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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.

An Exploratory Study Of Naval Officer Counseling, Antone M. Weiler

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Naval officers are formally evaluated each year relative to their performance of duty, their character, and their ability to assume more responsible positions within the United States Navy. There is no requirement to counsel the officer on his performance duty. Therefore, counseling of an officer rarely, if ever, occurs and the evaluation report becomes merely a tool to be used by members of the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C.

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

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

One of the more important challenges facing responsible and conscientious managerial practitioners today is the identification and application of the criteria needed for effective appraisal of junior executives. The primary objective of this investigation of contemporary managerial practices relating to the appraisal of junior executives was to identify valid and reliable qualitative criteria. Focus and direction was provided by the hypothesis that there are available valid and reliable sets of qualitative criteria for effective appraisal of junior executives. The framework established for the conduct of this investigation included an attempt to define the management function and a concept of the …

Analysis Of The Elements Of Costs In The Manufacturing Of Book Paper, Roy A. Nash

Bachelors’ Theses

The field o:t paper mill accounting is so extensive that all its features cannot be discussed in a thesis of moderate length. The scope of this thesis is, therefore, limited to a discussion of the elements that enter into the manufacture of book paper, and the accounting procedure suggested to provide an adequate system of accounting records to meet the problems pertaining to the book paper industry.

The Interrelationship Between Pop Art And Advertising, John Edward Pajkos

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Administrative Study Of An Anti-Poverty Community Action Agency, Wilma Frances Lux

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Public Opinion On Union Growth Between The Years 1945 To 1948 As Expressed By Editorial Attitude, Grace (Budrys) De Santis

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Labor Philosophy Of Michael J. Quill, Joseph Augustine Kelly

Master's Theses

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Seminar In Organizational Relations, William Edward Bright

Master's Theses

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The Impact Of Technological Change On Industrial Work In The Telephone Equipment Industry, Frank Edward Kimmel

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Personnel Function As An Organizational Activity Of Chicago Firms, Salvador B. Pilar

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Union-Management Relations Between The Veterans Administration Hospitals In Chicago And The General Services Employee Union, Local 73, William J. Ranieri

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Sources Of The Current-Recurring Income Dollar In Large Local Labor Unions In Chicago: 1964-1965, Edward P. Schmidt

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Survey Of Distributive Education Laboratory Equipment Used In Iowa Secondary Schools, Steven Allen Eggland

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Distributive education is a program of instruction designed to educate people for the field of distribution. This program often uses an adaptation of the apprentice method, with the student learner taking regular classwork in school while working part-time for wages at some assigned local business firm. The student learner receives instruction in the discipline of distribution both during his on-the-job training and during the related class in the distributive education laboratory. The laboratory provides many opportunities for worthwhile training in store techniques such as selling and advertising, working out practical problems of store operation, and other store-related problems that can …

A Computerized Partnership Accounting Model For Use On The Ibm 360 With Applications To Teaching Beginning Accounting, Janet Eck

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Students of business and businessmen no longer require assurance that the digital computer will play a vital role in commercial activity. Simple observation will substantiate the acceptance of electronic data processing by private enterprise. At the university, the necessity of providing an elementary introduction to data processing for business students has become clear. Unfortunately, education in data processing does not always cross disciplinary boundaries. All too often, a student acquires a knowledge of computers in one course and continues to make tedious manual computations in another. Efforts to integrate data processing and accounting education have, to date, been minimal. It …

Theory Of Perpetuating Deprivation Factors: A Study Of Oppressive Factors In Selection And Payment Of Negro Personnel, Wilbur W. Bigelow

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

In surveying the industrial scene one becomes impressed with the economic deprivat1on of the American Negro. In most cases, Negroes find their pay checks substantially smaller than those or their white counterparts. Negroes are usually the first to be released during production cut backs regardless of their productivity. It is to this problem that the paper directs its attention. Chapter I introduces the problem in some depth and then hypothesizes a number of causes. Herein a causation model is used to illustrate how a series or factor responses may initiate the problem. The remainder or the thesis attempts to establish …

Problems In The Formulation Of A General Global Marketing Plan, Homer Leroy Crumley Jr.

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Global marketing is becoming a way of life for many United States business firms. Current estimates indicate that approximately sixty per cent of all United States firms with more than one hundred employees are now marketing their products on a global basis. A recent survey by McKinsey and Company indicated that 100 of the leading U.S. companies, accounting for more than half of total U.S. corporate investment abroad, are increasing their overseas investments almost five times as fast as their domestic assets. A significant number of U.S. companies plan on deriving a significant share of their sales, profit, and future …

Discrepancies Between Historical Accounting Data And The Theoretical Data Requirements For Economical Order Quantity Application, James Edward Joyce

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Value Engineering In The Aerospace Industry, Ranson J. Gaskill

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this paper is to exemplify the techniques and uses of value engineering and to evaluate their significance in the aerospace industry. The recent development of value engineering stems from several basic factors. The highly competitive nature of the aerospace industry since World War II has placed increasing importance on cost-oriented efforts. At the same time the characteristics of the industry require exceptional levels of reliability and product research as well as compressed delivery schedules. Fiscal procurement policy changes by the government have also emphasized the increasing concern over aerospace costs. Considering the fact that government aerospace expendtures …

The Development Of A Global Marketing Plan: A Case Study Of An Individual International Organization, Rex W. Lasley

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

In many parts of the world, recent years have brought with them a rapid increase in such things as new products on the market, new consumer demands, as standards of living increase, and new and faster transportation to join these supply and demand elements. One part of the world may be better suited, in terms of land, labor, capital, technology, and management to produce a given product than another. Thus the idea of global marketing has been raised from a position of comparatively minor importance to that of the complex giant it is today.

A Technique For The Evaluation Of Competitive Marketing Strategies, Roger D. Eck

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

As originally conceived, this thesis would have defended a preferred marketing strategy for use in the United States for electrical impulse counters. Such as effort would have required the collection of sufficient data to permit the formulation and testing of a model of the market for electrical impulse counters. With a defensible model- -that is, a model of acceptable accuracy- -the extent to which each of several alternative marketing strategies might satisfy a specified set of objectives could have been evaluated. Investigation indicated that the required data could not be obtained at an acceptable cost in time. In its present …

A Comparative Study Of The 5- And 3-Meal Plans In Six Convalescent Hospitals In San Bernardino County, Donna J. Meek

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A study comparing the 3- and 5-meal plans of food service, as used in long-stay geriatric units in San Bernardino County, have been compared. Three homes utilizing the 5-meal plan and three utilizing the 3-meal plan, to serve as controls, were chosen. A random sample of ten patients from each home was observed for three days to find the daily average nutrients in the foods served, eaten, and wasted. Also, interviews to compare factual information and attitudes were utilized for sample patients and personnel. The nutritional data was analyzed on the computer.

The results indicated that those on the 5-meal …

Patient Satisfaction With Nursing Care During Labor And Delivery, Afton G. Pratt

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Within the scope of the questionnaire designed for this study, it was proposed to determine the satisfactions and dissatisfactions of obstetrical patients at a selected hospital. The study was concerned with patients' perception of nursing care through labor and delivery. Thirty postpartal clinic patients were interviewed in the hospital, using the interview guide which was constructed by the nurse researcher. Groups of questions in the interview guide corresponded to five categories. These five categories comprised the analysis sheet. The findings of the study are given for each of the following categories: One-A--Congeniality of Nurse to Mother. Friendliness of the admitting …

Development Of Automation Of The First National Bank Of Albuquerque, Donald R. Douglass

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The following thesis is submitted to fulfill partially the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Entitled "Development of Automation of the First National Bank of Albuquerque", it relates the historical background and the development of the automation of demand-deposit accounting procedures at that New Mexico bank. In our ever-growing economy, banking has and will continue to play an increasingly vital role. The growth of its mechanisms and facilities is important and pertinent to each and every citizen. Automation is the latest, and perhaps one of the most striking …

A Study Of Long-Term Leases As A Method Of Financing And Their Disclosure In Corporate Financial Reports, Wendell A. Nelson

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The widespread distribution of corporate securities and the growth of the corporate form of business have made it necessary to develop better methods for the distribution of information to interested parties. Corporation managers have an obligation to supply information to owners, prospective investors and regulatory bodies. Over the years techniques have been developed for reporting information to these owners and other int rested parties.

A Test Of Criteria For Federal Aviation Agency Control Of High Density Terminal Area Air Traffic, Raymond Jui-Min Wan

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Airspace is an important resource and its proper or improper utilizat1on will have a profound effect upon the future of the United States. The use of airspace will have an impact not only on transportation, public safety, economic and military posture, but also on the public's convenience and pleasure. The responsibility for air traffic control rests with the Federal Government and is vested in the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). The National Airspace Utilization Policy, which is executed by the President of the United States, sets the general guidelines for controlling air traffic and the FAA to carry forward the guidelines …

An Evaluation Of The Small Business Investment Company Program, It's History And Development, With Emphasis On The Utah Sbic Industry, J. G. Dursteler

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Does the small business concern in this country have access to sufficient amounts of growth capital? For the past several years there has been much controversy concerning this question. Articles have been written both pro and con voicing opinions as to whether small businesses are being discriminated against in the acquisition of long-term loans to finance growth and business expansion. The majority of the written information on this subject appears to support the theory that too many small business firms are under-capitalized and the sources of long-term investment and growth funds are seriously limited to the small businessman. The Small …

An Inquiry Into The Possible Relationship Between The Success Of A Social Fraternity And Its Adherence To Business Management Practices And Principles, William Van Muse

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research tested the hypothesis that the better managed are social fraternities, the more successful they will be. The stated purpose of the study was to provide information to answer the following questions: 1) To what extent are selected management practices and principles utilized by college social fraternities? 2) Is there any significant relationship between the adherence to these managerial principles and practices and the degree of success achieved by the fraternities studied? Research design. Success was measured in comparative terms—how well the fraternity being studied ranked when compared to the other groups with which it competed. Six criteria were …

Perception And The Administrator An Investigation Into The Perceptual Areas Of Difference Between The Various Levels Of An Organization, W. W. Mcintire

Masters Theses

Introduction

It is frequently voiced that most of the problems that occur in organizations are "people problems." There are the result of misunderstandings, differences of interpretation, and inadequate coordination of effort. This study is concerned with this problem area, but it should be made clear that no attempt will be made to investigate "problem people" in organizations. They may legitimately be considered as part of the problem area, however, investigation of them is beyond the realm and scope intended for this study.