Case Report Large Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma Diagnosed upon Radiological Evaluation of Mild Right-Sided Inguinal Hernia

While inguinal hernia is common in the primary care office, the differential diagnosis is extensive and includes infectious, inflammatory and neoplastic processes. Varicocele is another frequent, generally benign condition which occasionally reflects serious disease entities. Left-sided or bilateral varicoceles account for the overwhelming majority of varicoceles because the left gonadal vein drains into the left renal vein in contrast to the right gonadal vein, which drains directly into the inferior vena cava, thus making left-sided or bilateral venous congestion more likely. Presence of an uncommon unilateral right-sided varicocele thus warrants further radiological workup, in particular CT abdomen and pelvis, to evaluate for retroperitoneal pathology. We describe a case in which appropriate use of a variety of imaging modalities including testicular ultrasound and CT led to an important diagnosis of a large, well-differentiated liposarcoma in the right retroperitoneum of a patient with a right-sided groin mass

How do MNC R&D laboratory roles affect employee international assignments?

Research and development (R&D) employees are important human resources for multinational corporations (MNCs) as they are the driving force behind the advancement of innovative ideas and products. International assignments of these employees can be a unique way to upgrade their expertise; allowing them to effectively recombine their unique human resources to progress existing knowledge and advance new ones. This study aims to investigate the effect of the roles of R&D laboratories in which these employees work on the international assignments they undertake. We categorise R&D laboratory roles into those of the support laboratory, the locally integrated laboratory and the internationally interdependent laboratory. Based on the theory of resource recombinations, we hypothesise that R&D employees in support laboratories are not likely to assume international assignments, whereas those in locally integrated and internationally interdependent laboratories are likely to assume international assignments. The empirical evidence, which draws from research conducted on 559 professionals in 66 MNC subsidiaries based in Greece, provides support to our hypotheses. The resource recombinations theory that extends the resource based view can effectively illuminate the international assignment field. Also, research may provide more emphasis on the close work context of R&D scientists rather than analyse their demographic characteristics, the latter being the focus of scholarly practice hitherto

The ERP system in the intellectual capital management process in SME

W artykule podjęto próbę określenia roli systemów informatycznych klasy ERP w procesie zarządzania kapitałem intelektualnym. Ściśle określono funkcję użyteczności personalnej w MSP, a następnie pokazano proces zarządzania tak zdefiniowaną wiedzą. Sformułowano, na podstawie przeprowadzonych badań, proces zarządzania kapitałem intelektualnym w przedsiębiorstwach sektora MSP, na podstawie danych z systemów ERP.It this paper the role of ERP system in the intellectual capital management process is presented. The personnel usefulness function for the m-th employee in the n-th functionality area in the SMEs is strictly described. Based on the research result, the intellectual capital management process in SMEs using the data from ERP system is formulated

The concept of system supporting decision making enabling to asses and forecast of knowledge in SMEs – research results

Knowledge in the paper is understood as improving qualifications and skills among employees in SMEs. This paper presents the matrix of indicators enabling to assess knowledge in SME. Factor influencing the development of the intellectual capital in the SME (the value personnel usefulness function) was defined. Methods of evaluating profitability of investments in the intellectual capital, known from the subject literature, were demonstrated. The SMEs reference model in the context of assess knowledge in SME is proposed. Consequently the value personnel usefulness function, measures of intellectual capital in SME (determining indicators enabling to asses knowledge based on measurement of input and output data from SMEs studies; SMEs which implmented ERP (indicators base) were discusse

Strategic managing intellectual capital in an innovative SME

Knowledge, skills and intangibles have now a decisive role in building a competitive advantage of company [20]. For enterprises of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), consistent with the author's developed reference SME model, proposed a personnel usefulness function, that allows to determine the value of knowledge in the enterprise. This paper presents selected results of research focused on the level of innovations of the SME sector. Consequently a set of indicators, that describe innovative company and the procedure of strategic managing intellectual capital in an innovative SME were formulated. Use of the presented procedure could be a guarantee of achieving the assumed level of innovation in the enterprise

Autorski system informatyczny wspomagający podejmowanie decyzji w zakresie planowania i doboru personelu w MSP

The strategic management of intellectual capital involves rethinking how the companies creates value from a knowledge-centric perspective and redesigning and orchestrating the role of staff knowledge in the firm's strategy. This paper presents the author's software system for facilitating decision making at a strategic level in terms of the profitability of investment in staff knowledge. This software is a computer implementation of the method for planning and selection of personnel in SME.Strategiczne zarządzanie kapitałem intelektualnym w przedsiębiorstwach, w szczególności w sektorze MSP, wymaga właściwego postrzegania wartości wiedzy oraz pracowników wiedzy. W artykule przedstawiono autorski system informatyczny wspomagający podejmowanie decyzji w zakresie planowania i doboru personelu w MSP. System ten stanowi implementację autorskiej metody planowania i doboru personelu w MSP

ERP systems implementation efficiency modeling in small and medium size enterprises (SMEs)

An original method of ERP in SME implementation efficiency assessment (EWE) is developed. It consists of 5 elements, that is: (1) ERP system parameters, (2) SME company parameters, (3) an SME experience which proceeded the ERP project, (4) functionality indicators values, (5) an algorithm that enables ERP and SME characteristics binding – a GMDH algorithm. The application of this method allows predicting economical effects as far as the implementation of ERP is concerned, taking into consideration efficiency indicators in the analyzed company. On the basis of the EWE method, a decision model for ERP efficiency implementation has been developed

The ERP class system objective assessment method

This paper presents ERP class system objective assessment method when using the neural systems GMDH basing on the Ivachnienko algorithm. An approach to ERPs evaluation aimed at their successful implementation into a class of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is considered. The set of performance indices supporting an ERP evaluation in the context of its implementation into a given SME is proposed. Consequently the decision model binding the selected indicators of effectiveness of SME implementation with the parameters of a given ERP system and the parameters of the company as such, which introduced this system is discussed