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Equality And Multiculturalism: Access To Community Services, Robert Doyle, Livy Visano

Journal of Law and Social Policy

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Of Sources Of Job Stress And Role Constructs To Coping Behaviors, Valerie June Moser

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Job Pressure and Lack of Support, two factors of job stress, were correlated with the role constructs, Role Ambiguity, Role Conflict, and Role Overload, and then entered into a multiple regression study to predict two distinct coping strategies, control and escape. The Job Stress Survey was used to obtain Job Presssure and Lack of Support scores, and the role constructs were obtained from several questionnaires. Data were obtained from 105 employees, 61.2% male, 38.8% female, from different levels of several oganizations. Bivariate correlations, carried out to determine the relationship between the job stress factors and the role constructs, showed positive …

A Study Of State Mandated Educational Change, Kathleen Jensen

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Crummer Graduate School, Rollins College

Text Materials of Central Florida

Rollins College catalogue with list of faculty and students and courses by department.

Part-Time Mba, Rollins College

Text Materials of Central Florida

Rollins College catalogue with list of faculty and students and courses by department.

Nicaragua: United States Assistance To The Nicaraguan Human Rights Association And The Nicaraguan Resistance, Suzanne B. Goldberg, Lee Crawford, Kevin Reed, John Tennant

Faculty Scholarship

The question of providing aid to the Nicaraguan Resistance has been significant to United States human rights policy throughout the Reagan Administration. Although events have changed repeatedly during the winter of 1988, including a truce between the Nicaraguan Government and the Resistance and a Congressional decision not to provide military aid to the Resistance, the underlying policy issues remain constant. The Harvard Human Rights Yearbook presents two notes, infra, discussing the Military Construction Appropriations Act of 1987, which granted $100 million in aid to the Nicaraguan Resistance. The first note discusses the Nicaraguan Human Rights Association (Asociacidn Nicaraguense Pro-Derechos Humanos …

The Utilization Of Competitive Intelligence In Strategic Planning, Sallyann Carr

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Join The Pod Network

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

What is the POD Network?

Why Should You Join POD?

How Can POD Help You Achieve Your Personal and Professional Goals?

Why Have Others Joined POD?

POD Network in Higher Education Publications Order Form

Work Energy And The Character Of Organizations: An Orgonomic Framework For Organization Development, Martin D. Goldberg

Theses and Dissertations

To date, the field of organization development (OD) has lacked the kind of unifying approach to theory and practice that would enable it to be considered a discipline. The present study, in conception and methodology, commences building a unified framework for OD based on the work of psychiatrist and natural scientist Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957). By conceptually merging the field of OD with the science of orgonomy, that body of knowledge based on Reich's discoveries, this project lays the foundations for a comprehensive theory that can lead to greater understanding of the nature, development, and functioning of organizations, a theory with …

Organizing For Change: An Assessment Of Organization Development Activities Of Training Consultants, Katherine Waller Edd

Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to examine and analyze the background and training of consultants involved in organization development activities, the client organizations served by these professionals, the types of organization development interventions most commonly employed by the training consultants, and the resources utilized by internal and external consultants conducting organization development activities. The data were collected from a review and analysis of organization development research literature and from a descriptive survey questionnaire utilized to obtain information from a sample of 102 practicing consultants from a variety of institutional settings throughout the United States. Both qualitative and quantitative information …

The Emergence Of The Middle School In Independent Education, Lawrence S. Sykoff Edd

Dissertations

Independent schools across the nation have adopted the middle school concept. The critical element in the evolution of the middle school in independent education is that the unique and marked changes in the overall intellectual and psycho-social development of adolescents have been systematically identified and integrated into a multi-divisional (K-12) structure. The literature and statistical information documenting the emergence of the middle school in independent education has been minimal. While contemporary research on public middle schools is extensive, very little data collection or theoretical models have been accumulated about the middle school movement in the private sector. The present study …

The Touchables: Vice And Police Corruption In The 1980’S, John Dombrink

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

Bulletin Of Yale University School Of Nursing 1988-1989, Yale School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Bulletins and Catalogues

Series 84, Number 10

September 1, 1988

Performance Technology: The Role Of The Training Professional, Marie L. Grabenbauer

Graduate Research Papers

According to Gary Worley (1988) in his article "Improving Productivity Through People" modem businesses face three major challenges: improving product quality, improving worker productivity, and competing in a globel [sic] marketplace. If the economy of the United States is going to continue to prosper, efficient worker performance is one of the primary concerns for the business world. This means increasing pressure for people to perform in jobs and increased emphasis on performance technology.

Some Reasons Why New Technologies Are Not Always Successful - Specifically Directed Toward Cim, Shuk Fong Lai

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

To keep the competitive edge, many companies constantly implement new technologies. However, the implementation of these new technologies are not always successful. Why?

Problems with implementation of new technologies can be either technical or managerial. This paper presents research limited to management problems and suggests the necessary changes. It also outlines the important factors in the decision-making process and the criteria for a successful implementation of a Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) system. Many experts believe that CIM is the ultimate solution to slow and reverse the decline of the U.S. global manufacturing market. However, some companies that have implemented CIM …

Faculty Development In Higher Education - A Literature Review, Patrick Allen

Faculty Publications - College of Education

Faculty development is a familiar term to even a fledgling academician. There is a faculty development program, committee, center, reading room, budget, or instructional developer on almost every campus.

Scope And Features

Women's Annotated Legal Bibliography

No abstract provided.

Session Law 88-388, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analyses & Legislative Documents

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Strategies Utilized By High School Department Heads In Initiating Or Implementing Change, John R. Wilkerson

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Manfred, F.R., Kets De Vries, And Danny Miller. 1985. The Neurotic Organization, Antonio R. Arevalo Jr.

DLSU Business & Economics Review

Such a quest for excellence almost always involves the arduous task of managing the premier asset of any organization: the human resources. And because Man, as compared to other resources, is much more complex and dynamic to handle, let alone understand, not any organization has been that successful in affecting, as one had coined it, a truly "Human Organization for Peak Performance." Thus, the search for new and better ways of improving the organization's overall performance continues to be attended to with ever-increasing zeal.

Evaluation Of Nursing Education Administrators As Described By Individuals In That Position., Felecia Grier Wood

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Analyzing The Shape Of Organizational Adaptability In Response To Environmental Jolts, David W. Britt

Clinical Sociology Review

Examining how organizational systems have responded to external jolts (threats, crises, etc.) is a useful precursor to large-scale organizational development projects. The shape of adaptability is introduced as a sensitizing concept for facilitating such analyses. The suggested elements of shape consist of three critical performance levels ([1] at the time of the jolt; [2] at the lowest point after any fall off in performance; and [3] its recovery level), and three time periods ([1] how long the organization is able to resist a fall off in performance [Resistance]; [2] how long it takes the organization to recover to its original …

The "Selective Catholicism" Thesis: A Critical Review Of Literature, James William Kelly

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Financial Performance Of System Acquired Hospitals, Janet Lynch

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the financial performance of not-for-profit hospitals in 10 Southern states acquired by either the for-profit or not-for-profit multihospital systems between the years 1978 through 1982. The impact of system affiliation on acquired hospitals was investigated by looking at average financial performance from the two years before acquisition to 1984/1985. Differences between the performance of hospitals acquired by for-profit and not-for-profit multihospital systems were examined as well. with regard to the latter, major findings revealed both for-profit and not-for-profit multihospital systems increased debt in acquired hospitals and made improvements to plant and equipment. For-profit multihospital systems additionally increased …

The Southern Baptist Children's Choir Curricula From 1941 Through 1985 And Influences Of Major Music Education Trends Upon The Curricula., Susan Kitts Messer

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Beginning in 1941 with the inception of the Church Music Department of the Southern Baptist Convention and continuing through 1985 with the publication of a set of curriculum texts, this study presents a history of the Southern Baptist children's choir curricula by describing the background development and content of each of the curriculum books, periodicals, and supplementary materials published during these years. Following the history of the development of the curricula, influences of major music education trends upon the curricula are discussed. The history of the development of the curricula is organized by periods: the organizational years of the Southern …

Organizational Stress Management And Resulting Role Implications For The Organizational Health Promotion Professional, Laurinda K. Young

Graduate Research Papers

Organizational stress significantly impacts on U.S. businesses and has been identified as being responsible for a high percentage of employee absenteeism, turnover, health claims, decreased productivity and low morale. Estimates of the direct and indirect costs of stressrelated dysfunction within this sector are between $100 and $150 billion per year. Organizations are increasingly concerned about the impact of stress on individual and corporate health and are implementing a wide variety of stress management programs. At this point, however, few companies are able to demonstrate that stress management programs are effective.

The purpose of this paper was to review and synthesize …

The Changing Competitive Position Of The U.S. Economy: Implications For Public Policy, Peter G. Morici

Canada-United States Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Developing An Employee Handbook For Missoula County Employees, Tsige H. Haile

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Jury Instructions: A Persistent Failure To Communicate, Elizabeth G. Thornburg, Walter W. Steele Jr.

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

This article reports on an empirical study of juror comprehension of pattern jury instructions. It demonstrated that comprehension of the original instructions was poor, but that rewriting significantly improved their ability to understand and explain the meaning of the instructions. A separate study showed that jurors report that they discuss and consider the language of the instructions provided to them.

Comprehensive Update To The General Plan And Development Guide Bridger Canyon Bozeman Montana: Professional Paper, William R. Johnson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.