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Theory Versus Practice: A Study Of Strategy Making In Five Public Mba Programs, Michael Alwyn Wilde Dec 2012

Theory Versus Practice: A Study Of Strategy Making In Five Public Mba Programs, Michael Alwyn Wilde

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This study examined whether coercive, normative and mimetic isomorphic mechanisms contribute to the strategies public MBA programs develop and implement in their quests to differentiate themselves. An additional purpose was to examine whether influential environmental elements impact strategy development in ways that make these organizations more similar than different.

In depth interviews were conducted in an attempt to discover the experiences and perspectives of five current directors of MBA programs in public institutions of higher education. Purposeful sampling, in the form of convenience sampling within a clearly defined population, was used.

The findings suggest that none of the five MBA …


Police Blotter, Unlv Department Of Police Services Jul 2012

Police Blotter, Unlv Department Of Police Services

Police Blotter

No abstract provided.


Unlv 101, Unlv Communications May 2012

Unlv 101, Unlv Communications

UNLV 101

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Beyond The Baccalaureate: Black Students' Decisions To Pursue A Graduate Education, Edward Collins May 2012

Beyond The Baccalaureate: Black Students' Decisions To Pursue A Graduate Education, Edward Collins

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This study uses data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond 1993/03 (B&B: 93/03) Longitudinal Study to investigate the issues that affect the likelihood of graduate/professional school enrollment of Black, 4-year degree earners. Also of particular interest were a comparison of graduate degree aspirations to actual post baccalaureate participation and the effect of attending a Black college on graduate school matriculation. Adapting Perna's (2006) college choice model and applying logistic regression, this study examined how academic achievement, financial aid, habitus, school and community, and the higher education context influence the decision of whether or not Black students enrolled in a graduate education …


Inspiring Achievements, Unlv Foundation Apr 2012

Inspiring Achievements, Unlv Foundation

Giving Matters

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Police Blotter, Unlv Department Of Police Services Jan 2012

Police Blotter, Unlv Department Of Police Services

Police Blotter

No abstract provided.