Digital Commons Network^™

Depositional History At A Site In The Northwestern Gulf Of Mexico Revealed By Tephrochronology And Oxygen Isotope Stratigraphy, Cynthia Louise Brown

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Knowledge And Attitudes Of Black Elders Regarding Aids, Deborah Summers-Collins

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Are Bonuses Compatible With The Deming Philosophy?, F. Case Whittemore

Master's Theses

This paper examines the philosophy of Dr. W. Edwards Deming to determine what principles of that philosophy should apply to selecting a bonus compensation plan. All types of bonus plans, including the following incentive bonus plans individual incentive, group incentive, gain sharing, profit sharing and pay-for-knowledge are examined to determine which meet the Deming principles.

Evaluating Direct-Mail Effectiveness In Building Sales And Attracting New Customers, Carol Beth Spivey

Master's Theses

This independent research project describes the direct-marketing efforts of Ukrop's Super Markets through its Ukrop's Valued Customer® Program, with special emphasis on the "zip code test" conducted in August, 1989. The purpose of this test was to acquire new Ukrop's Valued Customers from a population of non-Ukrop's customers.

While the test did yield a positive net present value, in evaluating the post-test shopping behavior of the two test groups and the control group, the author determined that there were no long-term benefits from these test mailings. Recommendations for improvements (if Ukrop's undertakes a similar campaign in the future) include additional …

A Retail Branch Profitability Measurement Model For The Thrift Industry, Rex L. Smith Iii

Master's Theses

Deregulation of the financial services industry has created a need for management to adapt a different approach to operations. Drastic regulatory and environmental changes have forced thrifts and banks to concentrate on increasing efficiency and core profitability from the retail branch network. Once considered to be highly bureaucratic, financial institutions are trimming back off ice review and focusing on a more decentralized leaner operation. Expensive mergers and large conglomerate financial powerhouses have created a need for increased management controls and reasonable methods of measuring the true profitability of the individual business units within a financial services company.

Multidimensional Assessment Of Children's Coping With Daily Stressful Events, Linda Elizabeth Pattee

Master's Theses

The purpose of the present study was to complete a multi-dimensional assessment of children's coping. Parents of 78 thirdand fifth-grade children completed a 60-item questionnaire that described children's reactions to everyday difficulties. Children completed a class play, peer nomination assessment. Coefficient alpha and test-retest correlations were evaluated. Children also described their coping strategies to seven common situations. The children's responses were coded (kappa = .82) and combined into a priori clusters. Internal consistency for clusters was not obtained, however, the codes also represented either problem-focused or emotion-focused coping strategies. The Harter's Perceived Competence Scale, Family Adaptability . , and Cohesion …

Trends In Solid-Waste Management And The Implications For The Aluminum Beverage Can, Phil Whitehouse

Master's Theses

The aluminum beverage can market is extremely important for Reynolds Metals Company and other aluminum producers being the single largest end-use market for aluminum in the United States. Shipments of 77.9 billion cans in 1988 accounted for 96% of total beverage can shipments, equivalent to 3.6 billion pounds of input canstock or 21% of the estimated 16.9 billion pounds of U .S. aluminum industry shipments. It is also one of the few aluminum markets that has exhibited consistent growth this decade, with canstock shipments increasing 4.6%/yr.versus 1.8% for all other products. Its success can largely be linked to its recyclability …

The German Immigrant Community Of Richmond, Virginia : 1848-1852, Michael Everette Bell

Master's Theses

This thesis explores the community of German immigrants in Richmond, and Henrico County, Virginia, prior to the influx of the political refugees of the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states. The arrival and adjustment of the immigrants to their new home, occupations, social organization and political activities are discussed, as well as their impact upon the growth and development of the city of Richmond in general. Information on Richmond's German community was obtained from the 1850 census, memoirs, church and synagogue registers, city directories, newspapers, and tax records. The data gathered were sorted by computer, offering a detailed statistical …

The Origins Of French Appeasement, 1919-1936, Richard G. Ostrander

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Preliminary Investigation For The Construction Of A Scale To Measure Empathy As Related To Communication Competence, Elizabeth Strangio Harris

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Lifetime Theater : A Model For Community Theater Based On The Philosophy Of Martin Buber, Rita Faye Wadsworth

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Physiological And Behavioral Study Of Emotional Stress In The Rat Medial Frontal Cortex, Robert J. Frysztak

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Development Of The Husband-Wife Relationship Within A Stepfamily, Thomas A. Genovese

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Interpersonal Consequences Of The Narcissistic Personality Style: A Comparative Investigation Of Responses To Narcissistic, Dependent, And Neutral Role Enactments, Alexandra F. Corning

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Of Eucharistic Communities In Latin America And The United States, Claudia A. Ramisch

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Foundation, Evolution, And Adequacy Of "Authentic Action" In The Corpus Of David Tracy, David Livingston

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Integration Of The Workforce In The Steel Industry: The Inland Steel Experience 1945-1969, Carolyn Hernandez

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Industrial Relations Behind Bars: Human Resource Problems And D Issues In The Management Of Civilian And Convict Employees In Correctional Institutions, Irwin B. Horwitz

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Familial Conflict And The Psychological Adjustment Of Graduate Students, Marcia Herman Vickman

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Distribution, Behavior, And Food Habits Of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena Phocoena) In Monterey Bay, Eric J. Dorfman

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Italian Socialist Party (1892-1925) Constitutional Or Revolutionary Action, Eugene Michael Franco

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Studies Of Genes Controlling Early Flowering In Lactuca Sativa, Mary E. Coker

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Parental Care And Diet Of California Gull (Larus Californicus) Chicks At Alviso, California, Ann Jennifer Dierks

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Response Of The Australian Press To Australia's Change In Foreign Policy Toward Indonesia Between 1963 And 1970, Marisa Whalen Gaines

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Marketing And Modern Dance, Tammy De Jong

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Nelson A. Miles' Winter Campaign Of 1876/77 And The Battle Of Wolf Mountain, John F. Golda

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Song To Ospreys : Photographs, Poems, And Short Stories On The Northern California Coast, Michael Harris

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Laramide Basin Subsidence And Fluvial Architecture Of The Fort Union And Wasatch Formations, Southern Green River Basin, Wyoming, Philip L. Johnson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

San Francisco Bay Area Corporate History : A Selected Annotated Bibliography, Madeline K. Homan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study To Identify Racial Or Sexual Stereotypical Behavior In The Newbery Award Books, Wynona Mae Kimmel

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.