In many countries currently, health-care professionals experience burnout in their professional life. This study explored the relationship between burnout, and role conflict and role ambiguity in nurses and physicians at a university hospital in Turkey. The data were collected by questionnaires that included sociodemographic variables, Maslach's Burnout Inventory (MBI), and Rizzo's Role Conflict and Role Ambiguity Scales. Two hundred and fifty one health-care professionals (170 physicians and 81 nurses) responded to the survey. There was a strong positive correlation between the MBI and Rizzo's Role Conflict and Role Ambiguity Scales. The nurses showed significantly higher levels of role conflict, role ambiguity, and burnout compared to the physicians. A multiple regression analysis showed that role conflict and role ambiguity might help to explain the higher level of burnout experienced by the nurses compared to the physicians. Future research is needed to develop preventive measures for the burnout of health-care professionals.

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The objective of this research was t o identify the cross-cultural similarities and differences of the implementation of the UK PFI procurement process in different contexts. The research methodology adopted was the SLEEPT approach, the identified features (Social, Legal, Economic, Environmental, Political, Technological) are examined from source material of various projects within the stated nations. A Delphic approach of confirmation by national collaborators from each country i s utilised. Confirming and disaffirming features are examined utilising exogenous cultural drivers.The conclusion of this research identifies cross-cultural features of six different cultures presented as a 'cultural compass' which will inform the development of future PFI/PPP projects.The impact of this research will have implications for the appreciation of cultural similarities and differences of national 'construction cultures' for effective project delivery of future PFI/PPP projects. PFI projects should be considered within the existing exogenous features of a nation. Merely implementing standardised PFI protocols without recognising these inherent differences will lead to project failures. This paper offers an approach that can be generalised for adoption by nations considering the introduction of PFI as a procurement process.