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A Job Evaluation For The Waterproof Department Of A Paper Manufacturing Company : Comparison Of Two Methods, Floyd Dewey Gottwald

Master's Theses

One of the basic problems in labor-management relations is the determination of proper wages for each job, so the worker can be assured of receiving fair compensation for the work he is required to do. Management and workers have always classified jobs in some manner when setting rates or determining if these rates were just, but usually the classification consisted of spur-of-the-moment decisions rather than a well defined and understood, written plan. With increased importance placed on labor-management relations, the classification of jobs today is accomplished by improved methods, and job evaluation is now well developed as a technique to …

A Study Of The Current Costs Of Public Higher Education In New Mexico For 1949-1950, Carol L. Williams

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is the presentation and comparison of certain important aspects of revenues and costs of higher education in New Mexico for the fiscal year which began July 1, 1949 and ended June 30, 1950. A more complete evaluation of the problems and accomplishments of these institutions can be made after studying those factors which affect income and costs. Enrollment statistics for each school can be considered a basic factor in discussing income and expenditures. Not only does the number of students have much to do with the amount of money received and with the type of …

Auditing Standards And Procedures : Illustrated By A Case Study, Lawrence Clifton Sullivan

Master's Theses

This thesis is confined to a discussion of auditing standards and procedures and their application illustrated by a case study or an actual audit or examination. Such a discussion is addressed primarily to students and practitioners of professional accountancy. However, it should be enlightening to anyone interested in the work done in a typical case by an independent certified public accountant in order to express an opinion on the financial statements.

An Analysis And Comparison Of Conflicting Theories Of Modern Accounting, Josefina Abeyta Velasquez

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Accounting, as we know it today, has evolved from double entry bookkeeping as it was developed in Italy sometime during the thirteenth or fourteenth century. Since its origin to about 1930, accounting had been undergoing a gradual change. The recent widespread use of the corporate type of business has caused the development of accounting to accelerate. This rapid change that accounting has undergone has caused it to be considered a new science. It is new in that it has many new problems to embrace and many new vistas to portray. The many rules that have developed since the origin of …

The Marshall Plan: A Critique Of The European Recovery Program, Louis D. Stefan

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 48 page thesis examines the Marshall Plan for European recovery following World War II.

Twelfth Grade Public School Business Students Deficient In Fundamentals, Jeannette Lawhun

Masters Theses

Chapter I

Introduction

Fundamentals or basic tool subjects of education is an extremely timely topic at present, vital to continuing education, as is every other subject which animates, vitalizes, facilitates, and expedites learning, training, living, and self-realization of youth. This is particularly evident when considering the difficulties in the process and experience of education encountered by secondary pupils today. On every hand we are faced with appealing facts and figures--realities. Typical of these facts are some data in regard to drop outs from six successive classes from a school of Z County, Michigan, which groups had a combined total of …

A Survey Of Selected Business Offices In Modesto With Implications For Curriculum And Guidance At Modesto Junior College, Carol Kent Savage

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This survey of one hundred business offices in Modesto was conducted for the purpose of determining whether the office training curriculum offered by the Modesto Junior College adequately prepares students to successfully enter the office occupations in the community.

The Administration Of Employment Offices In New Mexico, Fred Madison Strait

Political Science ETDs

It was the purpose of this study at the outset:

(1) To examine the administrative practices of the organization, together with the economic, social, and political forces influencing structure and services; and

(2) To evaluate the agency's administrative experience as a joint federal-state program and as an independently state-administered system.

These two major objectives have been achieved only in part. Comprehensive and precise information concerning the agency's operational pattern, as well as determining factors within and without the organization, were not available at this time. Nor was it possible in this study to secure sufficient data to determine the federal-state …

A Survey Of The Accounting System Of The Student Union Of The University Of New Mexico, Gerald M. Washburn

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Since the construction of the Student Union on the University of New Mexico campus, there has been no survey conducted of the accounting system used in the Student Union. In this survey an attempt will be made to bring to light possible flaws in the accounting system and to point out ways of more adequate internal control, and to fully analyze and describe the accounting system. According to information obtained from other Universities there has never been a survey made of a Student Union Accounting system. There is no standardized accounting system in use at the present time for Student …

An Analysis Of The Accounting System Of Los Poblanos Ranch, John Perovich

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Because farms very so much in size, it would be impractical, it not impossible, to adopt a standard accounting procedure that would meet the requirements of all farmers. For this reason, it is necessary to analyze each form to determine what records are required for its needs. Once an accounting system is adapted to a farm, it is simply a matter of conforming to the procedures established.

The Design And Installation Of An Accounting System For The University Of New Mexico Press, Malcom H. Groll

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The University of New Mexico Press is engaged in the business of book publishing and book selling. The primary objective of the Press is to secure the lowest possible printing cost so as to market scholarly publications with a small staff of salesmen, in competition with commercial book publishers. Lower printing costs also permit higher royalty rates to authors, enabling the University Press to secure more worthwhile educational manuscripts. With the United States and many foreign nations as a market for University Press publications, it is necessary to maintain an accurate, detailed, up-to-date set of records.

Testing As A Tool In The Effective Selection And Placement Of Employees, Edward Sprunt Hamilton

Master's Theses

The day has passed when a company is willing to assign to a job any person that comes into its employment offices. With the labor market easing slightly, competition increasing, and production cost a at an extremely high level, there is a growing pressure on those responsible for employing labor to improve their selection methods. To such persons, testing represents a necessary addition to present employment practices.

Interest : A Survey Of Theory And Practice From Earliest Times To The Present Day, Arthur Leopold Blakeslee

Master's Theses

The phenomenon of lending at interest has intrigued men for thousands of years. It has been the subject of controversy for centuries. The list of antagonists and protagonists stretches interminably into the past. Philosophers and economists, scholastics and sovereigns, have found, and still find, the interest problem an ever-stimulating questions.

Fraternal Life Insurance With Special Reference To Kansas, Dollie B. Thomas

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

It is the purpose of this thesis to present a discussion of the history and development of the fraternal beneficiary societies, which make up one of the few distinct types of organizations that offer protection from financial loss resulting from physical disability or premature death. Chapter II will give a brief resume of the age-old principle of fraternalism, or brotherhood, from pre-historic times to the present. A general history of fraternal life insurance organizations in the United States will make up Chapter III. A study of the fraternal insurance law of the State of Kansas , including state regulation and …

The Effect Of Transportation Upon Richmond As A Wholesale Center, Martin Luther Shotzberger

Master's Theses

The overall question of "How Does Transportation Effect Richmond as a Wholesale Center" can be broken down into two component parts; first, in what position is Richmond in relation to getting goods to the wholesale establishments in Richmond? and secondly, what part does transportation play in the distribution of these goods from the Richmond wholesaler to his customer? When these questions have been answered, the main question will have been essentially answered.

Something About The Industry Of Boonton And The Labor Relations That Prevail Within Some Of Its Plants, James J. Kromka

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 40 page thesis examines labor relations within several industries in Boonton, New Jersey, including the Boonton Molding Company, Measurements Incorporated, Aircraft Radio Corporation, E.F. Drew and Company and Van Raalte Hosiery.

A Study Of The Division Of Business Administration And Education At Tennessee Agricultural And Industrial State College, R. Bartley J. Campbelle Jr

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Labor Legislation, Melvin Walde Burnett

Master's Theses

During the last fifty years, labor legislation and public opinion have fluctuated widely. People showed little interest in the unions and their fight for free collective bargaining, until the thirties when the New Deal ushered in a new era. President Roosevelt and the federal government, supported by public opinion, undortook to aid substantially the unions in their organizational and collective bargaining activities. By this time the people believed that one way to help recovery was to give every aid to unions, who in turn would fight for higher wages.

An Analysis Of A Working Cost System, Howard M. Shlefstein

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The X Company is a business organization which has been located in Albuquerque, New Mexico for approximately twenty years. This enterprise is conducted as a family partnership. The administrative functions of planning, supervising, financing, and controlling are jointly shared by the two partners.

Corporation Income Tax Policy, Dee D. Sturges

Economics ETDs

Randolph E. Paul's recent book, Taxation for Prosperity, more nearly coincides with the purpose of this study. The historical approach is used, and an attempt is made to formulate a more or less consistent policy for the immediate future. It covers the subject of federal taxation with emphasis on income taxes, but both the individual and corporation income tax are considered together with estate and trust taxes. In view of the proposal now before Congress to integrate the latter with the former taxes, this comprehensive treatment has merit.

However, this study is limited in scope and further differs from …

The Kansas Court Of Industrial Relations, Jack W. Rodgers

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The Kansas Industrial Court Act has the distinction of being the only one of its kind ever passed. The things it attempted to do had never been done before in just the same way, nor have they ever since been imitated. But, to many people, there had been previous experiments closely resembling the Kansas act of 1920. They pointed to various acts passed in the latter part of the 19th century, and the early part of the 20th, in such places as New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and even in parts of the United States as being forerunners of the Kansas …

Modern Fire Insurance, Charles Allen Levey

Master's Theses

It is not the purpose of this thesis to provide a dissertation on the inner workings of a fire insurance policy. That has been done many times in the past by persons far more capable. In fact, that has been almost the sole approach uaed in writing in the fire insurance field

The attempt is rather to provide a different approach to te business . . . that of the agent, the fieldman, and the production staff.

It has been necessary to define the terms to be used just as in any other project. However, the space and effort given …

The Effects Of The Corporate Refinancings Of 1936 And 1946 On The Net Income Of The Indianapolis Water Company, John Frederick Bowers

Graduate Thesis Collection

It is an accepted fact that the Net Income of the Indianapolis Water Company was increased by the corporate refinancings of 1936 and 1946. However, no detailed study has been made, to date, to show the amount of the increase either in aggregate or in annual amounts. The writer thought such a study would be informative and interesting and the result of his study is presented herewith.

The History Of The Expropriation Of The American Oil Companies In Mexico, Marie F. Stebbins

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The Six Year Plan under President Cardenas had a positive structure built on the agrarian movement, the cooperative movement and the educational movement. In order to give the Mexicans an increasing share of the country's wealth, President Cardenas believed that the "process of building cooperatives was to shift the balance of economic power gradually from the capitalist class to the workers". He also believed that "Mexico never would become prosperous by serving as a siren for foreign capital because capitalism fattens on low wages." Then, too, "the workers would only prosper when industry was controlled by the governement and the …

The Economic Development Of Cowley County, Kansas, Richard J. Chisum

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

This thesis is a survey of the history of Cowley County, Kansas, from 1870 through 1947, focusing on the county's economic development. The plan of this thesis is to devote a chapter to each important phase of the economic development of the county.

A Study Of Annual Reports To Stockholders Of Industrial Corporations, Henry Addison Dalton

Master's Theses

The purpose ot this study is to present a critical analysis of the current annual, report or the industrial corporation, and from this analysis to draw certain conclusions as to the features most desirable tor inclusion in the annual report, and to indicate the trends currently prevalent.

Marketing Curriculum In American Universities And Colleges Having Separate Schools Of Business Administration, Edwin Beverly Brooks Jr.

Master's Theses

One of the organic as well as universal functions of business is the transfer of goods from the producer to the consumer. This function, called distribution, is a vital factor in the economic structure of society, for it enters into the affairs of every business and touches the life of every community.

There has been very little written on the subject of the teaching of marketing, and it is hoped that this thesis will aid in the furthering its advancement both by a stimulation of interest in the subject and by clarifying certain existing details about which there are very …

The California Canning Asparagus Industry Under Government Sponsored Controls, Weldon Walter Lucot

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study is an analysis of the attempts to control the marketing of asparagus by federal license under the Agricultural Adjustment Act in 1934 and 1935; by state license under the California Marketing Agreement Act in 1936 and 1937; by proration program under the California Agricultural Prorate Act in 1938 to 1941; and by marketing orders under the California Agricultural Code from 1941 to 1945.

Among the questions considered are the following:

What was the economic position of the Asparagus Industry in 1934, when the programs were first instituted?

What were the effects of some previous attempts at controlled marketing …

The National Retail Credit Association: An Experiment In Cooperation For Retail Credit Control, Barbara Tharpe

Honors Theses

With the use of consumer credit becoming more and more widespread, there has been a growing feeling that its use should be controlled. This is an examination of the fundamental developments in the history of the National Retail Credit Association, the leading association of retail credit men, giving special consideration to the idea of credit control. The credit abuses before any form of cooperation or control evolved are presented in the first chapter. Then, the part that the NRCA played in bringing about the cooperation of retail credit men is treated . The NRCA was the first to suggest voluntary …

A Comparison Of The Opportunities Offered In Negro And White Senior High Schools In The Field Of Commerce In West Virginia, Victorine A. Louistall

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Commercial education is relatively a newcomer in our schools, as compared with the College Preparatory Course. Because of the demands of business and society the content of the commercial course has been largely increased to include such subjects as commercial law, salesmanship, consumer economics, insurance, business machines, office practice, and other subjects, to meet these new demands.

Since the field of commercial education is still newer in the Negro high schools it seems to the writer to be necessary that a comparison of situations will be the basis for determining future needs and equipment in the Negro and white high …