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A Queuing Theory Approach To Short-Haul Movements Under Constraints Of Time, Volume, And Unknown Behavioral Considerations., James Gerard Morris

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The problem of parking in general and student parking in particular has become a matter of considerable interest on the University of New Mexico campus. Open parking space within a five-minute walking distance to central classroom buildings has become virtually non-existent during the peak hours of classroom activity. Evidence of student discontent over this problem is readily apparent in their letters to the student newspaper. Unbeknownst to most students, the situation is due to worsen. The University of New Mexico architect and Chief Planner, Robert Riley, has stated that within three years, no central campus parking will be available to …

An Evaluation Of The Accounting Systems Presently Used By Certain Non-Profit Corporations Engaged In The Activities Of Medical Education And Research, Harold E. Snider

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Foundations as humanistic institutions have existed for centuries. The foundation as an American institution has come of age in the last fifty years. Many types exist in this country and their purposes for existence are quite varied. In recent years the foundation has increasingly been used as a legal entity for conducting medical education or research. Several of these foundations have joined together in an association to discuss solutions for their common research and business problems. This association is known as the Association of Independent Research Institutes.

A Critical Evaluation Of The Sources Available For Dividends In New Mexico., D. Dennis Royer

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Statement of the problem. The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare generally accepted accounting principles with those provisions of the Corporation Laws of the State of New Mexico which may influence or affect corporate accounting in order to determine which funds are legally available for the declaration and payment of dividends. Importance of the study. The importance of this study may be verified, to some extent, from the abundance of the literature that has been published in this particular area and from research studies that have been completed in other states. Dr. Robert T. Sprouse, an eminent …

A Criterion Of Rationality In Performance Evaluation, Louis Herbert Pitts

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Employees very likely will be judged on performance whether or not there exists a formal program complete with a professionally trained staff to perform that important function.

An Investigation Of The Kolmogorov-Smirnov Method Of Data Validation To Reduce Buyer Inspection Costs., John R. Costello

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

One of the major functions of any inspection, quality control or quality assurance organization is to provide assurance to management that their products are of adequate quality. Furthermore, management desires this function to be performed at the minimum cost commensurate with its objectives. It has been reported that inspection organizations used sampling inspection prior to 1920 to achieve their objectives but the sampling plans used were arbitrary with little scientific basis. During the 1920's the Western Electric Company made a major breakthrough with the development of the Shewhart control chart and the Dodge-Romig sampling tables. However, it was not until …

Survey Of The Use Of Consumer Credit By Members Of The Utah State University Staff, Neelkantha Manohar Kibe

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A study was made of the use of credit by a randomly selected sample of the Utah State University staff personnel during 1964 and 1965. The information was obtained by means of a questionnaire.

The major objective of the study was to examine the relationship between income and consumer debt with specific reference to reasons underlying the demand for consumer credit, the relationships between amount of consumer credit and variables such as family income, family size, age of family head and amount of liquid assets, and the nature of the demand function for consumer credit.

Analysis of the information supplied …

Development Of Leading Indicators For Housing Starts In Tremonton, Utah, Douglas I. Ward

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The possibility of developing leading economic indicators of housing starts, on a localized basis, was studied in Tremonton, Utah, for the period from 1958 to 1965. Data on any economic variable which might show a leading relationship to housing starts was gathered and synthesized to ascertain any predicting tendencies.

Several of the variables researched, particularly contracts awarded to Thiokol and Thiokol employment, showed a high positive correlation to housing starts; however, none showed any consistent leading pattern.

An accelerator relationship was found to exist between the average rate of change in Thiokol employment and housing starts. This finding, though not …

The Susceptibility Of Price Declines Among High Quality Common Industrial Stocks And Other Listed Common Industrial Stocks During Significant Market Declines, Walter D. Sanborn, Iii

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

All common stock investments are subject to market declines regardless of favorable prospects for growth of earnings, dividends, or other factors contributing to market performance. In times of significant market declines, even the highest quality stock with excellent appreciation potential may decline. A qualified security analyst may find that stock "XXX' is a high quality stock and recommend its purchase, but if the stock market falls, the competent investor will lose wealth, at least temporarily, in spite of his careful job of security analysis. If investors had an analytical tool to help predict these declines, they would be able to …

Price-Determining Factors In The Processed Fruit And Vegetable Industry, Charles H. Hatfield Jr.

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The lack of any firm basis for pricing decisions in the processed fruit and vegetables industry was first brought to my attention by contact with some executives of the California Packing Corporation where I was employed for two years. Their consensus was that available supply was the most important factor in such determination, even though its relationship to price was only realized in a vague, ever-shifting manner. It is hypothesized both that a substantial basis on which to place pricing decisions could be determined and further that a demand function, based on utility analysis, would provide such a description of …

An Inquiry Into The Role Of The Realization Concept In The Income Determination Process, Stephen E. Snyder

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

It has become commonplace to refer to accounting as the language of business. This analogy is usually made to emphasize that accounting is, in part, a communication process. As a language, accounting attempts to communicate financial information about the business environment to interested parties. The receivers of accounting information can be classified into one of two broad groups: managers of business firms and parties outside of the firm. The problems involved in reporting to the two different groups are in many ways almost unrelated to each other.

Criteria For Effective Appraisal Of Junior Executives, Albert I. Pierce

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The emphasis and interest in effective and efficient management that exists in our present American culture has never before been equaled. The effects of the quality of management are felt by virtually everyone. Whether management is viewed from the standpoint of owner, employee, consumer or taxpayer, whether management is being observed in the private or public sectors of our economy, there can be little question that the quality of management has a strong impact and directive influence on our society.