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Pets' Position within the Family Structure from the Owners' Perspective: Sources and Consequences of Owners' Views
Advances in the study of human relationships abound, but one area is lacking. It is still uncommon to include people's relationships with their pets in these studies. With secondary survey data and regression analysis, the understanding of a pet as a person by its' owner is established. This thesis …
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Small business owners' measures of success
Small business plays a significant part in the economy of all nations because of its revenue contribution and as a generator of employment. In the Australian context, small businesses account for 85% of all businesses, employ 40% of the total workforce and contribute $75 billion annually to …
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Owners' selection of types of construction contracts.
Thesis. 1976. M.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil Engineering.
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Determining Subgroups That Exist Among US Firearm Owners
… to identify and verify unique classes of firearm owners that exist within the United States (US) and to determine the sources that each class deemed credible to discuss safe firearm storage for suicide prevention. Methods: The study is composed of three parts, each with its own unique sample. Part …
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Are Condo Owners Changing San Francisco's Voting Habits?
… light on one of these questions; how are condo owners affecting San Francisco’s voting habits? </p> <p>In political science, research points to the conclusion that property ownership tends to make a person vote more conservatively. In recent years, San Francisco has seen an increase in condo …
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Project delivery and planning strategies for public owners
… the capital planning process used by public owners, i.e. the government. The identification of ideal project planning and management principles led to a new framework for capital planning, referred to as the Project Configuration Process. The proposed Project Configuration Process is based on …
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Retirement planning practices among black small business owners
… were conducted with nine black small business owners in non-metropolitan central and southwestern Virginia. Analysis of the data revealed a common definition among the respondents. Retirement was viewed as a time when one could no longer work due to physical or mental impairments--not a time of …
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Compatibility of construction contracting methods with projects and owners
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1991.
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Woodland Owners Motivations for Involvement in Landscape Scale Forest Stewardship
… of which is in the hands of private forest (PF) owners. The decisions taken about the management of these properties affect the landscape beyond their parcel boundaries. These forests provide ecological services to society, timber products and recreation. Keeping the forest healthy and productive …
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Building Information Modeling : value for real estate developers and owners
… is one of these innovations. Since building owners ultimately absorb every cost associated with a building project, they are in the best position to lead the AEC industry into an era of increased productivity through the adoption of collaborative practices and technologies such as BIM. …
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Tourism business owners understanding of sustainable tourism development in uMhlathuze Municipality
… and assess the attitude of tourism business owners in the accommodation sector, towards sustainable tourism development in uMhlathuze municipality. The business owners were selected from various accommodation facilities within the uMhlathuze municipality ranging from small scale guest houses …
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Fay-Herriot Small Area Estimation in the Survey of Business Owners
… area estimation model on the Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO) 2002 data. Small area estimation continues to be an important topic as the demand for reliable small area statistics continues to grow. Because direct estimates can yield large standard errors due to small …
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Expiring use restricted properties and federal policy : perspectives from the owners
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1992.
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Adoption-diffusion of wildlife management innovations by nonindustrial private forestland owners
… for 49 nonindustrial private forestland (NIPF) owners. Participant-owners were surveyed 6 months after their training to monitor adoption and diffusion activity. Owners who were nominated by local natural resources professionals adopted significantly more management innovations than those owners …
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Present use and future needs of selected Virginia home computer owners
… were being used by 200 selected home computer owners living in Richmond, Virginia. The 1984 study identified the expressed problems these owners experienced using home computers and determined what changes or information the owners believed were needed to use the computer more effectively. The …
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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) as an Exit Strategy for Inn Owners
… a REIT was not a feasible exit strategy for Inn owners.
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The tax education needs of SME business owners in the construction industry
… and the possible lack of tax knowledge of SME owners in the construction industry in order to determine their tax education needs. The study involved a qualitative analysis in the form of face-to-face, semi-structured interviews with 10 SME owners in the construction industry based in …
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