"Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School, March 2009." / Advisor(s): Cuskey, Jeffrey R. ; Simon, Cary. "March 2009." "MBA professional report"--Cover. Description based on title screen as viewed on April 23, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Deployable Civilian Contracting Cadre, DCCC, Virtual Contingency Contracting Cadre, VCCC, Gansler Report, recruitment, motivation, incentives, Maslow, Herzberg, Vroom, hierarchy of needs, motivation, hygiene, expectancy. Includes bibliographical references (p. 55). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1945. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-69).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1942. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 174-187).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1962. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-69).

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The purpose of this study was three fold: 1) to determine if false consensus effects would be found for estimates of sexual behaviors, 2) to determine the directional accuracy of consensus estimates for subscribers and nonsubscribers and 3) to determine if the degree of accuracy of those estimates was influenced by self-esteem, sexual esteem, collective self-esteem, and religiosity. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 821 university students to gather consensus estimates for twelve sexual behavior items. False consensus effects were found for all twelve behavioral items and further analysis was done to determine the directional accuracy of the estimates as well as to determine what motivational factors might influence the degree of accuracy of the consensus estimates. The specific motivational factors examined were self-esteem, sexual esteem, collective self-esteem, and religiosity. These four factors were measured using the following scales: 1) the Self-Esteem Scale (SES) (Rosenberg, 1965), 2) the Sexuality Scale (SS) (Snell & Papini, 1989; Wiederman & Allgeier, 1993), 3) the Collective Self-Esteem Scale Revised (CSES-R) (Luhtanen & Crocker, 1992) and 4) the Scale of Attitude Towards Christianity (Francis & Stubbs, 1987; Francis, 1989). Results of the study indicated that although significant false consensus effects were found for all twelve behavioral items, the directional accuracy of subscriber's estimates of consensus was not consistently or predictably different from the directional accuracy of nonsubscriber's estimates of consensus. A motivation theory for false consensus effects as measured by the self-esteem scale, sexuality scale, collective self-esteem scale, and religiosity scale used in this study was not supported. / Graduation date: 1995

Although the multi-disciplinary profession of industrial hygiene (IH) has been established for many years and IH practitioners have been prolific in developing the technical tools for recognition, evaluation and control of workplace hazards, few in the IH discipline have turned the tools and methods of academic research toward the academic curriculum itself. A review of the literature revealed that published research in IH curriculum has been minimal, and that none has considered comparing faculty and employer expectations. Evaluating the nature of the current IH curriculum, and the preferences and expectations of the IH profession for graduates’ competencies, is true to the goal of IH practice, i.e., conducting research as a basis for on-going evaluation and review of existing programs, and using research findings to plan preventive interventions in order to ensure continued good health of both programs and impacted individuals. This research was an initial, exploratory study to identify and assess the expectations and perceptions of the IH faculty and employers in the areas of IH curriculum content and structure. The expectations and perceptions of IH academic program faculty were compared with those of employers of graduates of IH programs. Characteristics of current IH academic programs were identified, as a baseline for future evaluation of the IH curriculum. Actual and expected undergraduate majors of those entering IH masters programs were identified to aid in targeting effective recruitment programs and efficient resource allocation. The study populations’ skill and capacity with computers and the Internet were assessed as an indicator of readiness to incorporate distance learning methodology and electronic media delivery into traditional classroom delivery of industrial hygiene education. Recommendations were given for model IH curricula derived from the survey participants’ responses, and for future work.