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  • Essays on Public-Private Contracting

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    Gultom, Yohanna M. L.
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    In this work, I address foundational concerns at the interface of institutions, governance structure, transaction costs, and efficiency in public-private contracting. Following transaction cost economic perspective, I build and justify the theoretical models explaining that institutions may affect the economic performance of public-private contracting through the effect of transaction costs....
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    traditionally been public- sector responsibility. Public-private contracting encompasses a broad spectrum of

  • Understanding how Vietnamese make career decisions in the United States

    Creator:
    Do, Vinh The
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    This research explores the lived experiences and career decision making styles of three Vietnamese refugees in the United states. Since this study involves the lived experience of the participants pertaining to their everyday activities (i.e. living, making decision, and working in the United States), the phenomenological approach (Van Manen, 1990;...
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    United States AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Vinh The Do for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Survey of collection analysis practices in public and academic libraries in the United States, and the effect of automation thereon

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    Cochrane, Linda Louise Loomis
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    This study investigated the practices public and academic library administrators find useful and utilize in analyzing use of collections. The study also investigated administrators' satisfaction with their collection use analysis practices, and the impact they perceived automation to have upon collection use analysis practices. A survey developed for this study...
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    samples of 495 academic libraries and 605 public libraries in the United States. Eight hundred and

  • Corporate social responsibility in the forest products industry : an issues management approach

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    Panwar, Rajat
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    Business is a social institution and society has always designated a role for business which has been undergoing changes with changing societal values and paradigms. Thus while business has always had some responsibilities, the modern connotation of the words corporate social responsibility commonly refers to business assuming responsibilities in economic,...
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    from four academic majors at Oregon State University and University of Montana and their perceptions

  • Organizational Transformation and Social Construction : How Community College Faculty Make Meaning of the Completion Agenda

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    Moore, Sally Widenmann
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    How do organizational members socially construct the shared meaning of a mandated change in the external environment? The opportunity to address this question presented itself when President Barack Obama set forth a goal for American community colleges to increase the number of students completing certificates and degrees by 5 million...
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    noted, the efforts are frequently funded or otherwise supported by both public and private dollars

  • Awareness of Aging in Taiwan and the United States : An Examination of Ageism among College Students using Stereotypes and Future Self-views

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    Allen, Pamela M.
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    Ageism in the context of global population aging could lead to increasing human and economic costs. Age stereotypes tend to be negative (Hummert, 1990) and ubiquitous (Nelson, 2002) there are a variety of well documented detrimental consequences of negative age stereotypes on older adults' physical, cognitive and psychological outcomes (Hummert,...
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    2, 2015. Title: Awareness of Aging in Taiwan and the United States: An Examination of Ageism

  • Economics of federal range use and improvement

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    Nielsen, Darwin B.
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    interdependence exists between private and public decision-making. Returns on public investments in range

  • Community college leaders : building community connections

    Creator:
    York, Penny
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    The study established how community college leaders establish connections with other community leaders. Connections that form broad and inclusive networks can be used to develop positive social capital in communities. Results showed that new community college leaders follow a pattern of community engagement including the identification of other leaders, making...
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    lasting public benefit. Research has been conducted in several areas of the United States to further

  • Intentions of US forestland owners to participate in emerging carbon markets : a behavioral modeling approach

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    Thompson, Derek W.
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    Policy makers in the United States (US), following recommendations made by the international scientific community, have drafted national emissions reduction legislation in hopes of minimizing the harmful effects of global climate change. Included in this legislation is a national cap-and-trade system with provisions for carbon offsets. Specific provisions for forest...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Eric N. Hansen Policy makers in the United States (US), following recommendations

  • An examination of subsidies provided by public universities to affiliated foundations

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    Hughes, Peter Mark
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    The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which public universities are providing subsidies to tax-exempt, non-profit, legally distinct corporations which serve as university-affiliated foundations. Specifically, this investigation sought to determine (a) the percentage of universities providing subsidies, (b) the types of subsidies provided, (c) the dollar...
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    increase in private funding support for public universi- ties. Private gifts, grants, and contracts to