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Filtering by: Creator Gleason, Mary G. Remove constraint Creator: Gleason, Mary G. Decade 1990-1999 Remove constraint Decade: 1990-1999 Degree Name Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.) Remove constraint Degree Name: Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.)

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  • Perceptions on informal performance feedback in Japanese subsidiary organizations : Japanese supervisors and U. S. subordinates

    Creator:
    Kinefuchi, Etsuko
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    This study explored perceptions of performance feedback communicated by Japanese supervisors to their U.S. subordinates in Japanese subsidiaries in the U. S. Individual face-to-face interviews were conducted with both Japanese supervisors and U.S. subordinates and their responses were tape-recorded. The purpose of the study was to assess perceptual similarities and...
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    helped and encouraged me to complete this thesis. Dr. Mary Jane Collier, my major advisor, guided me

  • Intercultural Communication Competence Between Malays and Chinese in Malaysian Organizational and Social Settings

    Creator:
    Omar, Mariani
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    This study analyzed intercultural communication competence between Malays and Chinese in organizational and social settings in Malaysia. Two groups: Malays and Chinese in organizations in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), were studied. The intent of this study was to find similarities and differences in Malays and Chinese' communication styles. A total of...
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    Mary Jane Collier This study analyzed intercultural communication competence between Malays and

  • Multiethnic women's identity and perceptions of competent communication

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    Hilliard, Cynthea R.
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    This study identified some of the ways that multiethnic women describe their ethnic identities, how they perceive ethnic-specific gender identities and what they think are appropriate norms for, and effective outcomes of, communicative behavior. Twelve multiethnic women described their ethnic identity names or labels, and ethnic-specific gender identities; they also...
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    thanks to Dr. Mary Jane Collier who has been a role-model for me, a mentor, a supporter and an amazingly

  • In the words of a woman

    Creator:
    Rose, Kerin G.
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    I am a woman who writes. I am a writer who is a woman. In the Words of a Woman is an exploration of how these two facts of my life merge and influence each other. It is a work written to mediate between the supposed dichotomies of creative and...
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    Kerin G. Rose for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in English, English, and

  • Brenda Ueland : Early Feminist and Writing Theorist

    Creator:
    Firmin, Mary Ann
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    Brenda Ueland is a writer whose most noted work is a book which explains her theory about how to write. She also published an autobiography and a co11ection of essays as well as achieving some notoriety as a magazine writer to the twenties and thirties. Ueland's writing theory is based...
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    Theorist by Mary Ann Firmin A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfilment of

  • Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

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    Christian, Mary Ann
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    The Communication Decency Act became law in 1996 and was immediately challenged on Constitutional grounds. It was subsequently declared unconstitutional based on the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. Using Fantasy Theme Analysis, an analysis of the dramatic elements of the key players was accomplished. The dramatic elements of Overall...
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    over Speech and Pornography AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mary Ann Christian for the degree of

  • Tradition and change across generations of Japanese American women

    Creator:
    Sanabe-Mao, Mary
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    This was a generational study on Japanese American women that evaluated Hill's propositions regarding discontinuity in values and acceleration of achievement in occupational level across generations. The domains examined were 1) elder care, 2) family structure, and 3) employment & occupation. It was hypothesized that there will be differences between...
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    women AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mary Sanabe-Mao for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • A sociological analysis of fishing regulation conflicts : an ethnographic study

    Creator:
    Dwyer, Jennifer A.
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    This is an investigative, descriptive study that explored fishing regulation conflicts between commercial fishermen and fishery resource management agencies. The purpose of the study was to develop a rich picture of the conflict phenomenon and apply sociological theory in order to illuminate the underlying structures and functions which contribute to...
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    placed on my work. I thank Mary Lee Nolan for her support and zest on my committee. I extend

  • The Works Progress Administration in Oregon : An Administrative Overview

    Creator:
    Butcher, Karyle S.
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    The depression of the 1930s had an early effect on the state of Oregon. A decline in timber and agricultural production resulted in severe unemployment in the late 1920s. State and local charitable organizations attempted to care for the unemployed but they did not have the financial resources to do...
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    would like to thank my major professor, Dr. William G. Robbins, for his continual support and guidance

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

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    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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    , I wish to thank committee members William G. Robbins, Barbara Roth, Richard E. Ross, and Mina