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in creator/contributor: "Ledgerwood, Donna E."

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Self-Perceived Administrative Leadership Styles of Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and Deans in Public Community and Junior Colleges inTexas

The major purpose for this study was to determine the self-perceived leadership styles of the presidents, vice-presidents, and deans of public community and junior colleges in Texas in 1994. Administrators' choices of leadership style were also compared with personal characteristics of leaders, such as age, gender, title, number of years in current position, number of years in current institution, number of years in administration, degree earned, number of years in teaching, and number of full-… more

Date: August 1994

Creator: Ali, Hamad Abdulkareem

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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The Empirical Examination of Classified Staff Participation in Decision-Making with Regard to Policy Determination, Administrative Practices and Influence on Working Conditions in Nigerian Universities

The primary purposes of this study were (1) to investigate the current and preferred extent of non-supervisory classified staff employees' participation in university decision-making in Nigeria, as viewed by Nigerian higher level university administrators; (2) to investigate their current level of satisfaction with participation, and (3) to investigate the future trend of their participation in university decision-making. A three-part questionnaire developed by Allen L. Christian at North Texas… more

Date: December 1983

Creator: Nwaeke, Lawrence Iheanyichukwu

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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A Study of the Perception of Faculty Concerning Integration of Faith and Learning at Free Methodist Colleges

The problem with which this study is concerned is the perception of faculty members at Free Methodist colleges regarding the integration of faith and learning in the total environment of their institution. In order to study this problem, the entire population of faculty was studied at Greenville College, Greenville, IL.; Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, N.Y.; Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA.; and Spring Arbor College, Spring Arbor, MI. The purposes of this study are fourfold: (1) to… more

Date: May 1986

Creator: Mannoia, Kevin W.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Differences in School Districts' Decision-Making Processes Before and After Tax Limitation Elections: A Case Study

Using a case study approach, this investigation focused on the decision-making processes involved in developing budgets in two Texas school districts following a tax limitation, or rollback, election. Factors influencing the decision-making processes included the rollback election's outcome in each district, the participants, the perceptions participants held of themselves, the perceptions participants held of others in the district and community, the decisions made, and the factors influencing… more

Date: May 1990

Creator: Travis, Rosemary Fechner

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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An Analysis of the Utilization of Needs Assessments by Training and Development Professionals

The purpose of this study was to analyze the utilization of needs assessments by training and development professionals in a large metropolitan training association. The study sought to determine (1) how frequently needs assessments were used; (2) how the results of needs assessments were used; (3) whether the needs assessment model was developed by in-house staff or outside consultants; (4) whether needs assessments were utilized more frequently within specific industry groups; and (5) the res… more

Date: May 1987

Creator: Hires, Teri Meadows

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Assessment Center Ratings as a Function of Personality Factors, Sex and Rating System

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between the traditional global rating scale and a new behavioral rating scale in a university-based assessment center. It was hypothesized that personality factors, as measured by the 16PF and associated with the global ratings of performance would differ from those associated with the behavioral ratings of performance. It was further hypothesized that the associated personality factors would also differ for males and females. These hypot… more

Date: August 1982

Creator: Brennan, Mary Maureen

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Cooperative Research Center Directors: Importance and Satisfaction of Factors in the Work Environment Related to Organizational Performance

This study explored the importance attached to and the degree of satisfaction with 53 job aspects in the work environment of cooperative research center directors. A survey instrument was mailed to the 105 individuals identified as directors of research units that are (a) committed to multidisciplinary or engineering research, (b) organized as integral units of a university, and (c) supported and funded by industry and other sources. Responses were categorized into two groups: directors involve… more

Date: May 1989

Creator: Kraska, Beverly Rzeminski

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Foreign Policy-Making in Jordan: the Role of King Hussein's Leadership in Decision-Making

The purpose of this study is to identify King Hussein's belief system, or operational code as it is called by George and Holsti, and to test its influence on foreign policymaking in Jordan. The research has three related goals: to identify King Hussein's operational code through analysis of his writings and speeches during the period between 1967 and 1980, to review four major foreign policy decisions in an attempt to understand the factors affecting the decision making process in Jordan, and t… more

Date: December 1989

Creator: Rashdan, Abdelfattah A. (Abdelfattah Ali)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Members at Yarmouk University

This study measured and analyzed job satisfaction among faculty members at Yarmouk University in relation to gender, marital status, age, annual salary, years of experience, academic rank, academic activity, faculty affiliation, country in which the last degree was received, tenure status, and nationality. The population consisted of 350 full-time faculty members. A total of 216 (61.7%) faculty members participated in this study. The data collecting instruments consisted of the faculty data she… more

Date: August 1987

Creator: Tanash, Salameh Y. (Salameh Yousef)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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The Political and Administrative Role of Planning and Budgeting in Saudi Arabia: Adaptation for Rapid Change

This study examines the political and administrative role of planning and budgeting in Saudi Arabia. It demonstrates how they have contributed to lessening the political crises of distribution, participation, and penetration that confront developing countries. The study also investigates how these two bureaucratic processes have helped adapt rapid changes in a manner acceptable to the cultural milieu. In addition, the study explores the politics of planning and budgeting and identifies the role… more

Date: December 1989

Creator: Al-Kahtani, Mohammed S. A. (Mohammed Saeed A.)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Comparative Labor Policy in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 1961-1987

It is increasingly recognized that manpower planning and policies are a major component of a country's development efforts. The purpose of this study is to examine the labor market in Jordan and to identify the main determinants of employment (labor force) during the period from 1961 to 1987 in order to advise policy makers as to the best course of action to achieve full employment. This period was divided into two periods: 1961 to 1972 and 1973 to 1987 for comparative purposes. The socio-econo… more

Date: May 1991

Creator: Dwairi, Musa A. (Musa Ayesh)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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The Relationship of Locus of Control Orientation to the Academic Achievement of Doctoral Students

This study sought to determine the extent a relationship exists between locus of control and the rate of completion for proposal and dissertation defense among doctoral students. Levenson's Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance scales were utilized to identify locus of control orientation. Findings indicated that: (1) a majority, 102, scored highest on the Internal scale; (2) Internal scale scores above the median related to increased probability of a proposal and dissertation defense and to re… more

Date: May 1987

Creator: Wentzel, Marcela Luise

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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A Study of the Perceptions of the Role of Deans of Students at Selected Universities in the Republic of China

This study was designed to explore the perceptions of the leadership behavior of deans of students at 15 universities in the Republic of China (ROC). The study groups included the deans of students, student affairs staff members, and student leaders within the 15 universities. The Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ) was employed to assess the leadership behavior of the deans of students in the dimensions of initiating structure and consideration. The population included 10 current … more

Date: May 1988

Creator: Chen, Chin Kuei

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Energy Policy in the Republic of China and Japan, 1970-1985: A Comparative Examination of Energy Politics and Policies

The impact of the energy crises in the 1970s hit all oil-importing countries much harder than it hit countries endowed with domestic supplies of energy. Energy politics and policies for the oil-importing countries have become vital issues that need to be examined. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine and compare the energy politics and policy processes in the Republic of China (ROC) and Japan during the period of 1970-1985. The study focuses on the politics of energy policies, using a… more

Date: August 1987

Creator: Wang, Han-Kuo

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Public School Teaching and Administrative Employment Applications in Texas: A Study of Compliance with and Awareness of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 as Amended in 1972, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Policies and Regulations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether application forms used in Texas public schools for teachers and administrators were in compliance with federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Texas Human Rights Commission Act (THRCA) regulations regarding preemployment practices. Participating in the study were 740 public school districts in Texas. The study also attempted to determine if these application forms are in violation of EEOC regulations pertaining to pre-employm… more

Date: December 1985

Creator: Cano, Leobardo

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Personal Value Systems of American and Jordanian Managers: A Cross-Cultural Study

The objectives of this study are: (1) to explore the personal value systems of Jordanian managers; (2) to examine the relationship between the personal values of Jordanian managers and their behavior (i.e., decision making); and (3) to compare the personal value systems of Jordanian and American managers. To achieve the first and the second objectives, England's (1967) Personal Value Questionnaire (PVQ) and the Behavioral Measurement Questionnaire have been respectively utilized. To achieve the… more

Date: May 1990

Creator: Hayajneh, Abdalla F. (Abdalla Farhan)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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The Effect of Participatory Programs Similar to Quality Control Circles on Organizational Productivity in Selected Multinational Organizations in Saudi Arabia

This study focuses attention on the multinational organization, an emerging phenomenon, in which people from different cultural backgrounds work together to produce a product or render a service. The purpose of this study is to enhance the available information about the potential for increasing productivity through the use of participatory programs, such as Quality Control Circles, in multinational organizations, especially those operating in Saudi Arabia.

Date: May 1985

Creator: Elmuti, Salah Dean

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Managerial Assessment Centers in the Hotel Industry: Concerns with Validity

A replication of an original study of managerial assessment centers performed by Sackett and Dreher (1982) is presented. Their major finding, indicating that assessment centers lack key tenets of internal construct validity, was corroborated in this study of a hotel managers' assessment center. This hotel managers' assessment center is also found to be externally valid using criterion-related validity. The argument is posed that assessment centers, as standardized tests of complex behavioral t… more

Date: May 1988

Creator: Baker, Thomas Grant

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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The Shift of the Egyptian Alliance from the Soviet Union to the United States, 1970-1981

The purpose of this study is to examine internal and external factors affecting the Egyptian-Soviet alliance during the period under investigation. Chapter I provides background information on Egyptian-Soviet relations, and in Chapter II important developments in those relations are outlined. Chapter III examines the October War of 1973 and Soviet policy during the war. Chapter IV traces efforts to reach a settlement in the Middle East, highlighting the role of the United States in the negotiat… more

Date: May 1986

Creator: Rashdan, Abdelfattah A. (Abdelfattah Ali)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Changes in Attitudes and Anxieties toward Teaching of Interns and Traditional Student Teachers

The problem of this study was to determine the difference in attitude and anxieties toward the teaching profession of beginning teachers entering public education in Texas who have been through a semester-long intern program as opposed to those who have gone through a traditional eight-week student teaching program. Purposes of the study were to provide assessment data for planning and delivering preservice training experiences to prospective teachers, to compare similarities and differences in… more

Date: May 1996

Creator: Whittemore, Jon Frederick

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Party-Military Relations in the PRC After Mao, 1976-1990

The importance of party-military relations in the People's Republic of China was succinctly stated by Mao in his dictum that "political power comes from the gun" and "the Party should command the gun." Party-military relations in the PRC have never fully conformed to Mao's warning. This study seeks to analyze the nature and types of party-military relations in the PRC during the post-Mao period and the factors affecting change in these relations.

Date: December 1991

Creator: Hung, Lu-hsun Theodore

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Impact of Locus of Control and Incentives on Team Performance and Job Satisfaction

With the growing use of teams in organizations and schools there is a need to better understand the individual differences of employees that might potentially increase performance and improve attitudes. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of locus of control, which was the individual difference of interest in this study, and incentives on team performance and job satisfaction.

Date: December 1998

Creator: Cooper, Betty A.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Student Articulation between Kent State University and the Cuyahoga Community College District : A Ten-year Retrospective

This study concerned student transfer and articulation between Kent State University and Cuyahoga Community College District.

Date: August 1991

Creator: Davis, John W., 1947-

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Republic of China's Foreign Policy 1949-1988: Factors Affecting Change in Foreign Policy Behavior

The Republic of China (ROC) has faced severe foreign policy challenges since its relocation from mainland China to Taiwan, and it has had to modify its position several times as its environment has changed. Its foreign policy since 1949 has gone through three distinct phases of development. A series of diplomatic adversities befell the ROC following its defeat in the United Nations in 1971, which presented the nation with an unprecedented challenge to its survival. These calamitous events for t… more

Date: May 1993

Creator: Wang, Chian, 1955-

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries