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A department store, Tacoma, Washington
Thesis (M.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1949.
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Thalhimers Department Store: Story, History, and Theory
This thesis looks at Thalhimers department store through the lenses of story, history, and theory. It first introduces the intertwining narratives of the author's paternal family and the store's history, then shares the author's personal story of Thalhimers. The second half outlines the master …
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Determinants of absenteeism in a retail department store
… study investigated absenteeism in a retail department store in an effort to determine which employee and job-related characteristics are related to absenteeism. Theoretical models and empirical research were used to develop a list of potential characteristics that could be related to …
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Modernity in Miniature: Maoism and the Beijing Department Store
<p>This thesis examines the Beijing Department Store as a contradictory structure embedded in the world’s largest Communist revolution. By looking at the urban planning decisions behind constructing a colonial form in the center of the socialist capital, I attempt to unravel the complex …
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A department store fore the Hudson Bay Company Edmundton, Alberta, Canada
… M. Arch., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 1938
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The effects of comparative advertising on the department store image: an experimental analysis
… Statement of the Problem The importance of store image to the retailer is well documented. Advertising plays an important role in the development and enhancement of store images. Despite this, very few guidelines exist to aid retailers in their search for advertising approaches which will …
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An evaluation of job satisfaction among salespersons in a small department store using four psychological measures.
… among salespersons in a small independent department store in Wichita Falls, Texas. An 82-item survey which examined the dynamics of a salesperson's work life was administered to 20 individuals who were full-time employees of the department store. Demographic data were also gathered …
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An Analysis of the Purchase Patterns, Shopping Behavior, and Household Characteristics of the Charge Customers and Cash Customers of a Specific Department Store
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-09T17:52:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6901429.pdf: 7730254 bytes, checksum: c3c0b4198b5e3f1383df551a0c5dd483 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1968
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Job content analysis of apparel buyer positions in Department stores
… the job content of apparel buyer positions in department stores and make comparisons of job elements according to store size as determined by annual sales volume. A modified Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) was used to determine job content in six major categories. Questionnaires were …
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An Investigation Of The Proficiency Level Of High School Students With Autism And Mental Retardation Within Community-based Job Settings: The Relationship Between The Use Of A Hand-held Computer Compared To Staff Modeling For Accurate Novel Job Skill Acquisition And Student Learning
… of authentic novel job tasks within a local department store. This research indicated the provision of specific technology as an instructional model positively influenced participants' ability to: accurately complete tasks, exercise increased independence during task completion, reduce …
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Lillian Moller Gilbreth's Extensions of Scientific Management Into Women's Work, 1924-1935
… who applied her expertise to women working as department store employees, homemakers, and consumers. Through her efforts between 1924 and 1935, techniques of motion study and industrial psychology which were originally designed for factories were adapted for the less-disciplinary spaces …
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The effects of rater sex, ratee sex, and applicant attire on personnel selection
… dimensions relevant to performance as a retail department store manager in a between-subjects design. Results indicate that the role of attire in estimates of performance depends on the sex of the rater and the sex of the ratee. Dissimilar ratings were obtained from males and females who …
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Salters, Inc.
… with the exception of McPhearsons, a large department store, Salters was the only apparel retailer in the city who owned its own real estate. Initially, Salters owned one building and leased space in a connecting building. In 1950 they purchased the adjoining property. With this acquisition …
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Essays in Empirical Corporate Finance
… willing to pay for a good credit reputation. A department store in Chile offered its delinquent borrowers whose balance was higher than an arbitrary cutoff a renegotiation that reduced the monthly payment due required to appear in good standing to other lenders through a credit bureau. Using the …
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A Presentation of the Material Gathered in a Study of a Small Business
Olson and Sons is a small department store in Des Moines, Iowa. The store is operated by Harvey Olson and his three sons. | Background | Mr. Harvey Olson started the store in its present location in 1961. Since its conception, the store has increased its shopping area by fifty percent and doubled …
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Mother-daughter selection of seventh grade girl's clothing store
… their seventh grade daughters in selection of stores for purchasing the daughters' clothing. Data were obtained from 48 matched mother-daughter pairs in Chester, Virginia, in the spring of 1970. Aspects of retail selection studied through the use of questionnaires were peer influence, choice of …
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Assessing human performance trade-offs of a telephone-based information system
… music level. Subjects searched a fictitious department store database for 16 specific store items and transcribed 16 information messages which were spoken by a computer speech synthesizer. Subjective ratings of certain features of the system were solicited from the subjects and performance …
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The Carson-Pirie-Scott Building in Chicago
… in Chicago, originally the Schlesinger and Mayer Store, built 1899- 1904. Carson-Pirie-Scott was the last major structure designed by Sullivan and has long been considered a pivotal work in the history of modern architecture. The study documents the origins of Sullivan's design in the context of …
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