, new production and service models are emerging, support policies are obvious, and market demand is huge. 2. It is concluded that mobile medicine represents a high proportion in the overall mobile medical products, it shows broad development prospects and prominent potential legal risks, so inquiry mobile medicine has a distinct representative position in the research of mobile medical legal issues. 3. The public is still used to choose the general hospital registration mode, and they do not fully understand the online consultation mode and also remain skeptical of its safety. Operators should vigorously promote the characteristics of their products, not only focusing on common projects, otherwise it will be difficult to win in the medical app industry which has a large base and strong competitiveness. 4. “Ping An good doctor" and the problems existing in the mobile medical market medical app homogenization are relatively serious, user personal information security problems need to be solved, user trust is unsatisfactory and there is a lack of standard foundation, capital management and business model are not mature, all of which make profit more difficult.O quadro contextual desta dissertação é uma discussão preliminar relativa à breve história e o estado atual do desenvolvimento da oferta de serviços de saúde por telemóvel na China, na perspetiva da sua evolução futura. O objeto de investigação é o desenvolvimento a oferta de serviços de saúde por telemóvel na China. Os principais resultados estão refletidos nos seguintes quatro pontos: 1.Percebeu-se que a indústria de oferta de serviços de saúde por telemóvel encontra-se num rápido desenvolvimento onde novas ofertas de produtos e serviços emergem, a sustentação de políticas públicas é óbvia e a procura é elevada; 2.O serviço de consulta médica por telemóvel representa uma elevada proporção no cômputo global de oferta de produtos médicos via telemóvel e há clara evidência na sua evolução como também em possíveis incumprimentos legais de modo que as questões de consultas médicas por telemóvel têm uma representatividade clara nos trabalhos de investigação nesta área. 3.O público continua a preferir o registo para consultas hospitalares via telemóvel e compreendem mal o modo de consulta online e têm dúvidas quanto à sua segurança. Os operadores devem promover vigorosamente as características dos seus novos produtos e não focar nos lugares comuns, caso contrário será difícil ter sucesso na indústria de serviços médicos por telemóveis. 4.O estudo de caso da empresa “Ping Na good doctor” revela os problemas existentes na indústria de serviços médicos por telemóvel, nomeadamente, na segurança de informação dos doentes, na confiança e na gestão de orçamentos de modo que torna difícil a criação de valor

The usage of digital technologies in the university training of future bachelors (having been based on the data of mathematical subjects)

This article demonstrates that mathematics in the system of higher education has outgrown the status of the general education subject and should become an integral part of the professional training of future bachelors, including economists, on the basis of intersubject connection with special subjects. Such aspects as the importance of improving the scientific and methodological support of mathematical training of students by means of digital technologies are revealed. It is specified that in order to implement the task of qualified training of students learning econometrics and economic and mathematical modeling, it is necessary to use digital technologies in two directions: for the organization of electronic educational space and in the process of solving applied problems at the junction of the branches of economics and mathematics. The advantages of using e-learning courses in the educational process are presented (such as providing individualization of the educational process in accordance with the needs, characteristics and capabilities of students; improving the quality and efficiency of the educational process; ensuring systematic monitoring of the educational quality). The unified structures of “Econometrics”, “Economic and mathematical modeling” based on the Moodle platform are the following ones. The article presentsthe results of the pedagogical experiment on the attitude of students to the use of e-learning course (ELC) in the educational process of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University and Alfred Nobel University (Dnipro city). We found that the following metrics need improvement: availability of time-appropriate mathematical materials; individual approach in training; students’ self-expression and the development of their creativity in the e-learning process. The following opportunities are brought to light the possibilities of digital technologies for the construction and research of econometric models (based on the problem of dependence of the level of the Ukrainian population employment). Various stages of building and testing of the econometric model are characterized: identification of variables, specification of the model, parameterization and verification of the statistical significance of the obtained results

Implementation of Business Intelligence on Banking, Retail, and Educational Industry

Information technology is useful to automate business process involving considerable data transaction in the daily basis. Currently, companies have to tackle large data transaction which is difficult to be handled manually. It is very difficult for a person to manually extract useful information from a large data set despite of the fact that the information may be useful in decision-making process. This article studied and explored the implementation of business intelligence in banking, retail, and educational industries. The article begins with the exposition of business intelligence role in the industries; is followed by an illustration of business intelligence in the industries and finalized with the implication of business intelligence implementation

Knowledge management system and infertility treatment using Traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been practiced for over 5000 years. Different from western medicine which has its origin from anatomy, TCM is based on the ancient Chinese perception of humans as part of the environment and universe, subject to nature and its forces, therefore, health and diseases are direct result of the interaction of humans with the environment and the balance of distinct yet interconnected organs. The effectiveness of TCM has been recognized widely, yet due to its complexity and underlying conceptual foundations, it is very challenging to seek scientific evidence on how it works using lab experiments. This paper discusses an ongoing knowledge management project that is built on the logic of TCM treatment of infertility. The purpose of this project is to promote understanding of the TCM treatment, uncover its underlying theories, preserve TCM knowledge, and facilitate its continuing development