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Innovation management in the primary health care centers is one of the important debates among the governments and academic forums. Although the number of studies in the field of innovation in health care sectors has increased over the last 10 years, little is known about the conditions for the successful implementation of innovations in the health care centers. In this paper, we review and assess the situation of Finnish health care centers from innovation management viewpoint. We try to answer one of the important questions designed by policy makers: "How can Finnish health care centers move toward systems that continuously improve their innovation and creativity?" The presented framework describes the main characters and dimensions of diffusion of ideation and innovation in the health care centers. ; Inovacijski management v centrih za primarno zdravstveno oskrbo je ena od poglavitnih tem diskusije tako v državnih ustanovah kot med raziskovalci. Čeprav je v zadnjih letih naraslo število raziskav na temo inoviranja, malo vemo o pogojih za uspešno uvedbo inovacij v zdravstvenih centrih za primarno oskrbo. V članku je podan pregled situacije na Finskem z vidika inovacijskega managementa. Poskušamo odgovoriti na vprašanje: kako se lahko centri za zdravstveno oskrbo na Finskem razvijejo v sisteme, ki stalno dvigajo svojo kvaliteto in inovativnost? Predstavljeno ogrodje opisuje glavne značilnosti in razsežnosti prodiranja mišljenja in inovacij v centre za zdravstveno oskrbo.

Innovation management in the primary health care centers is one of the important debates among the governments and academic forums. Although the number of studies in the field of innovation in health care sectors has increased over the last 10 years, little is known about the conditions for the successful implementation of innovations in the health care centers. In this paper, we review and assess the situation of Finnish health care centers from innovation management viewpoint. We try to answer one of the important questions designed by policy makers: "How can Finnish health care centers move toward systems that continuously improve their innovation and creativity?" The presented framework describes the main characters and dimensions of diffusion of ideation and innovation in the health care centers.

Trends such as aging populations, excess costs, rising public expectations, and progress in medical science and technologies point out necessity of adoption and development of innovation in the healthcare systems particularly in developed countries. The main objective of this article is to review diffusion of innovation improvement in the healthcare sector. Different types of innovation, diffusion characters, and adoption mechanisms are the subjects that are discussed as the key items in a selected case study, Finland.

The family businesses play an important role regarding the dynamism and strength of the European economy, long-term stability and sustainability. Many of the challenges facing family businesses also concern Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), but due to the fact that family businesses involve three overlapping elements (the family, the business, and the ownership) they are different from other types of businesses. In Europe the family business sector is dominated by particularly micro enterprises with less than 10 employees and SMEs. Across Europe around 70-80% of all enterprises are family businesses. The current financial crisis has influenced negatively the majority of business activities and many family businesses found themselves in a new turbulent financial environment where uncertainty dominates and the market characteristics are radically reversed. This paper recognizes the importance of family businesses in both the Finnish and the Greek economy and the need for in-depth research about the dynamics of family businesses, the difficulties they face (strategy, succession, internal conflicts etc.) and factors influencing their survival (endurance) and sustainability. Despite the differences in economic structure and culture both Finland and Greece are small countries in the outskirts of Europe with a high percentage of family businesses. Finland counts on a highly industrialized manufacturing sector and is one of the economically and politically most stable countries in the world, whilst Greece relies on the service sector and in particular on tourism. Currently a cross-cultural study between Greece and Finland is undertaken. It includes an extensive literature review for deeper understanding of the research variables. In addition it incorporates a qualitative and quantitative research methodology. This paper describes mainly the results of a qualitative study carried out in 60 family businesses in the North-western part of Thessaloniki, Greece. The aims of the study were to record the new conditions ...

Investigating the performance and productivity level of different energy consuming sectors in all countries is an inevitable action. This procedure will be conducted by comparing the energy input and the output of the system which is vital to ensure that the system is used properly. The proper utilization of systems will lead to more efficiency in the energy consumption section. One of the most important tasks in this type of study is the analysis of uncertainty indicators. The analysis and evaluation of uncertainty indices in energy consumption system is a tool that prioritizes the indicators in terms of importance and impact on each of the consumption targets. These consumption goals include energy, environmental, technical, economical, and social objectives. Ultimately, the output data of the uncertainty analysis will be very helpful for making the system more reliable and usable. In this study, we first introduced different sectors of the energy consumption system in Finland and examined each of these sectors in terms of physical and environmental goals. Then the uncertainty indexes in different sectors are extracted, evaluated qualitatively and quantified using the fuzzy logic method. Finally, indicators are prioritized based on the level of effectiveness and uncertainty. According to the results of this research, among 44 considered indices, the security of energy supply, carbon emission, equivalent annual cost, reliability, and political acceptability are respectively the most important indices for energy, environmental, economic, technical and social goals. ; fi=vertaisarvioitu|en=peerReviewed|

Increasing energy demand has created the challenge of supplying safe, economical, and durable energy with minimal impact on the environment. Therefore, governments have developed and executed several strategies such as increasing efficiency in energy systems in addition to replacing existing sources with renewable energies. One of the most important renewable energy sources that have a competitive advantage compared with other resources is solar energy and its related technologies. However, development of this technology, its related products, and their competitiveness in the market has created a plethora of challenges. In this study, the focus is on the analysis of photovoltaic technology development in the context of different technology generations. The S-shape curve of each generation and sub-technologies of photovoltaic is designed and analyzed. Results show that the first generation of photovoltaic technology is in growth and early maturity stage. The second generation is also in growth stage, but the third generation is mainly in the introduction stage. ; fi=vertaisarvioitu|en=peerReviewed|