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  • Communication Styles Used by Male and Female Executives to Handle Conflict with Subordinates

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    Rahmun, Lindsay
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    This study examines the self-reported behavior and ideals of a sample of upper level managers, in relation to conflict management with subordinates. A survey developed by the author, which measures directive and participative managerial behavior and ideals, was sent to a randomly selected sample of 250 female and 250 male...
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    relationship...a new way of thinking about human dignity in the workplace--among managers as well as

  • Off-shore oil exploration in the Arctic Ocean a comparative analysis of newspaper information and public attitude

    Creator:
    Tombropoulos, Charles B.
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    This research questions the effectiveness of newspapers as a vehicle of environmental information by determining whether the public attitude in Alaska towards off-shore oil exploration was consistent with that expressed in the local newspapers. All newspaper articles about off-shore oil exploration published in Alaska between 1980 and May 1987 were...
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    -environment, pro-economy or neutral). Appendix C shows the overall scoring as well as a short description of

  • How Have Black/African American Division 1 Student-athletes Socioeconomic Backgrounds Affected their Mental Health Well-being Compared to their Counterpart Athletes

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    Nassar, Arica Louise Fafa
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    Mental health among student athletes has gotten much more attention in the world of sport today. However, there has been a lack of research focusing on how the socioeconomic backgrounds of Division 1 student athletes can play a role in their mental health and their desire to seek out help...
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    well as someone who specializes in sport instead of seeing a general psychologist who may not be as

  • Generativity During Preretirement : Motivation and Actions of Pre-Retirees

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    Hatlen, Andrew James
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    This thesis examines the role of Erikson’s (1950) theory of generativity in facilitating knowledge transfer during the preretirement transition. McAdams and de St. Aubin’s (1992) updated framework for generativity is used as a theoretical foundation to explain motivation and actions during this period. Through the use of multiple-case studies, twenty-one...
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    (Yin, 2012) provides both an in-depth examination of a single case as well as a categorical

  • New Activity Programs in Long Term Care: Theatre and Eudaemonics

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    Harper, Elizabeth A.
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    Educators and other individuals within the long term care continuum along with current gerontological researchers call for consideration of quality of life factors related to aging. Optimal aging applies to physical health, as well as cognitive and socio-emotional health. Each is imperative to a quality of life, specifically in long...
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  • Women and Workplace Competition : A Study of Horizontal Hostility

    Creator:
    Stone, Erin A.
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    Throughout society, many believe women are not succeeding professionally because of the institutional barriers created by men in the American workforce. However, women may be more competitive with other women than with men, especially when limited job positions are the goal. Competitiveness among women can be explained by a phenomenon...
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    OF THE THESIS OF Erin A. Stone for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in

  • Reward Allocation Behavior as a Function of Psychological Gender and Biological Sex : A Study of Advanced Business Students

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    Woods, Elizabeth A.
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    Women today represent a larger part of the American workforce than ever before. The influx of women into the workplace raises questions about differences in male and female work-related behaviors particularly in groups, and decision making. For example, existing research suggests that men and women have differing strategies in groups...
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    , Assistant Professor of Speech Communication Redacted for Privacy Patricia A. Wells, professor of Business

  • Forestry & Communication : A Coos Bay Case Study

    Creator:
    Livingstone, Tasha
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    This thesis combines elements of forestry, interpersonal communication, and rhetoric to describe where residents of Coos Bay and North Bend Oregon obtain information about forests and forest uses, and how they view the credibility of that information. As a qualitative exploratory study, grounded theory methodology was used to develop theme...
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    , Sam, said: Well, there was this one time when I fell down a cliff. I tried to take a shortcut, and

  • Bowling Together: The Making of a Documentary

    Creator:
    Campbell, Casey R.
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    In an attempt to better understand documentary theory and production, I created Bowling Together; a documentary recounting the experiences of one bowling team and looking at the relationship between participation in bowling leagues and civil society. This thesis provided me a first-hand experience at producing a documentary, allowing me to...
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    each other and about the well-being of the community as a whole." Each of these definitions of civil

  • FUBAR: A Narrative Analysis of War Remains

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    Williams, Clay R.
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    The virtual reality (VR) experience War Remains created by Dan Carlin claims that it is an immersive memory in attempt to give its audience the “tiniest taste of” what-it-was-like to experience a WWI battle (Carlin, 2020). This claim aligns with the growing belief that VR can be the ultimate empathy...
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    , and Applied Anthropology presented on June 9, 2022 Title: FUBAR: A Narrative Analysis of War