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A Leadership Model And Supervisory Skills Perceived By Production Employees, Supervisors, And Managers As Important To The Improvement Of Employee Performance In Manufacturing, Douglas R. Hotek

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this research was to provide to industry and education a better understanding of what makes a supervisor a good supervisor of today's educated and technically skilled work force. Manufacturing firms that depend on advanced technologies and employee-technology relationships have made an impact on the role of supervision. The modern supervisor has a new role in managing production operations. The role has changed from that of directing and controlling employees to that of effectively leading the improvement of employee performance. This study builds upon previous research in an effort to further identify and authenticate a leadership model with …

Industrial Safety And Technologicalization: An Analysis Of The Management Of Industrial Safety Programs In Saudi Arabia, Abdulla Rashad Jastaniah

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The problem of this research was to determine the present industrial safety measures in selected Saudi Arabian industries, and to determine the status of government activity and involvement in industrial safety.

The procedural methods that were incorporated in this research were:

1. An intensive review of the literature was conducted concerning the management principals and theories of industrial safety programs.
2. Two data collection instruments were designed. The questionnaire was designed to determine: (a) the status of industrial safety procedures, (b) the practices of management regarding safety, and (c) the extent of management acceptance of responsibility for industrial safety in accordance with …