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A Review Of Private Fund Raising At Utah State University With Recommendations For Increased Private Financial Support, Allen Leron Johnsen

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

Higher education was hardly over a period of tremendous expansion strain following World War II When it was faced with even more critical pressure caused by an exploding population, a larger percentage of people requiring a college education, and increased demands for services and research on the part of governments and business.

It is small wonder then that funding of higher education has multiplied in scope far beyond the modest appropriations of state legislatures and equally modest philanthropic support of pre-war years. The efforts to advance the understanding and support of educational programs have created whole new administrative departments in …

An Evaluation Of The Entity Theory As A Partial Solution To The Non-Comparability Enigma Of Inter-Firm Income Statement Analysis, Lester Lee Schmidt Jr.

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study has been to evaluate on deductive grounds the proposition that income as determined according to the entity theory would be more comparable among firms than income as determined under contemporary generally accepted accounting principles, and to investigate whether or not empirical support exists among two professional groups for the propositions inherently contained in the entity theory.

A Study Of A Portion Of The Distributive Education Teacher Preparation Program At Utah State University, J. Grant Brough

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

The major purpose of distributive education is to prepare the student for entry-level employment in distributive occupations. This preparation should help workers become successful and advance in their chosen field of distributive occupations.

No matter how instruction is organized, when it is identified as vocational distributive education, there are no differences in the results desired. Students are to be able to meet employment qualifications with the confidence and the competencies necessary to begin marketing and management careers.

To meet this goal, the student should qualify himself to receive satisfaction and contentment in his work. Sidney P. Marland's deep expression in …

Competitive Team Sports For Women In Lae, New Guinea, Marilyn A. Moore

All Master's Theses

What has taken place through the years that brought organized team sports for women to the present popular position in Lae, New Guinea cannot be known until historical happenings that led to the situation are compiled. A documentation of women's team sports in Lae may provide general information for a greater understanding of the connection between sport and culture as well as specific information relating to women's sports and culture in Lae. This study will add another facet to the history of sports for women. Without such a record it is probable that this information would be irretrievably lost. It …

Current Techniques In The Internal Auditing Of Construction Contracts For Public Utilities, Vernon M. Buttles

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Hand Window Glass Worker In West Virginia: A Study Of His Skill, Union Organization And Life Style, Robert L. Lookabill

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

History of the glass industry in America; as well as specifically the facet of the glass industry in West Virginia.It will be the purpose of this study to delve into the several areas of hand window glass production in West Virginia.

Manpower Efficiency In Automobile Franchises, James R. Berry

Theses

The efficient utilization of manpower is one of the primary concerns of the management of automobile dealerships in controlling expanses and increasing, profits, The purpose of this paper is (1) to present an analysis of manpower efficiency, in general, in automotive dealerships within the limits of General Motors Corporation, and (2) to examine and appraise manpower efficiency in small town dealership. Because salary and wages represent about one-half of the total expense in a dealership, it is important that dealers take the time and effort needed to increase the productivity of their employees, In other words, manpower efficiency must be …

College Recruiting For Managerial Talent, Ronald Forrest Weaver

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this thesis report is to make a critical examination of the basic factors, together with their interrelationships, which are involved in college recruiting of students with managerial potential.

The ultimate objective of this analysis is to provide a theoretical and factual basis for establishing or improving a managerial recruiting program.

Some Laboratory Experiments To Test The Unity Of Command Principle, James Miller Wilson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study reports on three separate laboratory experiments designed to test the validity of the principle of unity of command. This principle of classical organization theory had its popular beginning with Henri Fayol and is based on common sense and experience, but has apparently never been scientifically tested using objective measures of performance. The null hypothesis was stated as follows: "There is no significant difference in the performance or morale of individuals who work under conditions of unity of command and individuals who work under conditions of disunity of command".

Subjects in each experiment performed tasks under controlled conditions in …

The Design Of Management Games, Mohamed Ossama Mallawany

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Experiment In Communication And Leadership During An Employee Appraisal Interview, Janet M Van Vleck

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Some Aspects Of Development And Foreign Trade Policy, 1952-67, Fatma El Mallah

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Study On The Coordination Needed To Administer The Policy Of The Right Man In The Right Place In The Egyptian Government Sector, Mohamed Sayed Hamzawi

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Causes Of The Mormon Boycott Against Gentile Merchants In 1866 And 1868, Peter Neil Garff

Theses and Dissertations

In the 1850s and 1860s Gentiles monopolized the mercantile profession in Salt Lake valley. Conflict arose between the Mormons and anti-Mormon merchants for essentially five reasons: Mormon Church leaders believed merchants charged exorbitant prices, encouraged the coming of Johnston's army, falsely accused them for the "assassination" of two Salt Lake City Gentiles, supported Gentiles who were "jumping" Mormon land claims, and supported an adamantly anti-Mormon newspaper. Church leaders maintained that the motive behind these actions was essentially the destruction of their church; therefore, they levied a boycott against the anti-Mormon merchants in 1866.

Because Church leaders felt the coming of …

Application Of The Point-Rating Method In Job Evaluation, Saad Ym Younis

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Study Of The Effect Of Organization And Management Units For Administrative Reform In The Uar, Samir M Farid

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Administration Of Wages And Salaries In The U.A.R., Agia Hanna Meleka

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Analysis Of Buyer Patterns In The Asphalt Paver Market, Leonard Llewellyn Decker

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

An Investigation Of The Perceived Leadership Behavior Of First-Line Supervisors In Selected Manufacturing Plants, Robert Edward Holmes

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The first-line supervisor appears to be caught in a dilemma between the demands of his superior and the needs of his subordinates. This study focuses on the dilemma by describing and analyzing the leadership behavior of most and least effective first-line supervisors as perceived by superiors, subordinates, and by the supervisors themselves.

Two basic dimensions of leadership behavior, power-structure and consideration-sensitivity, were investigated by using a leadership rating questionnaire. Participating plants, listed in the Directory of Arkansas Industries, were twenty-three small manufacturers employing five or more production supervisors and 100 to 500 production workers. Participants in each plant were the …

Activity Analysis Of Personnel On Patient Trayline Assembly, June Bishop

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The systems approach in food service administration is the initial step in analyzing current procedures to determine the effectiveness of resource utilization. Analysis begins with observation of a system to provide possible explanations of the system behavior.

The purpose of this research was to determine through work sampling the proportion of both productive and nonproductive labor time of operators on the tray assembly, the labor time and labor cost required in each position and for each meal, and to test the hypothesis that there was no significant difference between the productivity index (trays per minute) during Phase A and Phase …

History Of Business Education At Morehead State University February, 1938, Through August, 1970, Karen Kennedy

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the Business Education Graduate Committee at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Education by Karen Kennedy in December of 1970.

The Psychological Needs Of Hospital Dietary Supportive Personnel, Ralph Morales Jr.

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Achieving objectives in hospital food service systems is made more critical by the increasing rate of labor turnover. One of the major emphases that seems to offer promise for solving certain current manpower problems is a better understanding of the factors which may contribute to turnover. A quantitative approach to the identification of human needs in the work environment should provide information relevant to more effective planning and utilization of human resources.

The purpose of this research was to determine if by examining the psychological needs of hospital dietary supportive personnel, information could be derived for more objective management of …

Labor Time Analysis By Work Function Activity In Production Of Vegetarian Entrees, Maynard W. Lebrun

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The specific objectives of this research were to (1) develop a method for determining labor time and labor cost of cooks by work functions in the production of selected vegetarian entrees, and (2) determine the percentage relationship of cooks' labor to food cost in selected classifications of entrees.

Application of the continuous time study methodology as developed in this research was restricted to the observation of entree cooks in a 408 bed non-profit university hospital. Observation of work function activities during the first week of a four week cycle menu for three consecutive cycles was classified under three major categories: …

A Descriptive Survey Of Elementary Teachers' Attitudes Toward Faculty Meetings, Charles Clay

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

Motivating Employed Professionals, Kenneth M. Kamerman

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

This study is directed to the problem of determining the properties of a task motivation method for employed professionals that will increase their productivity without creating employe-supervisor problems and without adding administrative burdens to the organization. The second problem is to identify a task motivation method which possesses the properties identified in the solution to the first problem. A descriptive-analytic approach to solve the first problem involves a review of human relations observations and conclusions bearing on motivation of employed professionals. The solution to the second problem identifies the contingency management motivation method, used in progressive education settings, as a …

The Management Of A Student Hostel And Its Contribution To The Students' Successes, Alhiji Muritala Akorede

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Equipment And Space Utilization In Hospital Food Service Systems, Robert E. Jacaban

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The concept of convenience food service systems has evolved as a result of technological progression in food preparation, processing, packaging and equipment to curtail input resources of space, equipment and labor. The purpose of this research was to (1) compare the allocation of space in six selected hospital food systems designed for convenience or for conventional operations with estimated needs suggested by Kotschevar and Terrell (1961a) and (2) identify types, determine units and utilization time of production and reconstitution equipment in the two systems.

Space allocations were calculated for each of the subunits within the food system. The square feet …

A Comparative Study Of Business Arithmetic Students: The Use Of Calculators Vs. Manual Computation, Marietta Crawford

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the Business Education Graduate Committee at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Education by Marietta Crawford on May 25, 1970.

Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction, And Self-Actualization Among Top Level Employees Of The City Of Albuquerque - An Appraisal Of Organizational Climate, Vern H. Curtis

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Having problem areas and potential problem areas identified within one's organization would be welcomed by most, if not all, administrators. It was the purpose of this thesis to identify and isolate any potential problem area or areas concerning high level personnel of the City of Albuquerque; also to establish any relationship between self-actualization and Rensis Likert’s organizational climate model. The primary tools for determining problem areas were a self-actualization test and Likert’s semantic differentials which characterize an organization's climate. Each department in the City was compared to the City in total to determine any differences with respect to those two …

Automated Information Retrieval Systems For Legal Research, Robert G. Baylor

Dissertations and Theses

Purpose. This study of automated information retrieval systems was undertaken to attempt to ascertain the extent and development of a total legal information system.

Overview. Historically, lawyers have searched the statutes and case law in the traditionally manual method. Given consistent high standards of editing, not too complex materials, and a collection of manageable size, this manual method will work to reasonable satisfaction, so long as a document never changes in meaning or significance. Lawyers point out that the present manual system is inadequate because with 30,000 new judicial decisions and 15,000 new statutes being promulgated each year …