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Third party registrars of environmental management systems

Creator:: Younce, Judi Ann
Abstract:: During the last decade environmental management has moved from reaction-based management to regulatory requirements to a more progressive approach that incorporates regulatory requirements and voluntary programs, such as the ISO 14001 environmental management system (EMS), to successfully administer their environmental programs. Organizations that transitioned from reaction-based to progressive management through...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effects of a performance measurement intervention on sociotechnical variables and performance

Creator:: Newton, Tygh J.
Abstract:: The "global marketplace" has been a driving force for change, resulting in a dramatic increase in competition and expectations of consumers. With more mailing options available, consumers are scrutinizing service and cost performance at a level never-before experienced by the United States Postal Service. For an organization that has operated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: scrutinizing service and cost perfonnance at a level never-before experienced by the United States Postal

U.S. Forest Service campground management : a cost analysis

Creator:: Van Hees, Willem W. S.
Abstract:: The objectives of this study are (1) to compare the costs of providing camping among different types of U.S. Forest Service developed campgrounds in Oregon and Washington and (2) to help determine possible policy implications regarding future management in relation to costs of providing the various campground facilities. To meet...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Carbon flux patterns on U.S. public timberlands under alternative timber harvest policies

Creator:: Shanks, Alyssa V.
Abstract:: This study considers trade-offs between timber harvest and carbon sequestration on National Forest and other public lands by contemporaneously linking a model of public harvest and inventory to a carbon accounting system. The public harvest model treats three harvest scenarios. The first minimizes the cost of meeting harvest requests that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Alyssa V. Shanks A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

Critical incident response on a small college campus

Creator:: Marlette, Danielle M.
Abstract:: Campus administrators are partially responsible for how a campus responds to a critical incident and how the students and outside community are impacted. It is important for administrators responding to critical incidents to take an objective look at their plans and preparations to determine if they will truly be effective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Defining and managing biohazardous waste in research-based universities in the United States : a survey of environmental health and safety professionals

Creator:: Mecklem, Robin Lyn
Abstract:: Biohazardous waste refers to wastes that are potentially infectious to humans, as well as wastes from animal or plant research that could be potentially infectious to these organisms, or could alter their genetic selection process. Research resulting in generation of biohazardous waste is typically conducted at large, research-based universities. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 8 OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration USDA: United State Department of

Efficiency and productivity in U.S. commercial banking : a non-parametric approach

Creator:: Onkiso, Abinet
Abstract:: In this paper, I estimate efficiency and productivity change in the U.S. banking industry. The data consist of annual observations of 25 banks from 2004 to 2008. The paper follows a two-stage procedure. In the first-stage, utilizing the non-parametric methodologies, input-oriented Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model and DEA based Malmquist...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: by Abinet Onkiso A THESIS Submitted to Oregon State University in

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

Creator:: Kinefuchi, Etsuko
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in

Judicial deference and its potential effect on agency science and natural resource management

Creator:: Grisa, Amanda Marie Schenk
Abstract:: The USDA Forest Services' actions have come under greater scrutiny by a public that has become increasingly concerned with the legality of their actions. Often, challenges involve the quality of science used in the decision-making. Congress has mandated that the agency use the "best available science" in its decision making...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Sustainable Forest Management presented on December 8, 2014. Title: Judicial Deference and Its Potential

A portable geographic information system used to develop an integrated facility management support system for a military installation

Creator:: Kennedy, David R. (David Richard)
Abstract:: The combination of increased training tempo due to military base closures and the reduction in military budgets have placed a severe burden on the infrastructure at many military installations and emphasized the need for an integrated facility management support system. This research involved linking existing facility, environmental, and operational data...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: facility management support system at Camp Rilea and other military installations in the State of Oregon

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Third party registrars of environmental management systems

The effects of a performance measurement intervention on sociotechnical variables and performance

U.S. Forest Service campground management : a cost analysis

Carbon flux patterns on U.S. public timberlands under alternative timber harvest policies

Critical incident response on a small college campus

Defining and managing biohazardous waste in research-based universities in the United States : a survey of environmental health and safety professionals

Efficiency and productivity in U.S. commercial banking : a non-parametric approach

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

Judicial deference and its potential effect on agency science and natural resource management

A portable geographic information system used to develop an integrated facility management support system for a military installation

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