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Evaluation Of The Junior Leader Organization In Southwestern Indian, Amy Manning
Evaluation Of The Junior Leader Organization In Southwestern Indian, Amy Manning
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Samples from three groups--Junior Leaders, 4-H members, and Non-4-H members--were compared to determine the effectiveness of the Junior Leader organization in Southwestern Indiana. Each sample in the three groups was given the Michigan Leadership Scale and a background information sheet. Comparisons were made between the groups and within each group. The study indicated that the Junior Leader group did not show a significant difference on enough of the variables in the study to conclude the members' skills could be directly attributed to the organization. The Junior Leader group was found to be significantly higher on some of the variables and …
Identification Of Training Needs: A Focus Group Interview/Q-Sort Methodology, Michele Erb
Identification Of Training Needs: A Focus Group Interview/Q-Sort Methodology, Michele Erb
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
In light of research that suggests that formal needs analysis leads to efficient and productive training programs, managers and a sampling of non-management employees from a mid-size manufacturing company participated in a needs assessment to determine future training needs for the company's mangers. The information was collected through focus group interviews and a Q-sort technique was developed to categorize the issues raised in the interviews. The categories of training issues and related concerns identified as a result of the focus group interview process were compared to a list of training topics generated by managers through an informal survey prior to …