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A Review And Comparison Of British Colonial Administrative Practices In Nigeria And Ghana And The Effects Upon Modernization And Development Efforts In Nigeria And Ghana Since Independence, Matthew J. Kissenger

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Power Structure Study Of An Urban Superintendent's Tenure In The City Of Virginia Beach, 1967–1986, Sophia V. Stubblefield

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

This study examined the 19-year tenure of Dr. E. E. Brickell, superintendent of the Virginia Beach City School System. Specifically, the study has further developed an understanding of the role, expectations, and challenges of the position to identify factors that contributed to Dr. Brickell's tenure longevity.

The literature review conducted in this study revealed that specific factors contributing to a long tenure (more than 2.5 years) for a superintendent is inconclusive. The available data suggest that an interaction of political, environmental, and individual factors could effect the length of a superintendent's tenure.

A qualitative research design was used in this …

A Systems-Based Methodology For The Construction And Representation Of Organizational Knowledge Systems, Willie James Mcfadden

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to develop and apply a systems-based, analysis methodology which constructs and represents an organization's knowledge system. The research inquiry was guided by four questions: (1) “what is an organizational knowledge system?” (2) “how can it be made explicit?” (3) “does the representation accurately depict the organization's perspective of their unique knowledge system?” and (4) “what results from the deployment of the organizational knowledge system methodology?” The resultant answers to these research questions advanced and established the theoretical conception of an organization's knowledge system through the development of a methodology that fosters the construction and …

Fat, Dumb, And Happy. The Future Of Doe/Nv?, Michelle E. Slichko

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This paper, prepared for the Department of Public Administration, will identify and analyze some problems with succession planning at the Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office. My main concern is the fact that retirements, a hiring freeze, insufficient training funds, and rampant promotions are combining to make the existing workforce at DOE/NV fatter, dumber, and happier. The section on the DOE/NV organization reveals that as a result of Strategic Alignment Initiatives, the organization has downsized, but has not right-sized. The section on the subcritical mission focuses on only one of DOE/NV’s important missions and shows why it is critical to …

Infotech Update, Volume 9, Number 2, March/April 2000, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Information Technology Section

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Joint Force Quarterly 23 (1st Quarter, March 2000), National Defense University Press

Joint Force Quarterly ARCHIVES

No abstract provided.

Performance-Driven Organizational Change: The Organizational Portfolio; By Lex Donaldson, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1998, Sujit Das

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, March 01, 2000

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Price Waterhouse: Alive And Well Under The Age Discrimination In Employment Act, H.Lane Dennard Jr., Kendall L. Kelly

Mercer Law Review

Judicial application of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ("ADEA") may be the most divergent of the employment discrimination laws because the ADEA is a hybrid of two statutes: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19642 ("Title VII") and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ("FLSA"). The ADEA incorporates only selected portions of each of these statutes. For example, the general prohibition against age discrimination contained in the ADEA parallels the substantive provisions of Title VII, while the remedial provisions mirror, at least in part, the FLSA. Courts, however, have generally approached the ADEA in …

The Call To Teach, By David T. Hansen, Mary Labarre

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

Spiritlinking Leadership: Working Through Resistance To Organizational Change, By Donna J. Markam, Op, Ronald W. Rebore

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

Future Leadership, Old Issues, New Methods, Douglas V. Johnson Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Each year, the Army After Next Seminar students are asked to orient their Strategy Research Papers on topics appropriate to the programs 30-years in the future focus. Thirty years ago, the United States Army was deeply involved in Vietnam and in the Cold War. Officers could reasonably expect to serve repetitive tours in Southeast Asia interspersed with tours along either the Korean Demilitarized Zone or the Inter-German Border. The tension between sometimes guerrilla, sometimes major warfare in the Pacific and the prospects of nuclear war in Europe made any prognostications of a future like that which we currently enjoy an …

Armed Conflict In The 21st Century: The Information Revolution And Post-Modern Warfare, Steven Metz Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Within the past decade, the U.S. military has implemented a number of programs to assess the changes underway in the global security environment and in the nature of warfare. Defense leaders and thinkers have concluded that revolutionary change is taking place and, if the United States develops appropriate technology, warfighting concepts, and military organizations, it can master or control this change, thus augmenting American security. Dr. Steven Metz suggests that official thinking within the U.S. military may be too narrow. The information revolution, he contends, will have far-reaching strategic effects. The transformation it brings will not only be technological, but …

Organizational And Individual Effects On The Reporting Of Wrongdoing In The Workplace, Brian M. Stumpe

Theses and Dissertations

The study focuses on the organizational context in which the act of whistle-blowing occurs within organizations. The study suggests that many aspects of the context in which whistle-blowing actually occurs may be within the span of control of managers. Thus, management can possibly take steps to after certain aspects of the organizational context and ensure that organizational members are willing to report wrongdoing observed within their organization. To fulfill this objective, the study analyzes survey responses taken from military members' and civilian employees' responses to a 1997 survey distributed throughout the Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), Wright Patterson Air Force Base …

Analysis Of The Air Force Iso 14001 Pilot Study Conducted By Dod, Rodney C. Harris

Theses and Dissertations

The Department of Defense (DoD) conducted an ISO 14001 pilot study with the primary goal of determining how ISO 14001 could help DoD organizations reduce risks, improve compliance with environmental regulations, enhance stewardship, contain costs, and meet emerging regulatory requirements. This thesis analyzed the pilot study, specifically looking at the ISO 14001 implementation at three Air Force installations participating in the study. The research objectives were to identify factors that affect implementation of ISO 14001, compare the implementation strategies used by the bases, and develop propositions for Air Force managers to consider when implementing ISO 14001. Interviews of key personnel, …

The Influence Of Outsourcing On Job Satisfaction And Turnover Intentions Of Air Force Civil Engineer Company Grade Officers, James F. Kennedy

Theses and Dissertations

A survey was distributed to 865 active duty Air Force Civil Engineer company grade officers (CGOs) assigned to locations throughout the world. The survey was designed to assess the CGOs' current job satisfaction and their intentions towards making a career out of the Air Force. Additionally, the survey measured the CGOs' perceptions of outsourcing, and how they feel that it will influence the Civil Engineer career field. Relationships were evaluated between the perceptions of outsourcing and job satisfaction, and between job satisfaction and turnover intentions. Overall, Civil Engineer CGOs reported a slightly positive level of satisfaction and a negative perception …

Dying To Lead: Connections Of Fear Of Death, Personal Power And Leadership, Ann Johnson

Theses and Graduate Projects

From the earliest phases of the development of human consciousness to the present day, it appears that death is what is most feared. Consequently, over vast periods of historical time, strategies to avoid death became increasingly sophisticated - from sacrificial rituals to complex symbolic structures created to transcend or forestall death's eventuality. The topics of death and dying have regularly mystified and engaged many of the world's most highly respected leaders, from scientists and healers to playwrights and poets; and their extensive observations - both in scope and depth - illuminate the fact that death and dying are an extremely …

A Statewide Professional Development Conference: Useful Strategy For Learning Or Inefficient Use Of Resources?, Paul V. Bredeson, Jay Paredes Scribner

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

In an environment increasingly skeptical of the effectiveness of large-scale professional development activities, this study examines K-12 educators' reasons for participating and beliefs in the utility in a large-scale professional development conference. ...

Education Policy Analysis Archives 08/13 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Statewide professional development conference : useful strategy for learning or inefficient use of resources? / Paul V. Bredeson [and] Jay Parades Scribner.

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Monitor Newsletter February 07, 2000, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Rural Long Term Care Integration: Developing Service Capacity, Elise J. Bolda Phd, John W. Seavey Phd

Long Term Services and Supports

No abstract provided.

A Reading Lesson Observation Framework For Elementary Teachers, Principals, And Literacy Supervisors, Bill Henk, Jesse C. Moore, Barbara A. Marinak, Barry W. Tomasetti

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

Henk et al present a framework which will provide reference points for assessment and help refine instructional practices in reading.

The Pacifican January 27, 2000, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

America Y2k: The Obsolescence Of Educational Reforms, Shermon Dorn

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

The passing of the deadline for fulfillment of the national education goals in the United States (the beginning of 2000) reflects the frequently hyperbolic statements of objectives and the manic pace of school reform efforts over the past two decades. The domination by schools of child and family life has combined with a longstanding reliance on schools to solve social problems to make school reform a politically opportune as well as visible issue. Thus, even if the phrasing of national education goals in the U.S. changes to reflect the passing of the nominal deadline, those pressures will remain.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 08/02 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

America Y2K : the obsolescence of educational reforms / Sherman Dorn.

Gestión Del Cambio Organizacional : Caminos Y Herramientas, Arthur Zimmermann

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

No abstract provided.

1999-2000 Financial Summary, Morehead State University. Budget & Financial Planning Office.

Morehead State University Financial Summaries Archive

1999-2000 Financial Summary of Morehead State University.

Same Words, Different Meanings: Are Basic Is/It Concepts Our Self-Imposed Tower Of Babel?, Steven Alter

Business Analytics and Information Systems

This article began as a response to an exchange of letters concerning the need for more vs. less user participation in IS projects. It grew into an exploration of whether and how ten 1999 CAIS articles use basic IS/IT terms with different meanings and connotations related to the different perspectives of their authors. The article characterizes differences between an IT perspective and a business perspective and categorizes the ten articles accordingly. It then presents numerous quotes from the articles to illustrate differences across the articles in terms of their use of eight basic concepts: system, user, stakeholder, IS project, implementation, …

Mediating Faculty And Staff Disputes: The Evolution Of The University Mediation Program Of The University Of Minnesota, Thomas R. Fiutak

CNCR-Hewlett Foundation Seed Grant White Papers

University Mediation Program (UMP) began in 1987 with 13 mediators. Mediations are provided to faculty and staff of the University of Minnesota, at no cost to the parties. The Single Blind system of mediation was introduced using faculty and staff as mediators for nearly 200 mediations since its inception.