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The Perceived Role Of High-Level Black Urban Managers In Virginia, Karen Ann Johnson Oct 1992

The Perceived Role Of High-Level Black Urban Managers In Virginia, Karen Ann Johnson

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management

Focusing on sixteen cities in Virginia, the researcher studied the perceived managerial and career roles that high level black urban managers play in local government. From June to August 1991, black managers in the study completed self-assessments in the following areas: (1) socio-demographics, (2) perceived managerial and career role, (3) behaviors associated with managerial activism, pursuing the needs of the black community and career development, and (4) characteristics of their work environment. Based on their responses, the managers were assigned to role groups. Differences among the groups were noted. The entrepreneurs reported a higher degree of organizational support, role norm …


Generic Strategies, Leader Attributes, Environmental Uncertainty, And Organizational Performance: An Empirical Investigation Of Contingencies And Configurational Outcomes, Tope Adeyemi-Bello May 1992

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 …


The Multi-Fiber Arrangement In The Loom Of North - South Politics, Meeta Sehgal Jan 1992

The Multi-Fiber Arrangement In The Loom Of North - South Politics, Meeta Sehgal

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Recruitment Source And Employee Performance, Colleen Marie Derenia Jan 1992

The Relationship Between Recruitment Source And Employee Performance, Colleen Marie Derenia

Theses Digitization Project

Relationships between recruitment referral sources and performance, work skills, inter-personal skills, attendance, retention, gender, ethnicity, age, etc. -- Formal recruiting (radio, tv, newspaper, employment/placement office) -- Informal recruiting (employee referrals, walk-ins, etc.).


Sex Discrimination As Influenced By Upper Management And Organizational Climate: A Rational Bias Theory Of Discrimination, Lisa Jennifer Gallo Jan 1992

Sex Discrimination As Influenced By Upper Management And Organizational Climate: A Rational Bias Theory Of Discrimination, Lisa Jennifer Gallo

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Residential Fire Sprinklers Requirement In Single And Multi-Family Homes: Survey Of Attitudes Among The Citizens Of The City Of Indio, David Arnold Yegge Jan 1992

Residential Fire Sprinklers Requirement In Single And Multi-Family Homes: Survey Of Attitudes Among The Citizens Of The City Of Indio, David Arnold Yegge

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Performance Appraisal Systems In United Arab Emirates Print Media: A Case Study Of The Al-Ittihad And The Al-Bayan Press Corporations, Ibrahim A. Bin-Taher Jan 1992

Performance Appraisal Systems In United Arab Emirates Print Media: A Case Study Of The Al-Ittihad And The Al-Bayan Press Corporations, Ibrahim A. Bin-Taher

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


General Motors And The Development Of New Industrial Models, Clifford B. Fleet Jan 1992

General Motors And The Development Of New Industrial Models, Clifford B. Fleet

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Effectiveness Of Port Marketing, Muhammad Muctaru Carew Jan 1992

The Effectiveness Of Port Marketing, Muhammad Muctaru Carew

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.