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Information Media Newsletter Vol. 14 No. 1, St. Cloud State University Nov 1980

Information Media Newsletter Vol. 14 No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Information Media Newsletter

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Selected Personnel Managers For Company Attitudes Toward Industrial Recreation In North Carolina, Cynthia Dean Nov 1980

An Analysis Of Selected Personnel Managers For Company Attitudes Toward Industrial Recreation In North Carolina, Cynthia Dean

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study was made in attempt to assess company attitudes toward industrial recreation in order to draw conclusions concerning present and future trends in employee recreation. A survey instrument was devised with the aid of a jury of experts to validate and improve upon the questionnaire. The questionnaires were distributed through the mail to the one hundred largest manufacturing firms in North Carolina. Personnel managers were asked to answer the survey as to reflect company attitudes and not necessarily thelr own. The questions pertained to areas such as recreational opportunities, amount of participation, utilization of recreational personnel, the availability of …


Information Media Newsletter Vol. 13 No. 3, St. Cloud State University May 1980

Information Media Newsletter Vol. 13 No. 3, St. Cloud State University

Information Media Newsletter

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Physiological And Mental Effects Of Various Shift Patterns On Registered Nurses, Carolyn Taylor Smith May 1980

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.), …


Information Media Newsletter Vol. 13 No. 2, St. Cloud State University Feb 1980

Information Media Newsletter Vol. 13 No. 2, St. Cloud State University

Information Media Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Causal Relationship Between Trust And The Assessed Value Of Management By Objectives, Dow Scott Jan 1980

The Causal Relationship Between Trust And The Assessed Value Of Management By Objectives, Dow Scott

Dow Scott

The causal direction between interpersonal trust and assessed value of an MBO program is investigated in a large mass-transit organization. Three measures of trust were collected that indicated the respondents’ trust of their superiors, top management, and the MBO consultant. The results indicated that trust in superior and trust in top management affect the assessed value of MBO. The relationship between trust in the MBO consultant and the assessment value of MBO suggests that an interaction effect occurred.


An Investigation Of The Gerontological Educational Background And The Need For Training Of Practitioners In East Central Illinois, Kathryn L. Carey Jan 1980

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 …


Employment Status Of 1978 Graduates From Churchlands College Of Advanced Education, Frank Wilson Jan 1980

Employment Status Of 1978 Graduates From Churchlands College Of Advanced Education, Frank Wilson

Research outputs pre 2011

In 1979, Churchlands College graduates participated for the second time in the Graduate Career Council's graduate employment survey.

Detailed results of the 1979 survey have now been published and appear in the report: First Destinations of 1978 University and College Graduates as at April 30, 1979. Complementary copies of this report have been distributed to all Heads of Department.

In addition to the standard eleven item G.C.C.A. questionnaire, Churchlands graduates also received a supplementary set of questions. This collected additional employment information from graduates.

To be reported in this memo are:

1. The major G.C.C.A. findings of relevance to Churchlands; …


Ua1d Ernest Beal, Wku Human Resources Jan 1980

Ua1d Ernest Beal, Wku Human Resources

WKU Archives Records

Personnel file of Ernest Beal, includes correspondence of Dero Downing, Jeff Jenkins, James Davis, Raymond Cravens, Kelly Thompson and Donald Zacharias. Includes obituary of Beal’s son Kenneth and clipping regarding his daughter Ann.


The Causal Relationship Between Trust And The Assessed Value Of Management By Objectives, Dow Scott Dec 1979

The Causal Relationship Between Trust And The Assessed Value Of Management By Objectives, Dow Scott

Dow Scott

The causal direction between interpersonal trust and assessed value of an MBO program is investigated in a large mass-transit organization. Three measures of trust were collected that indicated the respondents’ trust of their superiors, top management, and the MBO consultant. The results indicated that trust in superior and trust in top management affect the assessed value of MBO. The relationship between trust in the MBO consultant and the assessment value of MBO suggests that an interaction effect occurred.


The Causal Relationship Between Trust And The Assessed Value Of Management By Objectives, Dow Scott Dec 1979

The Causal Relationship Between Trust And The Assessed Value Of Management By Objectives, Dow Scott

Dow Scott

The causal direction between interpersonal trust and assessed value of an MBO program is investigated in a large mass-transit organization. Three measures of trust were collected that indicated the respondents’ trust of their superiors, top management, and the MBO consultant. The results indicated that trust in superior and trust in top management affect the assessed value of MBO. The relationship between trust in the MBO consultant and the assessment value of MBO suggests that an interaction effect occurred.