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Principle Causes Of Changes In U.S. Productivity, Harris Kamah Forkpa

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Productivity growth in the United States has taken a downward trend since the nation entered the decade of the 60s. This issue is contemporary because its consequences are apparent in every American industry. Government, business and individuals are equally affected because prices continue to escalate. Hence, the cost of living appears to be unmanageable. Several factors have contributed to the slump in United States productivity growth. The most important of these factors are low capital investment, strained management and labor relationships, insufficient research and development spending, low employee motivation, the attitude of organized labor unions, lack of national commitment, high …

Emergency Stop Devices And The Human Factors Of Response, Robert Paul Guinter

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The manual emergency stop Was recognized as an im- portant aspect of machine control very early during the history of powered mechanical systems. The purpose, of course, was to allow machinery to be quickly stepped during emergencies to minimize equipment damage and/or personal injury. Today, however, the emphasis of control is being shifted more and more toward totally automatic systems. Often, the importance of manual emergency stopping and override of these systems is lost in the zeal to perfect automatic controls. The problem that evolves is how and when to provide an efficient human-machine interface to allow a manual emergency …

A Research Study To Determine The Characteristics And Attitudes Shared By Entrepreneurs And Intrapreneurs And The Similarities And Differences Between Them, Miguel A. Vargas

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The United States of America has been the mecca of many ventures for people with vision, goals and perseverance. The prosperity of our nation has been paved by individuals with great ambition, determination and insight, who have dared to take on a risk in owning a business enterprise.

This research study was conducted to determine the characteristics and attitudes of both entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, as well as the similarities and differences between them.

For this study, a survey of entrepreneurs.was conducted through the use of questionnaires distributed to business owners located in the counties of Essex, Passaic and Hudson, in …

The Effect Of Corporate Advertising On Stock Prices, Teresa M. Burke

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A Review Of Personnel Policies And Procedures Developed For St. Charles County In 1984, Richard L. Balicki

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This paper will discuss the development, design and formulation of personnel policies and procedures for St. Charles County in 1984. At the time the process of development started, the county was without an approved personnel policies and procedures system and was concerned about a possible federal audit that could result in their losing federal funds because of the lack of formal policies.

In order to develop a system that would be used by the various county offices, input was sought from elected and appointed officials as well as other levels of county employees. The success and failure of this method …

Marketing Customer Service Within The Information Movement And Management Industry, Mark Jones

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The goal of this project is to determine what characteristics of the service firms are considered critical to success of vendors within the information movement and management industry.

The first task undertaken was to determine a definition for the information movement and management industry and which firms were major competitors within the industry . The size of the industry in terms of employees and revenues was then estimated. Some of the characteristics of the major competitors were then expanded.

The next activity involved the determination of what factors the information movement and management market members used to select a vendor …

Emerson E & S Division's Management Technique: An Exploratory Survey Into The Benefits Of An Integrated Business Environment, Timothy Fitzsimmons Carr

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Over the past few years, integrated business environments have become popular in the defense industry . An integrated business environment is a method used to unify all management and engineering activities required for a company to perform on a contract. The follow i ng research provides an introduction to the concepts of managing technological business through streamlining the efforts of all human and non-human resources involved, and secondarily , an exploratory survey into some of the important benefits and open issues that are being explored and debated among users, developers and maintainers of test program sets.

A Market Study On The Viability Of Small Launch Firms, Allen George Dyer

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As the United States only launch vehicle program NASA'~ Space Shuttle forced the shutdown of conventional launch vehicle operations . A system whose profitability depended on frequent use, but which, instead , incurred numerous launch delays, the Shuttle soon could not cover the cost of itself much less turn an profit. The French Ariane, albeit a simpler launch vehicle, soon successfully competed with the Shuttle for payloads.

The Reagan Administration, by various supportive measures, encouraged the market entrance of commercial launch firms . The Shuttle and Ariane, however, subsidized by their respective governments , set prices so artificially low that …