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Outline Of Speech For Morning Session At Seattle Pacific University, C. William Pollard Oct 1984

Outline Of Speech For Morning Session At Seattle Pacific University, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

This document, which includes handwritten edits by Pollard himself, served as an outline for a speech he gave at Seattle Pacific University. In it he covers the history of ServiceMaster, the company's core values, and the holistic orientation of its leadership structure.


Speech At Seattle Pacific University Chapel, C. William Pollard Oct 1984

Speech At Seattle Pacific University Chapel, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at a Seattle Pacific University chapel service, Pollard asks students how discipleship and work (or God and profit) can co-exist. For Pollard, profit is a means to an end, namely that of investing our lives in people made in the image of God.


Speech At Seattle Pacific University Luncheon, C. William Pollard Oct 1984

Speech At Seattle Pacific University Luncheon, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at a conference on business ethics held at Seattle Pacific University and sponsored by the Christian College Coalition, Pollard reflects on what a corporation looks like when it recognizes God as its ultimate source.


The Highest And The Best Or The Value Of Values, C. William Pollard Oct 1984

The Highest And The Best Or The Value Of Values, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

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Long-Range Planning, C. William Pollard May 1984

Long-Range Planning, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In these typed and handwritten notes from a 1984 ServiceMaster Delta Meeting, Pollard comments on the company's long-range planning objectives.


Evaluating Educational Inputs In Undergraduate Education, Robert C. Dolan, Clarence R. Jung Jr., Robert M. Schmidt Jan 1984

Evaluating Educational Inputs In Undergraduate Education, Robert C. Dolan, Clarence R. Jung Jr., Robert M. Schmidt

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

This paper examines the input-output relationship for private undergraduate education. The motivation for such a study stems from a long-standing concern within academe for a better understanding of the relationships between student quality, faculty effort, campus environment, and the end result of an "educated" person. Though precise and objective measures of educational output are difficult to formulate, we would argue that alumni achievement is an important and measurable output. Specifically, we focus on the number of baccalaureate alumni who went on to earn a Ph.D. But even with an acceptable output measure, research assessments of the educational process are not …