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From the New Freedom to the New Deal : southern politics, 1900-1932
(1991)
This study of electoral voting patterns in the eleven ex-Confederate states between 1900 and 1932 sheds new light on political behavior in the post-disfranchisement South. It relies on computer-generated multiple regressions ...
Identification of mentoring constructs which are related to the attainment of career goals of recent doctoral degree recipients in education
(1992)
Mentoring constructs which effect the successful attainment of career goals for doctoral students in colleges of education have not been identified in the literature. The purpose of this study was to produce information ...
Announcements of stock repurchases during 1988 and 1989 : an empirical analysis examining the disclosure of intended open market repurchases
(1993)
A multi-method approach is used to examine firms that announced stock repurchases on the open market during 1988 and 1989. An event study methodology is used to determine the abnormal returns of these firms relative to ...
Perceptions of women optometry graduates on educational preparation, practice patterns, and role conflicts : the implications for practice management programs and continuing professional education
(1992)
The problem addressed in this study was the absence of research on women in the field of optometry. The purpose of the study was to explore the impact of gender on practice patterns, career rewards and satisfaction, role ...
Investment and expectations in the U.S. farm sector
(1990)
The objective of this study was to analyze the interrelationship between expectations patterns and investment behavior of producers in the U.S. farm sector. A major problem confronting U.S. farm sector is overinvestment ...
Macroeconomic implications of the government budget identity : the case of a predetermined fiscal deficit and a pure nominal interest rate peg
(1990)
We consider the restrictions that the government budget identity places in an economy with rational expectations and, in particular, the case in which the fiscal authorities predetermine the conventional government deficit ...
Managers' use of FASB's multi-year transition periods : the case of pensions
(1992)
This dissertation investigates changes made by early and late adopters prior to adoption of SFAS No. 87: Employers' Accounting for Pensions. The research question studied is whether late adopters use the transition period ...
America's back door : indirect international immigration via Mexico to the United States from 1875 to 1940
(1992)
Mexico provided many opportunities for indirect international immigration to the United States between the years 1876 and 1940. The immigrants traveled from their countries of birth, for example China, Japan, Eastern Europe, ...
Evaluation and selection of urban transportation planning techniques
(1992)
The ability to analyze travel demand relationships and forecast future travel is necessary to clarify the issues that should be considered by decision makers and to assist them in making transportation service decisions. ...
An analysis of graduate transportation planning education in the United States
(1993)
Recent federal legislation and policy directives have resulted in significant changes in the transportation planning and decision-making process. The Americans with Disabilities Act, the Clean Air Act Amendments, and the ...