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Full-Text Articles in Business
Applying Commercial Style Acquisition Practices To The Procurement Of Commercially Available Aircraft, Douglas W. Humerick, Steven H. Minnich
Applying Commercial Style Acquisition Practices To The Procurement Of Commercially Available Aircraft, Douglas W. Humerick, Steven H. Minnich
Theses and Dissertations
This study was performed to recommend which commercial acquisition practices should be adopted in government acquisitions of commercially available aircraft. Previous studies, dating to 1972, illustrate the value of adopting commercial style acquisition practices in government acquisitions. Using commercial style acquisition practices can provide the government with lower costs and faster delivery with no sacrifice of quality. As a customer of the aircraft manufacturing community, the government must adapt to global market changes. Procedure reviews and changes must occur on an ongoing basis to take advantage of standard industry practices. Telephone interviews of nineteen top level personnel representing twelve domestic …
The Development Of A Tri-Service Notification System For Type 1 Medical Materiel Complaints, Edmund K. Haraguchi, Christopher J. Harrington
The Development Of A Tri-Service Notification System For Type 1 Medical Materiel Complaints, Edmund K. Haraguchi, Christopher J. Harrington
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to investigate the notification process for defective medical materiel within the Department of Defense. The study first evaluated the efficiency of the current notification process for defective medical materiel within the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Second, a streamlined notification process and tri-service Type 1 message for defective medical materiel was developed. Finally, the effectiveness of this tri-service message was evaluated in comparison to the current notification messages used by the three services. Investigations using observational studies revealed duplication of both function and resources among the medical logistics offices of the three services. Through …
A Benchmark Of Vehicle Maintenance Training Between The U.S. Air Force And A Civilian Industry Leader, James J. Meersman, Inez A. Sookma
A Benchmark Of Vehicle Maintenance Training Between The U.S. Air Force And A Civilian Industry Leader, James J. Meersman, Inez A. Sookma
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis compared vehicle maintenance training between the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and a leading civilian training organization, Cuyahoga Valley Joint Vocational School (CVJVS), using benchmarking. First, the study identified the USAF and civilian automotive training industries conduct training. Next, the researchers identified common areas for comparison between training programs. Then, the industry leader's best practice was identified. The best practice at CVJVS as the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) certification process. In applying this practice at Chanute, the researchers identified three deficient areas, or negative gaps. The first gap was in the number of hours of instruction. The …
Public Space Launch Acquisition: A Comparative Case Study, Kenneth R. Leeson, Lee W. Rosen
Public Space Launch Acquisition: A Comparative Case Study, Kenneth R. Leeson, Lee W. Rosen
Theses and Dissertations
This study analyzes three commonly practiced approaches to Government acquisition of space launch services. These approaches are employed by The U.S. Air Force, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization. The literature review provides a comprehensive overview of the commercial space launch industry and details critical perspectives on commercial, launch. Launch contracts which were representative of each organization's acquisition procedures were investigated and evaluated along several critical issues and elements of the space launch acquisition process. These issues included payload characteristics, government oversight, contractor incentives, insurance, liability and cost. The critical issues and elements were …
Generic Strategies, Leader Attributes, Environmental Uncertainty, And Organizational Performance: An Empirical Investigation Of Contingencies And Configurational Outcomes, Tope Adeyemi-Bello
Generic Strategies, Leader Attributes, Environmental Uncertainty, And Organizational Performance: An Empirical Investigation Of Contingencies And Configurational Outcomes, Tope Adeyemi-Bello
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The implications of strategy, environmental uncertainty, and leader attributes to the performance of organizations have been the subject of many research studies. The traditional interaction-based contingency approach that has typically been used in the management literature for examining the interrelationships between these variables, may very often be inadequate to capture the overall pattern of fit among them. A contemporary approach that allows researchers to examine sophisticated relationships between variables is configuration or systems theory— which suggests that inevitable relationships exist between strategic, environmental, contextual, and organizational variables and performance. This study used both the interaction and configuration-based approaches to determine …
Leveraged Buyouts, Kurt J. Smith
Leveraged Buyouts, Kurt J. Smith
Theses : Honours
This study comprehensively reviews theoretical and empirical literature pertaining to leveraged buyouts. An agency theory framework best describes the source of LBO value creation. Agency conflicts are mitigated through extensive utilisation of debt capital and concentrated equity ownership, which are functions of asset and organisation structures. The evidence generally supports the hypothesis that economic wealth is created by leveraged buyouts, rather than merely redistributed among stakeholders. This thesis uses a multiple case design to examine leveraged buyouts in Australia. It compiles data from a broad range of public and private sources, and conducts qualitative and quantitative analysis on six (6) …
Reestructuración Administrativa De Productos Andru Ltda, Giovanni Villate Paez
Reestructuración Administrativa De Productos Andru Ltda, Giovanni Villate Paez
Administración de Empresas
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Desktop Color Imaging On Prepress Personnel Skills, Iva Elaine Fowke
The Impact Of Desktop Color Imaging On Prepress Personnel Skills, Iva Elaine Fowke
Legacy ETDs
No abstract provided.
A Model For Comparative Analysis Of Business Community Expectations Of Printing Companies And Printer Perceptions Of Those Expectations, Kevin Lloyd Hudson
A Model For Comparative Analysis Of Business Community Expectations Of Printing Companies And Printer Perceptions Of Those Expectations, Kevin Lloyd Hudson
Legacy ETDs
The problem of this study was to compare the Statesboro, Georgia business community's expectations of printing companies to the expectations printers perceive the businesses have. All of the local printers, and a sample of the local Chamber of Commerce corporate members (non-printers) were given identical survey forms which measured their expectations and perceptions. The forms were hand-delivered, picked-up the next day and tabulated to put the data in graphical form. A comparison of the two groups revealed some agreement and some disagreement in expectations and perceptions. After completing the study, it was determined that the research method is valid and …
Effects Of Electronic Mail On Staff Communication Satisfaction And Computer Anxiety, Donald D. Luck
Effects Of Electronic Mail On Staff Communication Satisfaction And Computer Anxiety, Donald D. Luck
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
Research indicates teacher isolation and computer anxiety are significant problems effecting teachers. This study examined the influence of electronic mail on these two problems. The research hypotheses questioned whether electronic mail installation positively effected a staff's level of communication satisfaction and/or lowered their level of computer anxiety.
Three sites were used in the study. Site One had electronic mail at the time of both measurements, Site Two implemented electronic mail immediately following the first measurement, and Site Three never used electronic mail. Ten months separated the measurements.
The study used the Computer Satisfaction Questionnaire to measure eight components of communication …
General Motors And The Development Of New Industrial Models, Clifford B. Fleet
General Motors And The Development Of New Industrial Models, Clifford B. Fleet
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Possible Application Of Quality Function Deployment In Software Systems Development In The United States Air Force, Craig R. Lamb
Possible Application Of Quality Function Deployment In Software Systems Development In The United States Air Force, Craig R. Lamb
Theses and Dissertations
The objectives of the thesis were to determine whether the methods of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) could be used in the software development environment within the USAF, and whether or not this area should be researched further. The research was limited to the requirements analysis and definition phase. The different areas of study included a brief review of the structured analysis methodology, a detailed review of the QFD models currently being used in the product industries, a review of how QFD fits into the software development cycle, and specific software modifications to the QFD methodology. A review of some applications …
Controlling Hazards Associated With Confined Spaces, Srinivas S. Varahabhotla
Controlling Hazards Associated With Confined Spaces, Srinivas S. Varahabhotla
Theses
Work in Confined Spaces poses special health and safety problems. To avoid the serious consequences which may follow poorly planned or poorly supervised confined space work, a comprehensive program of recognition, evaluation and control of potential dangers must be developed.
The work force should be aware of the extreme dangers associated with confined space and of the procedures and equipment used to overcome these dangers effectively and safely.
The purpose of this thesis is to present the hazardous conditions in a confined space and different means of overcoming these dangers which are not readily apparent. It shows how confined spaces …
The Indigenization Of Western-Based Theories Of Administration For Administrative Development In The Third World, Gail E Johnsen
The Indigenization Of Western-Based Theories Of Administration For Administrative Development In The Third World, Gail E Johnsen
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Inventory Ordering Decisions Over The Product Life Cycle, Matthew J. Seiler
Inventory Ordering Decisions Over The Product Life Cycle, Matthew J. Seiler
Honors Theses
This report will link two key business concepts together. It will first examine the characteristics of different inventory replenishment systems used by purchasing managers. Second, it will bring the marketing phenomenon of the product life cycle into the picture. The varying demand patterns found in a typical product life cycle curve will become test data for a simulation exercise to determine which of four ordering models yield the lowest combination of holding and ordering costs. The costs related to holding finished good inventories account for a large portion of a firm's total cost structure (Adam and Ebert, 1989). To stay …
A Structural Model And Test Of The Antecedents And Outcomes Of Organizational And Professional Commitment, Mary Ann Evans
A Structural Model And Test Of The Antecedents And Outcomes Of Organizational And Professional Commitment, Mary Ann Evans
Dissertations and Theses
The major purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between commitment to one's profession and commitment to one's employer and the role this relationship plays in predicting satisfaction, performance and turnover. In order to accomplish this purpose the antecedents and outcomes of the commitments were modeled and tested using covariance structural modeling techniques. The data source was the 1990 Kaiser Permanente, Northwest Region Employee Survey. The study included a wide range of occupations. The literature is ambiguous about the definition and measurement of professional and organizational commitment. Professional commitment is characterized either as a unidimensional or multidimensional construct …
Creación Y Montaje De Una Fábrica De Producción De Chapa Y Triplex, Con Comercialización A Nivel Nacional E Internacional, Ivonne Tangarife Torres
Creación Y Montaje De Una Fábrica De Producción De Chapa Y Triplex, Con Comercialización A Nivel Nacional E Internacional, Ivonne Tangarife Torres
Administración de Empresas
No abstract provided.
Japanese Business In The United States: Unintentional Definition Of The Other, Yujin Yaguchi
Japanese Business In The United States: Unintentional Definition Of The Other, Yujin Yaguchi
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Differences Between Industrial And Municipal Executives' Practices And Perceptions Of An Npdes Water Pollution Control System In Tennessee, Anthony L. Fulkerson
The Differences Between Industrial And Municipal Executives' Practices And Perceptions Of An Npdes Water Pollution Control System In Tennessee, Anthony L. Fulkerson
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine the differences between industrial and municipal executives' practices and perceptions toward the administrative requirements of a water pollution control system as set forth in a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. This was a descriptive study that utilized a two-part attitudinal survey designed to obtain the perceptions of the executives (N = 171) of all major industries and all major municipalities in the State of Tennessee who had direct responsibility for the administrative requirements of an NPDES permitted water pollution control system. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis of data with …
Setting Planned Lead Times In Material Requirements Planning Using Earliness And Tardiness Cost Information, Luis António Nunes Lourenço
Setting Planned Lead Times In Material Requirements Planning Using Earliness And Tardiness Cost Information, Luis António Nunes Lourenço
All Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Participation In Community Development Administration, Seleshi Ayehu
Participation In Community Development Administration, Seleshi Ayehu
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
A Land Development Financial Model, Bruce Saunders
A Land Development Financial Model, Bruce Saunders
Master's Theses
Often the term "real estate industry" is casually used as if sufficient in accurately describing a well defined segment contributing to the GNP. In actuality, real estate is a very large complex industry, involving a variety of corporations, partnerships, trusts, and individuals with different functions and objectives. A comprehensive profile of the industry would include investors, lenders, and government regulators. These players may be involved with a vast array of projects such as undeveloped land, single family and multifamily housing, office building, shopping centers, industrial buildings, hotels and motels, mobile home parks, resorts or recreational complexes. This variety illustrates the …
Core Component Choices In Single-User Computer Systems : A Home Office User's Perspective, James W. Violette
Core Component Choices In Single-User Computer Systems : A Home Office User's Perspective, James W. Violette
Master's Theses
The home office is a rapidly growing segment of the business environment. The trend toward two-income families and concerns over quality of life have made the office at home increasingly attractive alternative business style. The evolution of technology during the past ten years has opened up a broad array of choices.
The introduction of the IBM personal computer in the fall of 1981 provided the technological nucleus. Other office products aimed at the individual user such as personal copiers, facsimile machines, smart typewriters, and multi-function telecommunications products have grown around it.
The evolution of personal computer technology has been accelerating …
A Comparative Study Of A Management Development Institution In Transition As Seen By Its Former And Current Trainees, Sherifa Fouad Sherif
A Comparative Study Of A Management Development Institution In Transition As Seen By Its Former And Current Trainees, Sherifa Fouad Sherif
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Evaluating Direct-Mail Effectiveness In Building Sales And Attracting New Customers, Carol Beth Spivey
Evaluating Direct-Mail Effectiveness In Building Sales And Attracting New Customers, Carol Beth Spivey
Master's Theses
This independent research project describes the direct-marketing efforts of Ukrop's Super Markets through its Ukrop's Valued Customer® Program, with special emphasis on the "zip code test" conducted in August, 1989. The purpose of this test was to acquire new Ukrop's Valued Customers from a population of non-Ukrop's customers.
While the test did yield a positive net present value, in evaluating the post-test shopping behavior of the two test groups and the control group, the author determined that there were no long-term benefits from these test mailings. Recommendations for improvements (if Ukrop's undertakes a similar campaign in the future) include additional …
A Retail Branch Profitability Measurement Model For The Thrift Industry, Rex L. Smith Iii
A Retail Branch Profitability Measurement Model For The Thrift Industry, Rex L. Smith Iii
Master's Theses
Deregulation of the financial services industry has created a need for management to adapt a different approach to operations. Drastic regulatory and environmental changes have forced thrifts and banks to concentrate on increasing efficiency and core profitability from the retail branch network. Once considered to be highly bureaucratic, financial institutions are trimming back off ice review and focusing on a more decentralized leaner operation. Expensive mergers and large conglomerate financial powerhouses have created a need for increased management controls and reasonable methods of measuring the true profitability of the individual business units within a financial services company.
Trends In Solid-Waste Management And The Implications For The Aluminum Beverage Can, Phil Whitehouse
Trends In Solid-Waste Management And The Implications For The Aluminum Beverage Can, Phil Whitehouse
Master's Theses
The aluminum beverage can market is extremely important for Reynolds Metals Company and other aluminum producers being the single largest end-use market for aluminum in the United States. Shipments of 77.9 billion cans in 1988 accounted for 96% of total beverage can shipments, equivalent to 3.6 billion pounds of input canstock or 21% of the estimated 16.9 billion pounds of U .S. aluminum industry shipments. It is also one of the few aluminum markets that has exhibited consistent growth this decade, with canstock shipments increasing 4.6%/yr.versus 1.8% for all other products. Its success can largely be linked to its recyclability …
A Computer Integrated Manufacturing Major For Georgia Southern College School Of Technology, Robert James Christensen
A Computer Integrated Manufacturing Major For Georgia Southern College School Of Technology, Robert James Christensen
Legacy ETDs
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Different Approaches To Goal Setting On Goal Commitment, Eileen Mary Piersa
The Effect Of Different Approaches To Goal Setting On Goal Commitment, Eileen Mary Piersa
All Master's Theses
This study assesses the goal commitment generated by different approaches to goal setting. The participants were the directors, board presidents, staff, board members and volunteers of two non-profit organizations. One group explored their history as an organization, significant events and the impact of those events before carrying out the same goal setting process as the other group. Self-efficacy was measured before the exercise began. Goal commitment was measured after participants prioritized goals and selected subgoals on which to take action. The hypothesis that cognitively reviewing past history would lead to greater commitment was rejected. A second hypothesis that the self-efficacy …
Productivity Measurement For Home Health Care Registered Nurses, Lazelle Emminizer Benefield
Productivity Measurement For Home Health Care Registered Nurses, Lazelle Emminizer Benefield
Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management
The purpose of this study is to develop a productivity measurement applicable to home health registered nurses (RNs) by identifying and quantifying the knowledge and ability variables that define productive nurse practice.
A preliminary set of knowledge and ability variables was identified based on content analysis of interviews with local nurse managers and round I of a three round Delphi procedure, using a purposive sample of nurse managers from nationally preeminent agencies. A randomized national sample of 337 nurse managers was then surveyed to determine the relative value and rank of the knowledge and ability variables. These variables were refined …