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A Consolidation Analysis Of The Insured Group Benefits Programs Of A Medium Size Manufacturing Company : Multi-Carrier Vs. Single Carrier, John Walter Ainslie Apr 1960

A Consolidation Analysis Of The Insured Group Benefits Programs Of A Medium Size Manufacturing Company : Multi-Carrier Vs. Single Carrier, John Walter Ainslie

Master's Theses

Since dawn's light first shone upon the cave man, he in his crude way, searched for security for himself and others who lived in his cave. While technological progress had revolutionized the method of seeking ways to make such provisions, the desire for the same has continued as the ultimate goal of the head of the family unit .

Summary - With the growing development of benefit plans in private industry spurred on by federal legislation and the government's progressive interest in social welfare, indications are for further growth in this area. There has been a definite trend as seen …


Oral Communications To And By Lower Level Supervision, Joseph Clifton Brown Apr 1960

Oral Communications To And By Lower Level Supervision, Joseph Clifton Brown

Master's Theses

This book is a manual concerned with the principles and problems of oral industrial communications. The content is designed for use by the Maintenance Department, Spruance Plant, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and company, Richmond, Virginia. The focus of the writing is basically in the area of lower supervision which includes salaried engineers, scientists, foremen, and men in the two levels immediately above the fore- men.


A Survey Of Personnel Testing In The Chicago Area, Roy S. Barr Jan 1960

A Survey Of Personnel Testing In The Chicago Area, Roy S. Barr

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Alcohol Problem In The Richmond Metropolitan Area And Management's Role In Combating It, Edmund E. Meredith Jan 1960

The Alcohol Problem In The Richmond Metropolitan Area And Management's Role In Combating It, Edmund E. Meredith

Master's Theses

The purpose of the thesis 1 s to show something of the seriousness of the alcohol problem as it is effecting business and industrial organisations. At the same time I have tried to develop information which will be useful to management, especially in the Richmond area, in combating the problem.

Much of the information obtained has been on a confidential basis which has been necessary because of the nature of the problem.

I wish to thank all of those who have taken the time to furnish information. I particularly wish to thank Dr. Thomas S. Berry, Dr. Milton A. Maxwell, …


Supervisor Training A Case Study, Edward M. Miller Jan 1960

Supervisor Training A Case Study, Edward M. Miller

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to follow the development of a supervisor training program at the Reynolds Metals Company’s South Plant. In most respects, the initial program followed the principles of training set down in this chapter.

At the present time the program has been in progress one year and the second year has been planned. The program is not represented here as an example of a perfect supervisor training program (if indeed such a program exists). This paper is a record of what was done and an explanation of the reasoning used by management in developing the program. …


The Impact Of Inflation On Selected Wage And Salary Groups In The Richmond Area, Carl Edward Tucker Jan 1960

The Impact Of Inflation On Selected Wage And Salary Groups In The Richmond Area, Carl Edward Tucker

Master's Theses

One of the greatest economic problems existing in the United States today is inflation. This problem is magnified because our population is still growing, there are changes taking place in methods of production, and property and wealth are being re-distributed.

Americans continually want more things which are bigger and better and they are willing to go in debt to have them. They want more and bigger automobiles, highways, more services, better schools, and more leisure time. The effective demand sometimes has a way of getting ahead of the capacity to produce. With this demand for goods, prices continue to rise …


The Philosophy Of The United Steelworkers' Leader, David J. Mcdonald, Steven I. Pflanczer Jan 1960

The Philosophy Of The United Steelworkers' Leader, David J. Mcdonald, Steven I. Pflanczer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Survey Of Non-Supervisor Factory Type Job Evaluation Plans Used By Manufacturers In The Chicago Metropolitan Area Employing Over 1,000 Persons, Frank J. Baleno Jan 1960

Survey Of Non-Supervisor Factory Type Job Evaluation Plans Used By Manufacturers In The Chicago Metropolitan Area Employing Over 1,000 Persons, Frank J. Baleno

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Some Characteristics And Rates Of Insured Unemployment In The Chicago Area 1957-58, Paul P. Baltis Jan 1960

Some Characteristics And Rates Of Insured Unemployment In The Chicago Area 1957-58, Paul P. Baltis

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Theory And Practice Of Effective Law Enforcement, John Joseph Cody Jan 1960

A Study Of The Theory And Practice Of Effective Law Enforcement, John Joseph Cody

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Organizational Size And Its Effect On Employee Morale, John Joseph Finnegan Jan 1960

A Study Of Organizational Size And Its Effect On Employee Morale, John Joseph Finnegan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Arbitration Trends In Disputes Involving Production Standards, 1946 To 1959, Kenneth Clarence Heyer Jan 1960

Arbitration Trends In Disputes Involving Production Standards, 1946 To 1959, Kenneth Clarence Heyer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Temporary Emergency Unemployment Insurance Benefit Program In Illinois, David Paul Jones Jan 1960

The Temporary Emergency Unemployment Insurance Benefit Program In Illinois, David Paul Jones

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Labor Philosophy Of Jacob S. Potofsky, President Of The Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of America, Donald Michael Kilourie Jan 1960

A Study Of The Labor Philosophy Of Jacob S. Potofsky, President Of The Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of America, Donald Michael Kilourie

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Labor Philosophy Of George M. Harrison, Grand President Of The Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks Union, Donald Patrick Klein Jan 1960

A Study Of The Labor Philosophy Of George M. Harrison, Grand President Of The Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks Union, Donald Patrick Klein

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Controversy In The Steel Industry: An Analysis Of The Differing Views Of Labor And Management In The 1959 Contract Negotiations, Alec A. Lazur Jan 1960

Controversy In The Steel Industry: An Analysis Of The Differing Views Of Labor And Management In The 1959 Contract Negotiations, Alec A. Lazur

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Rotc Program At Loyola University, James Law Mccrorey Jan 1960

The Rotc Program At Loyola University, James Law Mccrorey

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Salary And Wage Administration In The Chicago Housing Authority, A Municipal Corporation, Raymond Joseph Meyer Jan 1960

Salary And Wage Administration In The Chicago Housing Authority, A Municipal Corporation, Raymond Joseph Meyer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A.C.L.I. Catholic Associations Of Italian Workers, James Aloysius Mohler Jan 1960

A.C.L.I. Catholic Associations Of Italian Workers, James Aloysius Mohler

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Senior Engineering Student's Interest In Company Recruiters, Leroy Joseph Murphy Jan 1960

Senior Engineering Student's Interest In Company Recruiters, Leroy Joseph Murphy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Proposed Sales Training Manual: Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation Bag Sales Department, Verlyn Ronald Roskam Jan 1960

A Proposed Sales Training Manual: Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation Bag Sales Department, Verlyn Ronald Roskam

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Proposed Sales Training Manual: Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation Bag Sales Department, Verlyn Ronald Roskam Jan 1960

A Proposed Sales Training Manual: Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation Bag Sales Department, Verlyn Ronald Roskam

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Legislative History Of The Kennedy-Ervin Labor Reform Bill In The First Session Of The Eighty-Sixth Congress, Raymond Michael Ryan Jan 1960

The Legislative History Of The Kennedy-Ervin Labor Reform Bill In The First Session Of The Eighty-Sixth Congress, Raymond Michael Ryan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Incentives For Indirect Labor, Gerald Curtis Stone Jan 1960

Incentives For Indirect Labor, Gerald Curtis Stone

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Case Study Of Methods Of Training Insurance Workers In The Hartford Fire Insurance Company Group Office, Chicago, Illinois, Richard Eugene Wynn Jan 1960

A Case Study Of Methods Of Training Insurance Workers In The Hartford Fire Insurance Company Group Office, Chicago, Illinois, Richard Eugene Wynn

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.