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A Suggested Graduate Program Leading To The Master's Degree In Agricultural Education., Leo Lynn Bailey

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Selected Incentives As Stimuli To Increased Productivity For Production Employees., Leon C. Megginson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Criteria For Establishing Adult Farmer Classes In Vocational Agriculture In Louisiana., Ord Lawrence Campbell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Inservice Education Of Teachers Of Vocational Agriculture In Texas., Grady George Tice

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development And Justification Of A Course In Alcohol Education For Secondary Schools, Ernest E. Kaster

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

With the increasing pressure of the American way of life, increased tension and anxieties of our fast civilization, and increased pressure of the advertisements of the liquor industry on billboards, magazines, radio, and newspapers, the alcohol problem has been steadily increasing. It is estimated that two-thirds of the alcoholics begin their drinking while in high school. It would appear then that the high school is the proper place in which to prepare the future citizens to solve their problems in an intelligent and unbiased manner.

A Study Of Small Business Record-Keeping Practices In Florence, Arizona, With Implications For Revision Of Bookkeeping Instruction, Carlton Vae Geiler

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Students have a right to expect the high school bookkeeping course to aid them in taking their places in the business world of today. Our nation's democratic and economic ideals have long included those of individual initiative and the ability to care for oneself and his family in so far as he is capable. This philosophy is exemplified in the fact that most of our daily business transactions are carried on through small retail business concerns owned and operated primarily by individuals and partners.

Postwar Trends In International Trade, Howard John Eischeid

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study represents an attempt to survey the field of international trade since the close of World War II, in an effort to discover whether the trend is toward fewer, or more restrictions on trade between nations.

A Survey Of Sales Training Programs Of Selected Department Stores In Iowa With Implications For Distributive And Business Education, Rea Erwin Cunningham

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study of department store sales training programs was undertaken to determine the areas of training and the methods of training employed by department stores in Iowa cities having a population of 10,000 or over and the implications these training programs have for distributive and business education.

A Study Of Industrial Corporation Taxes And Their Effect On Dividends From 1935 To 1941 And 1949 To 1951, James Oliver Teague

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Survey Of Federal Income Taxation Of Changes In Partnership Interest, Gilbert Sanchez

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

It is the purpose of this study to present and discuss tax questions peculiar to changes in partnership interest under the provisions of the Federal Income Tax Law. Consideration will be given not only to the partner disposing of a partnership interest, but also to the consequences of the buying partner as well as the partnership itself wherever necessary. This study has been undertaken with a view to discovering and analyzing some of the income tax problems arising from the major unresolved conflicts in interpreting the Internal Revenue Code by the Courts and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and an …

The Development Of Executives, Joseph Ralph Messineo

Theses

The ever-increasing trend toward improved industrial efficiency creates the problem of supplying capable executives. The supply of executive manpower in business corporations ever needs replenishing. Expansion of operations, retirements, and other circumstances cause executive demands and vacancies which must be filled. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to analyze and report on what industry is actually doing today to develop executives to meet present and future requirements. Also, it is the author's intent to formulate a comprehensive executive development program that can be adopted with some limitations by industry for the building of an executive reserve.

In order to …

A Proposed Curriculum For School Business Managers, Jean K. Madison

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study will be to formulate a proposed course of study for the school business manager at the University of New Mexico. Specifically, it will deal with the following questions: (1) How can young men and women prepare themselves to enter the profession of school business managements? (2) What program of professional training will answer the needs of the business manager? (3) Through what curriculum can be developed both the skills and judgments of a capable business man and the knowledge and vision of a progressive educator?

The Role Of The Railroad Car Ferry In Freight Transportation, Martin Thomas Langan

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Transportation costs are one of the largest elements in distribution cost. One of the devices that has been used to reduce transportation costs for freight shipments over rail-water routes is the railroad car ferry. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the role of the railroad car ferry in freight transportation.

Credit Unions With Special Emphasis On Teacher Credit Unions In Illinois, Robert Gene Wrenn

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A History Of Band Instrument Manufacturing In Elkhart, Indiana, Charles Vandeveer Reed

Graduate Thesis Collection

In the United States, in 1953, the manufacture of band instruments in well established with a large part of the industry centered in Elkhart, Indiana. Three major problems will be considered in this thesis: Why the band instrument industry was started in Elkhart, what factors led to the growth and expansion of the industry, and why, after almost eighty years, Elkhart has retained its prominence as the nation's band instrument center.

Criteria For Evaluating Programs Of Agriculture In The Community College., Lloyd Eugene Clyburn

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Occupational Study Of The College Of Agriculture Graduates Of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College, 1931-1940., John Webb Jones

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Maritime Labor Unions And Certain Other Factors Affecting The Shipping Industry In The Port Of San Francisco, 1931-1952, George Tway

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose or this paper. is to show that the decline in the Volume of tonnage handled by the Port of San Francisco from 1931 to 1952 is chiefly attributable to the tremendous economic growth of California since 1940. Other economic, as well as non-economic causes of this decline which are in the investigator's opinion, significant enough to warrant consideration, will be analyzed.

An Analysis Of The Traditional Accounting Treatment Of Deferred Charges., James Matthew Owen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Use Of The Poisson Distribution By The Auditor., Marvin Tummins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Cost Reduction Through Closer Control Of Quality, Walter Robert Kuzmin

Theses

The economy of our nation differs today from that of World War II or pre-World War II days by the fact that a war-production program is being carried on without adversely affecting the production or civilian goods, At the same time management is confronted with rising costs due to the inflationary spiral of wanes and materials. To mire a profit on Products and remain in competition, management is forced to apply the latest cost reduction methods. Because of the dual economy, companies are quoting on civilian goods and war Products. Contracts released by the government specify that; adequate inspection and …

Manual For Quality Control, Frank Andrew Antalec

Theses

Modern trends of industrial development have been directed toward increased output of products with greater precision and uniformity. This necessitates an inspection function that reflects more effective results than ever before. In order to rise to this occasion full use must be made of today's principles and techniques of inspection and quality control.

Industry demand the use of high precision measuring instruments to aid the inspection function in obtaining effective results. Recently, however, the techniques of Quality Control have become a well-known, useful, tool for the solution of many manufacturing problems. Effective use of these techniques depends on their complete …

Shall I Fill 'Er Up, Sir?: A Study Of The Retail Gasoline Service Station Operator And Methods Of Increasing His Profits, Linford Loesch

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 33 page thesis examines a proposal to increase sales at a gasoline service station.

A Study Of The Bussiness Education Department At The Alabama State College With Proposals For Improvement, John Rath Cannon

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Scholastic Records Of Graduates In Agricultural Education, Louisiana State University., Olen P. Nail

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Paper Industry With Special Reference To Louisiana., Glenn Lundin Hodge

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Investigation To Determine The Extent To Which Speech Influences The Selection Of Employees, Paul Eugene Elam

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In 1951-58 American colleges and universities will graduate approximately two hundred thousand students, of which approximately three hundred will be graduated in Stockton, California--and will present them face to face with their prospective employers. Technically most of these students will be well qualified for their respective positions. The chemist will be qualified for further research; the doctor will be qualified to practice medicine; and the lawyer will be ready to defend his first client. But, with these technical skills mastered how will he present himself? His first interview with the employer usually tells the full story. Is his voice what …

"Short-Term" Business Courses For California Junior Colleges, Wayne Edward Johnson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was: (1) to determine whether or not there is a place for "short-term" courses in the junior college business curriculum, (2) to set forth some guiding principles for the development of such courses, and (3) to record information that might be of assistance to business educators, curriculum planners, and administrators interested in exploring the possible incorporation of short-term courses in their curricula.

Evaluation Of Oakdale Union High School Commercial Curriculum, Earl Kirby Johnson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem is : Does the business curriculum of Oakdale Joint Union High School meet the needs of the recent graduates who plan to enter business as a career?

A Study Of Small Negro Business In Nashville Tennessee During The Period 1944-51, Mark Hanna Mccann

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.