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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the urban stormwater quality with respect to different land uses, with a view to identifying areas of critical pollution. These areas can then be prioritised for applying best management practices.

Major land use types of the study area were mapped. Sampling sites were selected on the basis of designated land use and land cover pattern. Grab samples of runoff were manually collected from the downstream direction of the road runoff in the designated sampling sites in the respective zones during the rainfall events and analysed.

The stormwater quality varies with land use pattern. In industrial and commercial zones the pollutants were often found to exceed the permissible limits as per Indian standards. The spatial variation in pollutant distribution in the stormwater was highly influenced by the surrounding land use type.

The relationship between stormwater quality and different land uses presented in this paper offers practical guidance in future planning of urban developments. The thematic maps developed based on GIS can be used as an iterative decision‐making tool.

It can be concluded that while suggesting best management practices or pollutant control systems, land use should be taken into consideration.

Mastermix Engineering Co. Ltd. have appointed John Limbrick, ACCA, as company accountant. Prior to joining Mastermix Mr. Limbrick was a partner in a West Midland firm of accountants.

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, most of the previous studies have primarily studied the cognitive dissonance outcomes of a single organization’s employees and have used a quantitative approach to study cognitive dissonance. This study attempts to improve this shortcoming and explores the cognitive dissonance in employees of different workplaces. Furthermore, multiple previous related studies focused on a specific stage rather than the whole process of cognitive dissonance. Current study tends to explain the process by systematically postulating the antecedents and conflicts faced by employees that cause cognitive dissonance and effect their personal and professional lives.

Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from two samples, i.e. France and Pakistan. A total of 30 interviews were performed to collect data about employees’ work environments and dissonant situations. Gioia’s methodology of two-order thematic analyses was used, and multiple themes were produced that were embedded in the context of cognitive dissonance.

The qualitative study revealed that the employees exposed to cognitive dissonance suffered in both professional and individual lives in different manners (physically and mentally).

This study contributes significantly to cognitive dissonance theory by highlighting the powerful urge for dissonance reduction during dissonant experiences. It also emphasizes the detrimental influence of work contextual factors, such as unfairness and injustice on employee positivity. This study suggests that researching dissonance reduction strategies can be a valuable resource for effective organizational interventions. By promoting a workplace where employees, stakeholders and organizational agents can cooperate and communicate effectively in decision-making processes.

In the current paper, the authors considered improving the cognitive dissonance theory, primarily conceptual inadequacies and its connection with work ethics. As a better comprehension of the methodological perspectives is imperative to future hypothetical advancement, the authors proposed some approaches to address these deficiencies.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of layout configurations in a hospital on the implementation of lean management initiatives, to include different units of care. The research concentrated on the impact, the physical distance between dependent units could have on staff perception, use of staff time, time spent in the system by patients, and performance.

The research examined the relationship between clinical units allocated within Northampton General Hospital and their internal providers. In addition, an adapted version of the SERVPERF questionnaire was used to measure the quality perception of staff.

The transit distances from each clinical unit to their internal providers have: a negative relationship with the staff quality provision of care; a positive relationship with the time the patient spends in the system; and no discernable direct correlation with performance.

These findings will help hospital managers to understand the impact of the layout of a hospital on the implementation of service improvement activities, and will assist them in planning improved relocation of clinical units. This facilitates future service improvements whilst optimising the use of available and constrained resources within the present hospital facilities.

The ideas and results presented in this study are original and valuable to the study of hospital layouts, services improvements and the implementation of lean operation initiatives and quality improvement programmes in hospitals. The study also successfully tested the application of SERVPERF in a hospital setting.

Berger, Jenson & Nicholson has announced the following Board appointments.

Earlier this year, Mastermix Engineering Co Ltd, took occupation at their new factory and offices in Vigo Place, Aldridge, Staffordshire. Sustained expansion over the years had strained resources at both the Redditch and Bloxwich factories.

The Palexpo Exhibition and Conference Centre close to Geneva Airport was the location for this timely event organised by the EIPC and sponsored by Du Pont Electronics. Participants, including speakers, chairpersons and press, totalled approximately 190—perhaps a slightly lower figure than anticipated for this first European symposium on an issue of considerable significance for the industry.

Identifies certain commonalities in the bases of the moral philosophies of Rand (individualist/capitalist/egoist) and Marx (collectivist/socialist/altruist), such as a man’s natural rights and materialism. Examines their philosophies from an ethical viewpoint, looking at the origins and content of morality, moral laws, the principles of ethics and realistically reflects the nature of man, as man can be neither wholly altruistic nor wholly individualistic but is rather a combination of both, with man’s self‐development depending on interaction with other haman beings. Concludes that neither doctrine presents a viable model of social organization.