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Future Issues Facing Boston: Financing Of The City's Operating And Capital Construction Program, J. Chester Johnson

John M. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Publications

This paper reviews the important factors affecting the current status of debt finance and debt management by the City of Boston, including the City's significant credit problems and the financing implications. While significant challenges to Boston's finance and debt management have recently been met in part through a combination of fiscal austerity measures and altered operating and financing approaches, there are important new debt financing challenges facing Boston in 1984 and beyond.

Future Issues Facing Boston: The Assessing Department, Janet L. Hunkel

John M. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Publications

Taxpayers' opinions of municipal government often focus on the property tax. Taxpayers are stingy, and they are critical as to whether their money is purchasing competent services. For citizens to have faith that government is democratic, taxes must be equitable — everyone must pay their fair share. For government to function efficiently, tax administration must be efficient in order to support city services.

The property tax is a complex, difficult tax to administer; it is vulnerable to misuse. However, there have been recent, dramatic changes to the tax laws. Municipal government in Massachusetts now has the political and legal wherewithall …

The Effects Of An Experiential Based Instructional Program For Exploring Vocations In Emerging And New Technologies As Reflected By Student Growth In Career Maturity, Hilton A. Seay

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if participation in an experiential based instructional program for exploring vocations in emerging and new technologies would enable academically able high school juniors and seniors to attain increased maturity of attitudes and competency in career decision-making skills as measured by the Career Maturity Inventory. A total of 64 students participated in the study. Participants came from a pool of 132 junior and senior high school students identified as having a grade point average that placed them in the top thirty percent of their class. A pretest and posttest utilizing the Career Maturity …

1983 No Exact Dates, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Athletics Press Release Archives

Morehead State Athletics press releases from 1983 with no exact dates.

Developments In World Commodity Markets During The Fourth Quarter Of 1983, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

The International Commodity Markets weakened slightly during the fourth quarter of 1983, compared with the preceding quarter. The major fa ctors which influenced developments in the markets during the period included the reaction of specul ators to movements in the sterling exchange rate as well as forecasts of the state of supply of most of the commodities.

An Analysis Of Available Selection Factors For Judging The Educational Merit Of Short Duration, Out-Of-House, Management Training Programs For American Corporations, Douglas R. Loomer

Dissertations

The purpose of this research project was twofold. First, to determine which, if any, information items, normally known about short duration out-of-house management training programs (seminars, workshops, etc.) prior to attendance, are indicative of educational merit. Second, to utilize this knowledge of educational merit indicators to test for a difference between the educational merit of out-of-house management training programs provided by (a) academic and (b) nonacademic instructional sources.

A total of 20 program characteristics were identified as indicators of educational merit by a review of literature and/or survey of corporate training officers. Six of these 20 indicators produced a difference …

Labor Turnover : Its Causes, Consequences, And Control Strategy In Five Selected Restaurants In The Miami Area, Anthony Odey Agbeh

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the basic causes of food service employee turnover in five selected restaurants in the Miami area. The withdrawal behavior in this study is treated in terms of controllable turnover, for the purpose of management, learning more about what action to take to solve this problem which has eaten into the fabric of the hospitality industry.

The aim is to find out from the food service employees and management view of work for the purpose of identifying the variables which cause an employee to voluntarily leave a job.

The objective is …

Newsletter Vol. 11 No. 5 1983, National Center For The Study Of Collective Bargaining In Higher Education And The Professions

National Center Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Technical Issues Report, December 1983, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Private Companies Practice Section

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Practicing Cpa, Vol. 7 No. 12, December 1983, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Cpa Client Bulletin, December 1983, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Profile Vol: 2 No: 8 December 1983, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

December 1983 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees.

Forecasting Grain Equipment Sales, Russel R. Campbell

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to identify and discuss variables that have an effect on the sale of grain handling equipment. A case study format was used to present the analysis. The problem addressed in the study is the inability of the case study company to forecast sales. It was hypothesized that sales could be predicted using data from previous years. Multiple regression was preformed using two independent variables: the number of acres of corn harvested for grain, and the government loan rates for on farm storage facilities, with past sales of the company being the dependent variable. Other …

Ua28/1 The Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter published by WKU Human Resources for the faculty and staff. Includes articles about time management, music department and William Beard.

The Loving Of The Game: A Study Of Basketry In The Mammoth Cave Area, Denis O. Kiely

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The production and marketing of baskets in the Mammoth Cave area of Kentucky from 1880 to the present is observed in light of the cultural, technical, aesthetic, ad traditional aspects involved. The process of making a white oak ribbed basket is documented, as well as the technical and aesthetic variables from which the basket maker renders his product. The changing role of social organization and communication in the production and marketing of a traditional craft objects is also considered.

Decision And Risk Analysis In A New Product And Facilities Planning Problem, David B. Hertz, Howard Thomas

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This article illustrates the linkage between risk analysis and strategy by discussing the application of decision and risk analysis to a new product and facilities planning problem. The authors trace the analysis from the initial results through the policy dialogue to the final strategy recommendation.

1983-11-27, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Eastern Kentucky Vs. Morehead State, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Sports Team Programs

The official game program from the November 12, 1983 football game between Morehead State University and Eastern Kentucky University.

1983-11-12, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Accounting Education Update, Number 3, November 1983, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Relations With Educators Division

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Cpa Client Bulletin, November 1983, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Legislative Report, Volume 16, Number 11-12, November-December 1983, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Practicing Cpa, Vol. 7 No. 11, November 1983, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Protecting The Medium-Sized Buisness Computer, Michael J. Doonan

Theses and Dissertations

Computers were first introduced into our lives in 1944, when the first one was designed and built for the Army. They were able to process simple information faster than man, allowing him to concentrate on more difficult problems. Progress came quickly and the first commercial use of the computer was in 1954.

Today, computers are recognized as having a tremendous influence on our daily lives. They have been successfully incorporated into almost every aspect of human endeavor.

Computer crime is an unfortunate reality in today's world. If the crime is detected at all, the loss may very well run into …

Utah's Business Name Statutes: "An Open Invitation To Litigation", Richard E. Turley Jr.

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Business Planning For Hazardous Waste Management: Requirements, Risks. And Strategies, David W. Tundermann

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ua28/1 The Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by Personnel Services to disseminate information to WKU faculty and staff. This issue has articles about postal guidelines, university libraries and Winnie Palmer.

Remarks: Outline Of William E. Flaherty’S Remarks To Fha [Florida Hospital Association], William E. Flaherty

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

No abstract provided.

Outline Of Presentation Given By William E. Flaherty To The Governor’S Task Force On Competition & Consumer Choices In Health Care, William E. Flaherty

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

No abstract provided.

Speech: Unedited Transcript Of Speech By William E. Flaherty To The Governor’S Task Force On Competition & Consumer Choices In Health Care, William E. Flaherty

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

No abstract provided.