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Needs assessment of Oregon home-based business owners

Creator:

Oelschlaeger, Irmtraud

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This exploratory study examined Oregon home-based business owners' needs and their willingness to participate in selected educational activities. The specific objectives of the study were: (1) to determine home-based business owners' needs in the areas of Planning and Evaluation, Marketing and Sales, Finance, Laws and Regulations, Product and Quality Control,...

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Masters Thesis

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also like to thank the other committee members: Dr. Geraldine Olson, Dr. John Gottko, and Dr. Martha
Management strategies and time use in food preparation in two-parent, two-child Utah families

Creator:

Steggell, Carmen Dobson

Abstract:

The management of the home has been a central component of Home Economics since the early 1900s. It is, however, an enigmatic behavior that has not yielded easily to research. Recognizing that meal provision and food consumption by families incorporate management processes and occur on a regular and frequent basis,...

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Dissertation

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(Major Professor), Family Resource Management; Dr. Geraldine Olson, Family Resource Management; Dr
Financial management planning styles among selected households of retirement age women living alone : is rehearsal an influence?

Creator:

Rodgers, Ruth-Anne

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Financial management planning styles were investigated with original data collected from 180 unmarried, elderly women with a home economics college background and living alone. Deacon and Firebaugh's (1975, 1988) household management systems theory, continuity theory from gerontology, and the construct of anticipatory socialization from sociology framed the study. Three planning...

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Dissertation

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Committee: Arlene Holyoak, Major Professor; Geraldine I. Olson, Director of the Family Resource Management