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Crna [Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists]: Is The Aana Your Union?, Doris T. Margrabe

Theses

The problem discussed in this paper is whether the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) will need to unionize as a direct result of the activities of the Registered Nurse (RN) in order to insure financial solvency? If unionization is the answer to the CRNAs financial security, then what kind of a bargaining unit should the CRNA be associated with?

The methodology utilized in this paper was: an extensive reading of the history of the nursing profession and its professional organization; the history of nurse anesthetists and the functions of their professional organization; a review of the development of labor legislation …

Capital Investment Program, William L. Diggs

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Marketing Research In The Health Delivery Services: A Proposed Methodology Based On A Case At Central Medical Center, Dyer A. Henke

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Public Relations Culminating Project, Irving H. Breslauer

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A Study Of Productivity Analysis At Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation As It Relates To Quality Of Work Life, Management Styles, Cultural Lag And Quality Through Statistical Management Information Systems Data, Michael D. Smith

Theses

This paper, titled "A Study of Productivity Analysis at McDonnell Douglas Corporation as It Relates to Quality of Work Life, Management Styles, Cultural Lag and Quality Through Statistical Management Information Systems Data," is a culminating project that synthesizes the author's learning and growth from their academic program. The document, a master's thesis submitted to Lindenwood Colleges, analyzes the factors influencing productivity at McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDC) during the early 1980s.

The core of the study is a Quality of Work Life (QWL) survey conducted at MDC's Astronautics Division in St. Louis. The survey aimed to measure employee attitudes and opinions …

The Effect Of Methodological And Personal Factors On Attitude-Behavior Consistency, Neil H. Firtle

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The theoretical conceptualization of attitude presented in this dissertation assumed that attitude serves as a precursor of behavior. In order to validate the attitudinal construct, empirical research must provide evidence that a consistent relationship exists between attitude measured at a given point in time, and behavior measured at a later point in time than the professed attitude. Previous research has generally failed to support the consistency of the attitude-behavior relationship. The inconsistency in this relationship has been attributed to the contamination of several types of factors (i.e., methodological, personal and situational).

In this dissertation it was argued that the relationship …

Middle School Interscholastic Athletic Handbook, Jim Deremiah

Masters Theses

The major purpose of the Field Experience paper was to provide basic and specific information necessary to deal with matters concerning the middle school interscholastic athletic program. The paper includes a Log of Activities stating where the information was obtained. The Field Experience paper includes a handbook to be used by athletic supervisors as they plan programs of interscholastic athletics for their schools.

The handbook presents administrative information needed by the athletic supervisor as the handbook outlines the role and responsibilities of the athletic supervisor in dealing with matters of finance, budget, hiring of game personnel and officials, and other …

The Formulation Of A Design To Evaluate The Effects Of Training On Banks, Alison Pratt

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A well-run business combines motivated, trained employees with the right work environment to produce the greatest results at the least cost. When the results (from a product or service) do not exceed costs by a sufficient margin, at least one part of the system is not operating efficiently. This problem is caused by a production deficiency, which occurs when actual performance does not match the desired performance (Herem, 1979). In order to determine the root of this problem, two areas must be examined. These areas are (a) the nature of the work environment and its organizational structure, which may prevent …

The Relationship Between Management Training And Other Predictor Variables And Managerial Performance Among Selected Industrial First-Line Supervisors, Joseph Thomas Martelli

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between industrial first-line supervisors' participation in management training programs and subsequent job related performance as assessed by the subjects' overall management by objectives (MBO) performance appraisal rating .

Also, the relationship between managerial performance and predictor variables (age, years of supervisory experience, formal education level, self development, prior management training, and professional society involvement) was assessed.

Twenty-three first-line supervisors from a medium sized manufacturing organization participated in the study. A questionnaire was designed which extracted measures on the predictor variables from the subjects. Corporate management supplied the measure …

Regulation Of Business, Richard H. Duncan Ii

Theses and Dissertations

This independent study is an attempt to analyze the regulation of business in the United States of America. Its objective is to go back in American history to find and describe the legislative origins of government regulation of business and trace its growth to the present. Using the specific areas of price, transport, and public utilities, the impact of regulation on business as it is manifested in todays modern environment will be analyzed.

Trucking Industry Deregulation: An Effort To Increase Market Competition, Robert W. Byrd

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Valuation Of Closely Held Corporate Stock, Steven M. Haines

Theses and Dissertations

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Analysis Of The Public Service Employment Targeting Objectives For The State Of Florida, Andrea Lefforge

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

National Food Brokers Association Members Communicate Attitudes About Women Working In Food Brokerage Positions, Dennis S. Moore

Honors Theses

The purpose of this study is to identify the attitudes of the National Food Brokers Association Members in the East North Central states about women working in the food brokerage positions of retail sales representative, sales supervisor, and sales manager. This study examines three hypotheses: (1) The small percentage of women in these positions is due to unawareness of the job titles and opportunities available, (2) The small percentage of women in these positions is due to the fact that top management believes male employees are more effective in relating to principles than women, and, (3) The small percentage of …

Ranching In Western North Dakota, 1887-1920, Scott R. Neevel

Theses and Dissertations

Several historians have dealt with the topic of ranching in the American West, but generally they have presented a broad overview of what took place over the entire western United States. Those who have dealt with ranching in western North Dakota generally have covered the early 1880s, but they have used the calamitous winter of 1886-1887 as a stopping point.

The period from 1887 on through the first two decades of the twentieth century was an era marked by recovery of the stock industry, the change from open to closed range, and the change from the old open range methods …

Management Assistance For Nonprofit Organizations: Observations And Strategies On Utilizing Volunteer Consultants From For-Profit Enterprise, Daniel Henroid

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Advertising, The New Businessman's Problem, Mark S. Silver

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

1980 University Of North Dakota Mba Program Survey And Evaluation, Robert Sannerud

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Distribution Of Dietary Labor Time By Work Function, Joelle Riederer Elliston

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The distribution of dietary labor time was studied in two phases at a university hospital. The objectives in Phase 1 were: (1) to determine by work sampling, labor time and cost by position in twenty work functions of a hospital food service system and (2) to compare data from this study with data from a previous labor time study in the same hospital, utilizing the same Gred sampling methodology. In Phase 2 of this study utilizing the same Gred sampling the objective was (3) to determine v/hat effect the incorporation of a materials handling ingredient procedure had on the distribution …

A Study Of The Physiological And Mental Effects Of Various Shift Patterns On Registered Nurses, Carolyn Taylor Smith

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The effects of shift work on circadian I an rhythms has become a subject of great Interest to many industries, hospitals, and sleep researchers. More and more recognition is being given to the results of these studies, especially the possible adverse effects on those working the night shift or a shift they are unable to adapt to adequately. Only a few of these studies, however, have been conducted on registered nurses, a major group involved with shift work.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects on nurses working the a.m. shift (7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.), …

A Survey Of Selected Employers And Placement Counselors To Determine Sociocultural Factors In The Work Adjustment Of Navajo Students In Box Elder County, Utah, Dolores M. Keller

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The primary goal of vocational education is to prepare the student to successfully enter the world of work. While the present educational structure seems to work well for most Anglo-American students, there is evidence that the system is not effective with minority students. For example , in the case of Navajo students in government-sponsored technical schools, the dropout rate (60 percent) suggests that for Native American students there are serious problems in the educational process which need to be investigated and understood.

Because of the sharply different cultural background of the Navajo student a formidable barrier frequently exists between student …

Personal Financial Planning: Determination Of Customer Profiles, Needs And Viewpoints, Ricardo Martin Ulivi

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Personal financial planning is a service that springs from the need for objective and centralized advice on a wide range of areas such as investments, insurance, money management, taxes, estate planning and others. A personal financial planner fits each one of those individual areas into a well- balanced, integrated plan, after a comprehensive financial analysis is undertaken— guided by a family's goals, attitudes and objectives.

The purposes of this study were (1) to identify characteristics which discriminate between households that are interested and those not interested in obtaining a personal financial plan; (2) to determine the relative importance of the …

A Comparison Of Employer Hiring Practices And Career Opportunities Between Two-Year And Four-Year Accounting Graduates Who Have Full Time Positions In The Work Force Within The State Of Utah, Anita Weston

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study was conducted to determine if employers were inclined to discriminate between two-year and four-year educated accountants in making hiring and promotional decisions. In addition, accounting graduates of two-year and four-year institutions were studied to see if there were differences between these two groups in regard to educational programs taken, perceptions of the benefit received from the courses taken, salaries received, and views concerning employer hiring and promotional practices.

This study included three different groups consisting of 39 employers in the private business sector as well as 43 two-year accounting associate degree graduates and 43 bachelor accounting degree graduates. …

A Comparison Of The Effects Of Paced Practice And Progressive Practice Skillbuilding Procedures On The Development Of Straight-Copy Speed And Accuracy In Beginning Collegiate Typewriting, Bonnie Sue Shannon

Dissertations and Theses

The problem of this study was to determine the effects of progressive practice skill building procedures and paced practice skill building procedures upon the straight-copy typewriting achievement of students enrolled in first-term collegiate typewriting. The procedures were compared on the bases of the dependent variables: 1) straight-copy stroking speed, and 2) straight-copy accuracy. The following null hypotheses were tested:

1. There will be no significant differences in the straight-copy stroking speeds achieved by students participating in progressive practice skill building procedures and students participating in paced practice skill building procedures.

2. There will be no significant differences in the straight-copy …

Sector Energy Price And Demand In The State Of Florida, John G. Reed

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Business Valuations Relating To Corporate Liquidations, Joseph H. Wildt

Theses

This culminating project by Joseph H. Wildt, submitted in partial fulfillment of a Master of Arts degree at Lindenwood Colleges in January 1980, provides an in-depth exploration of business valuation principles specifically in the context of corporate liquidations. The study integrates historical, theoretical, and practical knowledge acquired through academic coursework to analyze valuation methodologies and their applications.

The project begins by tracing the evolution of valuation theory from ancient philosophy to modern economic thought, emphasizing how historical, social, and economic conditions have influenced current valuation practices. It explores foundational theories such as the classical, neoclassical, and institutional schools of thought …

A Pr Handbook For The Beginning Professional In Non-Profit Public Relations, Deborah A. Jones

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Stress Awareness In The Business Environment, Alan H. Haznar

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Financing Universal Compulsory Free Elementary Education In India, Simon Gurushantappa David

Dissertations

Problem: There is a definite desire and demand from the people of India for elementary educational opportunities for all children. Since not all children between six and fourteen years of age are able to attend school, it is essential to know why. This study examined some of the factors which tended to influence the financial ability of the government to provide a sufficient number of schools so that all children may attend.

Data Collection, Methods, and Procedures: Data has been collected from a review of selected resource material which answer the following questions: What is India presently spending on elementary …

An Investigation Of The Gerontological Educational Background And The Need For Training Of Practitioners In East Central Illinois, Kathryn L. Carey

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was two-fold. The first was to investigate the gerontological educational background of persons presently working in the field of aging. The second purpose was to determine if there was a need for and interest in further training, and if so what particular topics the respondents would find most critical to their interests or beneficial to their work. The subjects were fifty-four persons involved in serving the over sixty-five population in a ten county area within the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging, Area Five.

A three page questionnaire was used as the investigative instrument …