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A Study Of The Effect Of Organizational Structure On Employee Satisfaction In Youth-Serving Organizations In The San Francisco Bay Area, Kirah J. Caminos

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the respective effects of mechanistic and organic organizational structures on employee satisfaction. Employees from four youthserving nonprofit organizations participated. The respondents were primarily direct service and administrative professionals in the field, but they also included interns and executive staff. It was hypothesized that satisfaction would be positively correlated with organic organizational structure and negatively correlated with mechanistic organizational structure.

The measuring instrument was a survey questionnaire created for this study. The data were responses to 50 Likert-based questions that assessed three variables: mechanistic structure, organic structure, and employee satisfaction.

The research hypothesis …

Using The Personality Type System To Assess Personality Types Of Social Workers, Stephanie Anne Canal

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a tendency for a certain personality type among social workers. Sixty-four social workers were given the Personality Type System and a demographics information sheet. The Personality Type System is a self-report inventory that categorizes personality on four scales: extraversion/introversion, sensation/intuition, thinking/feeling, and perceiving/judging. The demographics information sheet categorized the participants in five areas: gender, age, marital status, childhood family dynamics, and years of social work experience. The scores and categories were statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations. The personality test scores indicated that the social workers had …

Factors Influencing The Educational And Occupational Choices Of Women, Jennifer Bertino

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to examine self-efficacy in mathematics and various motivating factors among female college students who choose college majors in traditionally female-dominated fields as compared to those who chose college majors in traditionally male-dominated fields. The Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale and an adapted version of the College Survey were administered to forty-six female college students. Differences between groups in the outcomes of the surveys were measured using a one-way ANOVA for the MSES and a chi-square and gamma test for individual items from the College Survey. The findings were that the MSES indicated differences between the groups …

Illinois State University Report, May 4, 2004, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Minutes, May 3, 2004

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2004-05-03

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Current, May 03, 2004, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

No abstract provided.

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, May 2, 2004, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2004

No abstract provided.

154th Commencement, Spring

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Commencement Convocation Program, St. Petersburg Campus, May 2, 2004, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

USF St. Petersburg Graduations and Commencements

No abstract provided.

University Of Alaska Anchorage Commencement Program May 2004, N/A N/A

Commencement

These official programs are distributed to attendees of the annual commencement ceremonies. The programs include the event schedule as well as the degrees and honors awarded, listing recipients of the degrees and honors. May 2004

Navigating The Web Of Place: Trapped Identities In Donna Hemans' River Woman, Lorna Down

Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal

No abstract provided.

Nursing News: May 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Happy Nurses Week!

Verbal and Telephone Orders

Pre-Sedation Assessment

Reminder Regarding Jury Duty/Subpoenaed Witness

Nurse Navigator at Coborn Cancer Center

Phoenix, 2004-05, Student Life

Phoenix

The Phoenix is a student newspaper published at Governors State University since August 2002. The newspaper features student reporting, opinions, news, and photos.

Federal Funding For The Preservation Of Religious Historic Places : Old North Church And The New Establishment Clause, Christen Sproule

Georgetown Law Historic Preservation Papers Series

No abstract provided.

University Of Minnesota, Morris 2004 Commencement, University Relations

UMM Commencement

UMM's Forty-first Commencement 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2004 Morris, Minnesota

Pride, May 2004, Lindenwood University

Pride

Pride was a news magazine for Lindenwood University.

Recent Dissertations On Service And Service-Learning Topics: Volume Iii (2001-2003), Katrina Norvell

Bibliographies

Bibliographic information for 127 dissertations on service learning topics.

2004 May, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for May of 2004.

Ua11/1 Echo, May, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

A born digital magazine once delivered over the internet was a continuation of the Echo publication.

Commencement Convocation Program, Tampa Campus, May 1, 2004, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

King O'Neal Scholars - Cindy Bethel, Christopher Hagemo, Olumide Olulade, Ralph Skibinski, Brad Decker, Oluwaseun Akinbo, Stephanie Alford, Ricardo Berrios, Susan Kremmel, Erin Laureano, Roxanna Paulin, Patricia Summers, and Steffanie Wilson; Honorary Doctorate of Visual and Performing Arts - Dick Hyman; Honorary Doctorate of Engineering and Military Science - General Tommy Franks; President's Fellow Medallion - Lee Bird Leavengood; President's Fellow Medallion - Victor Leavengood; Outstanding Senior - Julia Lucille Licorish

Volume 11, Number 1 (Spring 2004), Peace And Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

No abstract provided.

Back Matter, Peace And Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

No abstract provided.

Participatory Action Research With Adults With Mental Retardation : "Oh My God. Look Out World.", Rita Marie Valade

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is a participatory action research project with adults with mental retardation who reside in Louisville, Kentucky. It explores some of the history and ideologies that frequently have hindered persons with mental retardation from being regarded by others as unique individuals with various abilities. It investigates dynamics of social ostracism and the resultant silence, inclusive of the social work profession's relative absence in the field of mental retardation. Furthermore, it explores various aspects of research with persons with disabilities, and with persons with mental retardation in particular. While there have been multiple studies about persons with mental retardation, very …

Child Maltreatment Assessment And Recidivism : A Study Of Kentucky Child Protective Services., Helen Katherine Mudd

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This quantitative dissertation examines risk assessment and recidivism of child maltreatment to determine the relationship between child protective services provided by the Kentucky Department of Protection and Permanency and risk of harm. A chart review of existing data on 3,235 closed Kentucky child protective services cases provides information about the quality of service provided to families, the reduction of risk of maltreatment assessed in the family, and the rate of recidivism following case closure. This dissertation examines the usefulness of the Continuous Quality Assessment tool (CQA) and its effectiveness in assessing risk. The CQA is an assessment tool that is …

Factors Influencing The Willingness To Mentor Female Campus Recreation Professionals., Glenna G. Bower

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to discover factors which influence a mentor's decision to engage in a mentoring relationship within campus recreation administration. The present study investigated four areas of inquiry within campus recreation: (a)what are the individual reasons for mentoring women? (b)what organizational factors inhibit or facilitate mentoring women? ©what protégé characteristics attracted mentors? And (d)what outcomes are associated with mentoring women? A qualitative research design from a phenomenological genre was chosen to examine the mentoring relationship from the perspective of the mentor. A group of campus recreation professionals from the Midwest were contacted for the study (N …

The Cost Of Wisdom : A Comparative Theoretical Analysis Of Research Ethics In The United States, Germany And Hungary., Steven A. Drewry

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is a comparative theoretical analysis of human rights, research ethics and human subjects protection. The history of human rights is a long one, but for the sake of immediacy and focus, the author will limit the discussion to events pertaining to the last century and the beginning of a new one. Through a process of sociocultural review of significant human rights and scientific events pertinent to research involving human subjects, this work will examine the evolution of research ethics in the United States, Germany and Hungary. These nations are not intended to be representative of international research ethics …

Thirty-Eighth Commencement 2004 (Graduate), Sacred Heart University

Commencement Programs

Program for the Graduate ceremonies held May 15, 2004.

Social Welfare, Social Policy, Social Administration & Social Work. Dimanakah Posisi Kita?, Bagus Aryo

Jurnal Ilmu Kesejahteraan Sosial

No abstract provided.