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The Application Of The Psychophysical Law To The United States Army Officer Efficiency Reporting System, James M. Sturgeon

Masters Theses

Statement of the Problem: In rendering the United States Army Officer Efficiency Report, the rater is required to describe in narrative form the performance of the ratee. Too, the rater must express quantitatively his overall evaluation of the performance by placing the ratee in an adjectival, quantitative category. Army regulations declare it is imperative that the rater be consistent in these two portions of the report and that the categorical rating be justified by the narrative description. Clearly some measure of "consistency" or "justification" is needed, yet none is prescribed or even suggested.

Apart from the above two evaluations, the …

A Critical Analysis Of The Uniform System Of Accounting For Motor Carriers As Prescribed By The Interstate Commerce Commission, Carroll E. Miles

Master's Theses

This paper will look to analyze the uniform system of accounting for motor carriers as prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission by critically examining the fundamental and quintessential foundations of the uniform system and what constructs its infrastructure.

The Springer Transfer Company: A Study Of Business Growth And Top Management Leadership, Donald Ducoff

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Th purpose of this thesis is to study the relationship between managerial decisions and Company operations, by analyzing the implementation and results of the expansion program.

An Analysis Of Program Evaluation And Review Technique (Pert), Thomas V. Malloy Jr.

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to critically review and evaluate the merits of a management technique currently receiving wide acclaim throughout the defense contracting industry. This technique has been referred to as an "operations research or scientific approach to modern management" [Fazer, 9]. The name given this new technique is PERT. PERT stands for Program Evaluation and Review Technique. In non-defense industries, a very similar method known as the Critical Path Method is in wide use. There is very little difference between these two techniques except that PERT is more detailed and attempts to provide the user with a …

A Study Of Personnel Practices As Reflected Through Employee Interviews In Selected New Mexico Banks: A Comparison Of Findings With General Banking Practices In The United States., Maurine Petty

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The banking system in the United States is an integral part of the financial structure of the nation. Within the economy of a free market and a democratic nation the banking system, or central bank, is generally regarded, in some sense, as the conscience or the guardian of a nation’s financial responsibilities; therefore, a unique position is found for it within each governmental structure.

Economics Of Defense Procurement And Small Business, Charles Sayre Karis

Master's Theses

Since the end of World War II and particularly since the Korean incident, military procurement has achieved a peacetime volume never before contemplated in our history. This high level of activity and the likelihood that it will continue for a long time gives defense spending a new importance in the national economy. It is therefore desirable that small business should seek participation in this new and large opportunity since it always has been in competition to serve other kinds of economic demands.

This thesis will examine the magnitude and nature of militacy procurement and the special commercial considerations involved. The …

An Assemble And Go Originator Of An Ibm 1401 Program With Branching And Variable Printing, Walter Bruce Bennett

Master's Theses

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Analysis And Review Of The Job Enlargement Concept, William Henry Dyke

Masters Theses

Introduction:

Adam Smith stated that the division of labor is a forerunner of and a necessity to a successful economical system.² Extended and refined, the division of labor results in the type of job specialization that Drucker refers to above - "... split up the operation into its constituent motions ..." - but job specialization goes one step farther and assigns only a few of these motions to any one operator. The division of labor of Smith's day resulted in some men being blacksmiths, some being carpenters, some being millers, etc.; but the job specialization as pioneered by Taylor, …

Internal Business Communications: A Three Dimensional Problem, Stuart Ray Long

Master's Theses

Communications is a dynamic field -- a company cannot afford to allow its communications program to become static. As an accomplished musician must practice to maintain his skill, so must a company sharpen and refine its communications. Conditions change and the communications program must change to meet the new needs. This will require continuing application of ingenuity and imagination in devising more effective ways of assembling, summarizing and disseminating information to coordinate the functions and activities of the organization.

Programmed Administrative Management, Robert E. Hoisington

Master's Theses

What is the function of management in today's complex society? How can management organize to meet today's problems of complexity?