Care should be taken to commence PPIs only when clinically indicated. Discharge information to GPs, especially recommendations for duration of treatment and/or dose titration, requires improvement.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to test a model for cross-border technological acquisitions (CBTAs) focusing on the level of ownership acquired in the target firm and the acquiring firm's post-acquisition innovation performance (PAIP), with the degree of integration as a mediator, based on the dynamic capability perspective of the resource-based view. This study further concludes the role of the country-of-origin effect (COE) (when emerging economies' acquiring firms purchase technological resources from developed economies' target firms) on the success of the acquiring firms in CBTAs. Design/methodology/approach Data on CBTAs initiated by 542 acquiring firms was quantified from four high technology industries from 1995 to 2015 for the empirical investigation of the research hypotheses. Hierarchical fixed year effect negative binomial regression technique was used to analyze the proposed model for the success of CBTAs. Findings The analysis of the CBTAs confirmed that acquiring firms who opt for a higher level of acquired ownership strategy increase the degree of integration of the target firm's technological resource stock. The level of acquired ownership improves the PAIP of the acquiring firms; however, the degree of integration positively accelerates the relationship between the acquired ownership and the PAIP. Considering the COE, acquiring firms that initiated CBTAs from emerging economies to purchase technological resources from developed economies' targets have firm-specific technological capability holes to execute the integration, which negatively impacts the emerging economies acquiring firm's PAIP. Originality/value This study contributes to the CBTAs literature by exploring the enabling role of the degree of integration between the level of acquired ownership and the PAIP of the acquiring firms. Further, this study put forward empirics on the COE of the acquiring firms for their integrative capability to integrate the target firm's resource stock and subsequent innovation performance.

This paper reports outcome data on mental and physical ability levels, mortality and accident rates, from a randomized controlled trial evaluating health authority funded nursing home and long-stay geriatric ward care in one inner London health district. There were no differences between settings in mortality rates, although respondents randomized to the nursing homes deteriorated more rapidly in overall, mental and functional ability levels. Previous analyses reported that they also experienced a higher accident rate than respondents in the wards. However, observational data from the evaluation clearly indicated that quality of life in the homes was superior to that in the wards. We conclude that the more rapid physical decline and greater risk of accident in the nursing homes have to be balanced against an inferior quality of life in the hospital, and that a judgement is not easy to make on behalf of other people.

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Many recent IT project failures relate to the implementation of a wide variety of knowledge-focused systems. High levels of failure are reported and reasons cited in the literature tend to associate these failures with poor project definition and an over focus on the technology. However, there may be another reason for these failures --a misuse of the concept of tacit/explicit knowledge in the form of an assumption that one can easily be converted into the other. A closer examination of tacit knowledge --particularly through the seminal works of Polanyi and Nonaka --would suggest otherwise.

Purpose Canada has lagged in access to capital for high-potential, growth-oriented new ventures, but has made considerable strides in the past decade. This study aims to examine the evolving state of the market for risk capital in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a critical assessment of government policy from the perspective of angel investors and diverse communities of entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach A thematic analysis was conducted of seven COVID-19 roundtable discussions hosted by the National Angel Capital Organization that included 51 global and national-level business and political leaders. The analysis extracted the most salient details from the discussions, distilling them into timely and actionable insights for policymakers. Findings The analysis suggests that the government’s economic policy response to the COVID-19 crisis fails to address the sudden liquidity problems faced by new ventures. Entrepreneurs and angel investors have remained resilient, rallied as a community and demonstrated an extraordinary level of trust. Traditionally under-represented communities of entrepreneurs are more affected by the crisis than others. Practical implications The findings and recommendations are of relevance to policymakers interested in post-COVID-19 economic policies to address the unique challenges faced by start-ups and ensure their full contribution to economic recovery. Originality/value The paper presents several policy recommendations and proposes a novel framework to describe the impacts of the pandemic on different categories of start-ups.

The role of information systems and technologies in any modern organization has become increasingly important. Concepts such as digital transformation and disruptive technologies have become the strategic directions for new and established companies. The role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has been long established. This case-based research article examines how and when a CIO becomes the CEO. This is particularly relevant as organizations embrace technology-based strategies to compete, and in many cases, to survive.