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Decentralization of Managerial Authority

Description: This study of decentralization of managerial authority looks at the nature of authority and its relationship to organizations; factors which indicate a basis for greater decentralization of managerial authority; case studies of corporations that decentralized managerial authority; and the human relations aspects of decentralization of authority.
Date: 1958
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Thomas O.
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Federalism and Civil Conflict: the Missing Link?

Description: This thesis investigates federalism and civil conflict. Past work linking federalism and civil conflict has investigated the factors that pacify or aggravate conflict, but most such studies have examined the effect of decentralization on conflict onset, as opposed to the form federalism takes (such as congruent vs incongruent forms, for example). I collect data on civil conflict, the institutional characteristics of federalist states and fiscal decentralization. My theoretical expectations are … more
Date: August 2012
Creator: Lancaster, Ross
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Managerial Decentralization in Nigerian Banks: Case Studies of Selected Banks

Description: The purposes of this study were to ascertain the status of managerial decentralization in several types of Nigerian banks, to identify the training needs for managerial decentralization, and finally to develop a model for managerial decentralization for the banks studied if the findings warranted it. The study utilized the "Multiple Case Studies Approach" and four banks were studied. Included in the group of banks was one of the three largest banks in the country, one commercial bank with the f… more
Date: August 1981
Creator: Ottih, Leonard Okonkwo
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Site-based Management : A Study of the Changing Role of the Central Office in Decentralization

Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of restructuring associated with site-based management and the change in roles of central office personnel. The study also attempted to determine if districts had a plan with definitions of responsibility and accountability in place. The study included relationships between the decentralization process of site-based management and central office personnel's perception of job satisfaction.
Date: August 1992
Creator: McCown, Gloria J. (Gloria Jean)
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Factors Associated with Conservation Participation by Local Communities in Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project, Nepal

Description: This article examines how residents’ natural resource dependency and other social, economic, and access-related variables predict conservation participation.Overall, key findings suggest that conservation participation at Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project (GCAP)—a newly designated mountainous protected area in Nepal— needs to be improved with multiple outreach activities, especially to resource-dependent households.
Date: September 29, 2018
Creator: Paudyal, Ramesh; Thapa, Brijesh; Shree Neupane, Suman & Birendra
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Partner: UNT College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism
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Electoral Decentralization in Ghana: What do Ghana's Local Governments Really Need for Economic Development?

Description: Paper accompanying a presentation for the 2015 University of North Texas (UNT) Student and Faculty Research Symposium on African Studies. This paper discusses electoral decentralization in Ghana and what Ghana's local governments really need for economic development.
Date: April 11, 2015
Creator: Nukpezah, Julius A. & Bediako, William Asare
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Partner: UNT College of Public Affairs and Community Service

Exploring the Impact of Decentralization of Decision Making and Complexity on Supply Chain Resilience

Description: The purpose of this three-essay dissertation is to synthesize and extend the effects of decentralization in decision-making and supply chain complexity in the context of supply chain resilience (SCRES).First essay contributes to theory and practice by expanding resilience thinking into including supply chain orientation and organizational structure and their implications and also responds to prior research arguing for the importance of identifying organizational factors that improve supply chai… more
Date: August 2020
Creator: Adana, Saban
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The new grass roots government? Decentralization and citizen participation in urban areas

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses decentralization and citizen participation in urban areas.
Date: January 1972
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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In brief, state and local roles in the federal system

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses state and local roles in the federal system.
Date: November 1981
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Devolving federal program responsibilities and revenue sources to state and local governments

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses devolving federal program responsibilities and revenue sources to state and local governments.
Date: March 1986
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Barriers to Curricular Decentralization of an Urban School System: A Process Model for the Implementation of Site Based Management

Description: The problem of this study is to identify and describe specific bureaucratic/organizational barriers that inhibit needed curricular and instructional flexibility and freedom in an urban school system and to determine if means exist by which the barriers can be overcome. The purposes of this study include the identification, description, and assessment of the barriers identified and the development of a process model which addresses identified barriers. The study includes samples of parents, teac… more
Date: August 1983
Creator: Lopez, José A. (José Antonio)
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Professional Development Needs of Elementary School Principals Implementing Site-Based Management in an Urban School System

Description: The problem of this study was to identify professional development needs of elementary school principals who are implementing site-based management. The purpose was to develop a prioritized list of developmental needs of principals participating in site-based management in the evaluation of teacher performance, instructional knowledge, behavioral life styles, and other needs as identified by a decentralized decision-making questionnaire. The population for this study was the sixty-one elementar… more
Date: August 1985
Creator: Shipp, J. D.
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The Commission on intergovernmental relations

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document is a report to the president concerning the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
Date: June 1955
Creator: United States. Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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State and local roles in the federal system

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses state and local roles in the federal system.
Date: April 1982
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Is constitutional reform necessary to reinvigorate federalism? : a roundtable discussion

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses constitutional reform and reinvigoration of federalism.
Date: November 1987
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Centralized Higher Education System in Turkey and the National Music Teacher Training Program Since 1998: An Analysis.

Description: The purpose was to analyze Turkey's current music teacher training curriculum as situated in the centralized educational system, focusing on the extent to which the written document (1) reflects the core elements of the overall centralized educational system; (2) prescribes the nature of teaching materials and methods, assessment tools and other forms of evaluating and monitoring performance as teachers and musicians; and (3) acknowledges cultural diversity by addressing repertoire, musical act… more
Date: August 2006
Creator: Karakelle, Sibel
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[News Script: Dallas PD]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Dallas Police Department's Criminal Investigation Decentralization Plan.
Date: October 2, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Defining the Information Security Posture: An Empirical Examination of Structure, Integration, and Managerial Effectiveness

Description: The discipline of information security management is still in its infancy as evidenced by the lack of empirical scholarly work in this area. Most research within the information security domain focuses on specific technologies and algorithms and how it impacts the principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. But, an important area receiving little attention is the antecedents of effective information security management at the organizational level (Stanton, Guzman, Stam & Caldera… more
Date: August 2008
Creator: Young, Randall Frederick
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[News Script: Dallas PD]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Dallas Police Department's Criminal Investigation Decentralization Plan.
Date: October 2, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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