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A Study Of Top Executive Selection In Industry With Implications For The Selection Of College Presidents, Ramon Leonard Carroll

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the problem area suggested by the following questions:

What have been the findings in industry concerning the selection of top executives? What implications may formal programs of selection in industry have for the selection of college presidents?

The primary concern of this investigation was to examine the literature and four programs of selection which are currently used in industry for selecting executives and at­tempt to identify and to appraise factors which appeared sig­nificant for the selection of college presidents.

A Study Of Time Use In Relation To Selected Homemaking Activities Carried On By Full-Time And Employed Rural Homemakers In Sevier County, Tennessee, Ocie Jones O'Brien

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study is to compare the time used in certain homemaking activities and community participation by full-time and employed rural homemakers to determine:

1. If there are differences in the use of time for these activities by the two groups.

2. The relationship between time spent in these activities and such factors as: a. Family composition b. Ownership of household equipment c. Condition of the house d. Attitude of homemakers toward these activities

3· If employed homemakers use certain work simplification methods to a greater extent than do full-time homemakers.

4. If there is any significant difference …

The Development Of Education In Roane County, Tennessee, Robert Audubon Ladd

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study is to bring together, in logical and orderly form, information from widely scattered sources. This will enable persons who are interested in the history of Roane County Schools to acquaint themselves with the aspects of it presented in this study without long and tiresome searching of many sources of information.