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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 …

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, …

An Analysis Of The Spending Habits Of Residence Hall Students At The University Of Tennessee, 1959-60, Peter Condiles

Masters Theses

This study will attempt to discover the amount of money undergraduate students living in residence halls spend on food, clothing, rent, entertainment, and miscellaneous items. It will also attempt to compare these figures with those available from other studies and to draw significant conclusions and to make useful recommendations.

A Study Of Trading Stamps In Memphis, Walter P. Gorman Iii

Masters Theses

[From the Introduction] [Abbreviated]

The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of the status, usage, and effects of trading stamps in Memphis by synthesizing existing data and by contributing original research on developments in the city, particularly the practice of extra stamping. Extra stamping is a relatively new procedure in food merchandising in Memphis and an area in which little research has been done. Special emphasis will be given to the use and the effectiveness of extra stamping in promoting specific items or brands within a store and as a loss leader.

Estimated Distribution Of The Tennessee Tax Burden And Public Expenditure Benefits--1957, Thomas M. Humphrey

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence of the taxes and the distribution of the expenditures of Tennessee state and local governments in 1957 upon resident households (families) classified by income brackets.

An Evaluative Study Of Classroom Practices In The Teaching Of Bookkeeping, Katholeen Hobbs

Masters Theses

The purposes of the study were (1) to determine the relative merits of selected classroom practices in the teaching of bookkeeping as evaluated by teachers in terms of experience if they had used the practice, or in terms of opinion if they had not used the practice; and (2) to obtain from teachers their reasons for believing a practice is good or not good.

The History Of Transportation Advertising, 1850-1956, And A Study Of Its Importance In Knoxville, Tennessee, James Fox Hind

Masters Theses

In 1956 organized local passenger transportation agencies in the United States carried about thirty million passenger every day, 912 million every month, totaling 10.94 billion for the year. These agencies included local motor bus lines, electric street railways, elevated and subway lines, interurban electric railways, and trolley coach lines. They did not include taxicabs, suburban railroads, sightseeing buses, and school buses.

Today's transit industry represents a gross investment of over $35 billion. The American Transit Association listed 1,326 companies (representing more than 85 per cent of the transit industry) that own more than 70,000 passenger vehicles.

Briefly, this is the …

The Effect Of The 'Tendency To Report Injuries' On Minor Accident Statistics, James A. Barker

Masters Theses

This study is concerned with the effect of the "tendency to report injuries" on minor accident statistics. Assuming that individuals with the largest number of voluntary visits for nonoccupational illnesses to the Dispensary would be those who most readily report to the Dispensary in the event of minor injuries, the individuals may be defined as those who have a tendency to report injuries. The hypothesis to be tested in this thesis is: The tendency to report injuries has no significant effect on the systematic variance in reported injuries between two successive one-year exposure intervals.

Tobacco Farmers, Other Farmers And Terms Of Exchange, Jean Debusk Russell

Masters Theses

[From the Conclusions]

The purpose of this study was to discover the truth concerning the relative well-being of tobacco farmers insofar as that well-being has been dependent upon the production of a specific commodity, tobacco. The conclusion reached may be stated quite simply: the tobacco grower has been in a relatively favorable position since 1911 as measured by his terms of exchange and as compared with the growers of previously specified commodities. The arguments for and against the terms of exchange as a measuring device have been stated. No conclusion has been reached as to whether or not …

An Analysis And Digest Of The Legal Accounting Requirements Of The Officers Of The State And County Governments Of The State Of Tennessee, Herman Darrell Carriger

Masters Theses

(From Introduction)

Governments, in devising their accounting systems, have commonly place emphasis upon the function of enforcing fidelity with accounting being looked upon as a mechanical process of checking. The result is, the accounts of most governments are ill-adapted to meet the need of providing data for administration and policy administration.

Gasoline Tax Sharing Among Local Units Of Government In Tennessee, James Mcgill Buchanan

Masters Theses

Conclusion

The aims of this thesis have been to stress the importance of the gasoline tax sharing problem in this state and to suggest the possible changes that could be adopted.

An Analysis Of The Requirements For The Master's Degrees In The State Universities, Thelma Henry Iles

Masters Theses

(From Statement and Purpose of the Problem)

This investigation was made for the purpose of determining and evaluating the several requirements for the master's degrees in the state universities in this country, in order to establish definite recommendations for the granting of such degrees in terms of the evaluation of present requirements. The findings of this study should be of service to those educators concerned with the problem of administering programs leading to the first degree above the baccalaureate.

Advertising Methods In Knoxville, S. L. Lewis Jr.

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.