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An Analysis Of The Marketing Practices Of Selected Snowmobile Companies In North America, James G. Eaton

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This thesis describes and analyzes the marketing practices of snowmobile companies in North America. The data were obtained principally from a review of related literature and from structured interviews with representatives from selected snowmobile companies in North America. The main topics discussed in the thesis are: consumer attitudes, channels of distribution, methods of physical distribution, pricing methods and policies, advertising methods and sales promotion.

Snowmobiles were purchased primarily for personal pleasure, racing, and family pleasure. Three major characteristics considered by consumers in choosing a brand of snowmobile were the dependability and reliability of the snowmobile, the quality of the construction …

Opinions And Attitudes Of Girls Toward Interschool Basketball In Selected High School Of Metropolitan Winnipeg, Joel H. Davidson

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The purpose of this study was to determine the opinions and attitudes of high school girls from selected Canadian schools toward interscholastic basketball. A questionnaire was devised to sample their opinions on basketball practices, the quality of coaching, attitudes regarding cleanliness and menstruation, and personal views and feelings about the game of basketball.

Eleven high schools were selected from the five major athletic conferences in Greater Winnipeg. Fifty girls were chosen from five schools in which girls' basketball teams were coached by men, and fifty girls were selected from six different schools where women coached the girls' basketball teams.

The …

A Study Of The Airline Industry's Financial Problems, Thomas H. Berge

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Attitude Change In Relation To The Primacy-Recency Problem And Retention-Acceptance Factors, Barry L. Johnson

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In attempting to persuade people, it is still not clear whether information presented first (primacy) or information presented last (recency) is more influential. Miller and Campbell (1959) found a primacy effect when they utilized a one week delay prior to obtaining a measurement with their post-test. They also obtained a measure of retention and found that this did not account for the attitude change. They agreed with Hovland (1957) that acceptance factors might be affecting the final opinion change.

This study attempted to clarify the role played by retention and acceptance factors on primacy-recency effects. A one week delay was …

Adequate Disclosure, Thomas Culmer

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Construction Technology As A Basis For Content In Industrial Arts, Follard E. Thurn

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A Follow-Up Study Of The 1967, 1968, And 1969 Clerical-Secretarial Graduates Of Lake Region Junior College, Devils Lake, North Dakota, With Implications For Curriculum Revision, James E. Labarre

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The purpose of this study was to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the present Clerical-Secretarial program taught at Lake Region Junior College, Devils Lake, North Dakota.

A questionnaire-opinionnaire was mailed to the 1967, 1968, and 1969 Clerical-Secretarial graduates. Returns were received from 78.5 percent of the graduates.

The returns showed that two-thirds of the respondents were employed full time. The majority of the respondents were employed as secretaries, general clerical workers, bookkeepers, and tank tellers. The balance of the respondents were employed in numerous other occupations. Almost two-thirds of the respondents left their first job within twelve months of …

Articulation Of Shorthand And Typewriting In Four-Year Colleges Offering A Business Teacher Education Major In North Dakota, South Dakota And Montana, Darrell Morrison

Theses and Dissertations

This independent study was conducted through the perusal of the college catalogs for each college and an analysis of the survey instruments that were sent to all four-year colleges in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana that offer a business teacher education major.

Findings: 1. The average number of students in the sixteen schools that are majoring in business teacher education is 141.

2. Thirteen of the sixteen schools offer credit for the beginning course in shorthand, and twelve offer credit for the beginning course in typewriting.

3. As a general rule, the amount of credit granted for each course …

An Exploration Of Some Sex Differences In Agreement-Attraction Relationships, Bette Ann Havens

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The investigation was designed to explore some sex differences in agreement-attraction relationships. The investigation was divided into two parts: one part dealt with a hypothetical stranger as a partner, the other part required a known acquaintance as a partner. Pairs of same sexed subjects responded to agreement measures and to a questionnaire describing aspects of friendship. The only result in Study I was that males who agree with other males on specific daily activity have higher levels of friendship ("voluntary interdependence"), than those who are dissimilar on specific daily activity. This was the only result found using a hypothetical person …

Communication Of Experimenter Expectancy As A Function Of The Internal-External Locus Of Control, Diane M. Harder

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Several studies suggest) that experimenters may influence subjects in experimental situations and thereby obtain the predicted results (Rosenthal, 1966). Thus, the results obtained in research may reflect (1) independent vatfiabl.es, and (2) bi. resulting from the communication of expectancies by the experimenter.

Although numerous investiga^ ons have considered characteristics of experir nters and subjects that facilitate expectancy communication, the experimenter effect remains inadequately explained (Fode, 1967). It was felt that the Investigation of an additional variable, internal-external locus of ontrol, (Rotter, 1954) might contribute further informationL Past research suggested that internal subjects are better influencers (Pharos, 1965), and that they …

The Effects Of Sex And Levels Of Acquaintance On Risk-Taking In Groups, Richard A. Harper

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Problem: This study had three purposes: (1) to test for differences in risk-taking among all male, all female, and mixed-sex groups; (2) to test for differences in risk-taking between low acquaintance groups and high acquaintance groups; and (3) to investigate whether or not familiarity with the risk-taking instrument, the Choice Dilemmas Questionnaire, affected risk-taking.

Procedure: The subjects used in this study were 144 male and female freshmen who were enrolled in Humanities 101 at the University of North Dakota in the fall semester of 1969. The subjects were randomly selected from the total male and female freshmen population who were …

The Introduction Of Asian History Into Utah High Schools, Carol M. Hinckley

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Asian history is increasingly recognized by experts as a necessary part of a high school student's world history experience. Asia is important for them to study because of its great intrinsic value and because of Asia's relationship with the United States in the future. To date, however, in Utah there are no separate Asian history courses being taught and few teachers include Asia as an important part of the world history course.

Schools in other parts of the nation have instituted practical Asian history courses and Utah can follow their example. Teachers should consider how much time can be devoted …

Uncertainty In Capital Investment Analysis, Kenneth Krock

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Ecological Factors Affecting Lateral Distribution Of Goldeye Hiodon Alosoides (Rafinesque), In The Little Missouri Arm, Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, Stanley I. Johannes

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The lateral distribution of goldeye, Hiodon alosoides (Rafinesque) in Little Missouri Arm, Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, was investigated during 1967 and 1968. This species, which is of commercial importance in Canada, is present in great abundance in Lake Sakakawea, yet is not commercially exploited in that body of water.

Experimental gill nets were fished from the surface at eight locations along the Little Missouri Arm to detect differences in goldeye populations along the length of the arm. A total of 7,191 fish were taken of which 6,536 or 90.80% were goldeye. Mesh selectivity data was recorded; 1 1/4 inch mesh …

A Study To Isolate, Identify, And Develop The Content Of A Minor Course Of Study In The Field Of Audio-Visual Education, Patricia O. Berntsen

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A Comparison Between Selected Items On The Minnesota Test For Differential Diagnosis Of Aphasia And The Token Test With Mild Adult Aphasics, Fay L. Mcphail

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An Analysis And Production Of As You Like It, Barbara Rae Frey

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A Comparative Study : Existing Vocational Trade And Industrial Teacher Certification Requirements And Practices Recommended By Authorities In The Field, Erwin K. Geigle

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Biotin Production And Utilization In Certain Natural Environments, Gordon M. Fillipi

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The Influence Of Family Culture On School Related Interests And Activities On 9th-12th Graders In An Urban Community : A Replication, James R. Reynolds

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The Fine Structure Of The Subarachnoid Angle And A Lateral Recess Of The Subarachnoid Space, William A. Himango

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Cultural Background Characteristics Of Selected Graduate Students In Business Education And Education At The University Of North Dakota, Patricia Ann Fitzgerald

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Oral Language Development And Its Relationship To Reading Ability, Mary H. Larson

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A Follow-Up Study Of The Business Education Graduates, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, From 1964-1968, Inclusive, With Implications For Curriculum Revision, Ardeith Juven

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A Study To Determine The Knowledge And Concepts Of Business Education As Understood By Minnesota School Board Chairmen, Virginia Moline Sundberg

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An Exploratory Study Of Platonic Opposite Sex Friendships, Philip F. Guinsburg

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Measurement Of Articulation Carryover Outside Of Therapy, William D. Mahoney

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The Economic Impact Of The Petroleum Industry In Alberta, Victor C. Olshevski

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A Study Of Selected Aspects Of Business Education In The Catholic High Schools Of Nebraska, Mary Laurette, Sister Quinn

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The Development Of A Unit On Business Ethics For A Secretarial Arts Program, Joan E. Hedley

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