Factors associated with an ICU withholding decision were the presence of advanced cognitive impairment (26% of limitation decisions), dependency (Katz scale ≤4; 22.9%), high comorbidities and age (86.9 vs 82.8 years; p = 0.002).
There are two main issues at stake in the Keystone XL decision: path dependency and US leadership.
Such premature decisions create dependency, leading a capable veteran to fear losing the financial safety net if he leaves the disability rolls to take a job that ends up demanding too much.
Initially, we demonstrate the existence of cross-functional decision-making dependencies using an enterprise network model.
Due to political decision making, path dependency, and institutional inertia, domain-specific policies differ from one another.
Corporate foresight is applied with the expectation that it will help firms to break away from path dependency, help decision makers to define superior courses of action, and ultimately enable superior firm performance.
How many children will die?" Careful decisions, however, can limit dependency, Mr. Wilkinson said.
The 27-member European Union sets climate change targets and coordinates efforts to reduce energy dependency, but decisions on energy sources remain with national governments.
The 27-member European Union sets climate change targets and co-ordinates efforts to reduce energy dependency, but decisions on energy sources remain with national governments.
Architectural decision modeling makes these dependencies explicit and serves as a foundation for knowledge management tools.
