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  • A case study of organizational culture in a sawmill

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    Chaney, Brian K.
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    The purpose of this study was to describe the level to which a target work culture based on core organizational values was shared in one lumber manufacturing plant. The organization under study perceived that their culture was a source of competitive advantage and was key to their success in safety,...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brian K. Chaney for the degree of

  • The Way In: Interviews with Evangelical Christians

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    Williams, B. Patrick
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    The purpose of this study is to examine the most significant reasons evangelical Christian faith is compelling to its adherents. Through the interviews of nineteen Evangelical Christians, it becomes clear that evangelicals see the Bible and Christian theology in a literal and factual way. Thus, contrary to some strains of...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF B. Patrick Williams for the degree

  • Investigation of clothing cues affecting perceptions of personality characteristics in business settings

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    Mills, David B.
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    The purpose of this study was to investigate whether clothing influenced perceptions of personality characteristics often associated with success in business environments. Specifically, the study investigated the effect of clothing on (a) perceptions of task-oriented abilities of employees in a business setting, (b) perceptions of relationship-oriented abilities of employees in...
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    personality characteristics in business settings AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David B. Mills for the

  • Hull -Oakes Lumber Company's Steam-Powered Sawmill : A Case Study in Industrial Archaeology

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    Wisner, George B.
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    By examining the combined written, ethnographic and physical evidence of a surviving steam-powered sawmill in the Douglas-fir region of the Pacific Northwest, this thesis seeks to supply new insights into the operation and adaptability of antiquated machinery during a period of rapid social and technological change and to develop a...
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    Study in Industrial Archaeology AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF George B. Wisner for the decree of

  • Peavy Arboretum : an archaeological and historical investigation of a Willamette Valley landscape

    Creator:
    Hylton, Lindon B.
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    This thesis documents a period of ecological and cultural change on a Willamette Valley, Oregon landscape. In particular, this study examines the Peavy Arboretum area and the cultural changes that accompanied the transformation of the landscape from an oak savannah in the mid-nineteenth century to a dense Douglas-fir forest in...
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    investigation of a Willamette Valley landscape AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Lindon B. Hylton for the degree

  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Student-Athlete College Experience

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    Jackman, Callan
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    The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life for populations all over the world. One population that has been uniquely impacted by the pandemic is the student-athlete population. Over the last two years, universities took safety precautions by first sending students home and moving teaching and learning to a remote format and...
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    , Regan A. R. Gurung, my committee members Steven Ortiz and Brian Mills, and my graduate council

  • Oral histories concerning early electric lighting in Oregon communities

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    Hardy, Channing C.
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    One of the greatest technological breakthroughs of humanity was the ability to construct a device and eventually a system which would provide a more efficient, safe, clean, convenient and relatively inexpensive form of illumination than ever used previously electric light. The introduction of this new technology into Oregon communities in...
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    B IA S t A rle n. /# 18 80 0 A S H IN O T N k_ ._ nt ss ow , k , 4 4 M A 5 1c 88

  • The Blessingway : A Woman's Birth Ritual

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    Biddle, Jeanette M.
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    This study examines participants' perceptions of the significant messages and meanings communicated to them through the ceremony of the Blessingway (a ritual titled after the Navajo Blessingway), a contemporary women's birth ritual performed by midwives. A narrative approach was used for data gathering based on Fisher's rationale that meaning emerges...
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    Conclusion 81 BIBLIOGRAPHY 86 APPENDICES 93 Appendix A Conference Call for Volunteers 94 Appendix B MANA

  • The Knee That Shook America: A Case Study of Colin Kaepernick and Historical Analysis of Protest

    Creator:
    Okonkwo, Charles
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    America is said to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. With the unfair treatment of people of color in this country, however, one would believe that somewhere in the fine print, they were excluded from that phrase. The very foundation of this country was...
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  • Rodeo Cowgirls : An Ambivalent Arena

    Creator:
    Oliver, Audra Leah
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    The term "cowboy" was closely bound to American image long before the 1990s. Rodeo claimed the image of the cowboy from the earliest contests to the latest and pledged itself to patriotism almost as early. This historical study was conducted viewing rodeo as a subculture and relating women's role in...
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