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The development of a task inventory for baccaulaureate programs in construction management
(1985)
The purpose of the study was to identify an inventory of relevant tasks which, if mastered, would improve the probability that a graduate of a baccalaureate program in construction management would be prepared to meet the ...
Criteria for assessing adult financial management competency needs : a Delphi study
(1985)
This descriptive study identified financial management competencies adults need to effectively manage their financial resources, determined the relative importance of the competencies, and defined their performance at ...
The role of mentors in the lives of national merit scholars
(1985)
This study was conducted to determine whether a correlational relationship exists between a measure of independence/autonomy and use of mentors for academically gifted students. The subjects were 418 National Merit Scholars ...
An empirical investigation of auditor judgment : factors affecting perceived audit risk
(1985)
Much previous research exists concerning auditor judgment in a variety of judgment settings. However, the research reported in this dissertation investigates the judgments made by auditors concerning the perceived level ...
Capital investment in natural monopolies under uncertainty with alternative allocation rules
(1985)
This dissertation investigates the impact of the recently proposed 'competitive rules' on investment in the petroleum pipeline industry. Specifically this study investigates the impact of the second competitive rule, ...
An economic examination of industrial policy
(1985)
In this dissertation, Industrial Policy proposals are critically analyzed and a theoretical methodology developed which may be used to structure the policy debate. The methodology draws heavily from existing international ...
Implications of the emerging revolution in American education on special education
(1985)
Objectives of this study included identifying the potential effects of educational reforms in the United States on three areas of special education: funding; instruction; and the graduation from high school by handicapped ...
Joe Curran and the National Maritime Union, 1936-1945
(1985)
This work examines the early history of the National Maritime Union and traces Joe Curran's rise to prominance as a major labor leader. It focuses on the East coast seamen's short-lived unity under Joe Curran and the ...
An empirical analysis of the quality of diocesan financial disclosure
(1985)
The Roman Catholic Church in the United States is divided into 166 independent territories called "dioceses." Accounting principles and reporting practices have been recommended for dioceses by the American Institute of ...
An analysis of alternative farm policies for cotton
(1985)
Over the last twenty years, Texas cotton acreage has ranged from 4 million to 7.8 million acres. In many years, Texas acreage represents almost half the total U.S. acreage planted to cotton. Because Texas accounts for a ...