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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Business and Industry"”.
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An Analysis of the Formal Mentoring Concept in Business and Industry: Implications for Development and Implementation
… can provide inexperienced employees, public and private sector organizations have encouraged mentoring relationships as part of their career development programs. Employers often looked toward a formal mentoring program as a means of instituting a management continuity system at a variety of …
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Core occupational competencies for secondary agricultural education programs as identified by Ohio agricultural business and industry
… programs as identified by Ohio agricultural business and industry. The method used to generate this information was an item analysis of the competencies that industry experts identified as core competencies in the Ohio Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP) process. OCAPs are a source of …
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The role of context in the practice and use of internal evaluation activities: A case study from business and industry
Although analyses and subsequent prescriptions about evaluation use either address-only-one-perspective or segregate--and-categorize several, in practice, facilitating use involves consideration of several perspectives simultaneously. This research provided a comprehensive understanding of the …
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Researching school-business and industry cooperation in an opportunity-deprived and less wealthy, disadvantaged sector of a specific community in the Western Cape : towards effective partnership : an exploratory study
… the nature of cooperation between schools and business/industry in an opportunity-deprived, less wealthy, disadvantaged sector of a specific community in the Western Cape. It will attempt to show that a community created by Apartheid and stripped of both political and economic power, can …
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The crisis in American education: The impact on vocational education
This thesis is an interpretation and evaluation of the problems in the American education system which is failing American citizens by annually producing thousands of illiterates. Moreover, schools are failing to provide an adequate number of skilled workers for government, the military, and …
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Exploring the Earth Summit : findings of the Rio United Nations Conference on Environment and Development : implications for South Africa
… journalists, a range of governmental delegations and non-governmental organisations, indigenous peoples, women's groups, youth and children, trade unions, business and industry, academics, religious groups and concerned individuals.
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The Role of Noncredit Continuing Education as a Workforce Revitalization Partner
… information regarding how the leaders of business and industry perceived the role of noncredit service providers as economic development partners.</p><p>This qualitative study was conducted using interviews of chamber of commerce officials in 9 of the 10 counties served by Walters State …
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Career and Technical Education Program Alignment with Local Workforce Needs
… attempted to answer whether or not career and technical education (CTE) in a section of Kentucky's Appalachian Region was meeting the employment needs of local business and industry through appropriate program alignment and provision of 21st century soft skills. This study utilized a …
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An Exploratory Investigation of the Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction of Public Recreation and Leisure Service Management Employees (As Measured by the Job Diagnostic Survey)
Problem. In an effort to combat and alleviate the problems which have come with high inflation and cuts in budget, leisure service professionals seem all-too-eager to find solutions by accepting and adopting the management, finance, and marketing strategies of business and industry. That leisure …
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A Profile of Current Employee Training Practices in Selected Businesses and Industries in Southwest Virginia
… of the current training practices of selected businesses and industries in Southwest Virginia; (b) identify the type of training methods these companies are choosing -- such as traditional classroom training or web-based training programs, and (c) identify how the training methods are selected. …
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A Study of Employee Turnover of Full Time Public Librarians in Moderately-Large and Large Size Public Libraries in Seven Midwestern States
Business and industry have long recognized the importance of studying employee turnover as a measure of organizational health. Unfortunately, libraries have been slow to recognize the importance of studying this type of employee movement. The purpose of this study is to begin the process of …
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Factors associated with training managers' adoption of computers as a teaching tool in their training units
… personal characteristics of training managers and the characteristics of the organizational training units represented by these individuals, exist in explaining a criterion variable, the adoption of computers as tools for training in business and industry. Another question addressed a …
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Transport policy reform and rural communities : a case study of Gaspé
… transport policy reform has given rise to social and economic problems for regions located in the periphery. Rural communities are particularly dependent upon transport links. The town of Gaspe was chosen as a case study because it shares characteristics that are common with rural communities: the …
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Physical distribution in South Africa : a review and a system design for hanging textile merchandise
… examined in the early 1900s. It was developed and refined especially during World II under the name of 'Logistics', and began to be adopted in the field of business from the 1950s. From the 1960s onwards, national bodies have been established, both in the U.S. and the U.K., and works and …
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The Effects fo a Changing Technical Graphics Curriculum
… has increased computer usage at all levels of business and industry, as evidenced by the proliferation of computers on almost every desktop or workstation across the country. Within construction, engineering, and manufacturing related industries. Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) has …
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Holistic security 4.0
… of integrating technologies, affecting consumer, business and industry sectors. The vision was first outlined in the Industry 4.0 conception. The elements which comprise smart systems or embedded devices have been investigated to determine the technological climate. The emerging technologies …
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