Thesis (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-143).

Understanding the wide range of outcomes achieved by firms trying to implement TQM and similar process improvement initiatives presents a challenge to management science and organization theory: a few firms reap sustained benefits from their programs, but most efforts fail and are abandoned. A defining feature of such techniques is the reliance on the front-line workforce to do the work of improvement, thus creating the possibility of agency problems; different incentives facing managers and workers. Specifically, successfully improving productivity can lead to lay-offs. The literature provides two opposing theories of how agency interacts with the ability of quality-oriented improvement techniques to dramaticlly increase productivity. The 'Drive Out Fear' school argues that firms must commit to job security, while the 'Drive In Fear' school emphasizes the positive role that insecurity plays in motivating change. In this study a contract theoretic model is developed to analyze the role of agency in process improvement. The main insight of the study is that there are two types of job security, internal and external, that have opposite impacts on the firm's abilty to implement improvement initiatives. The distinction is useful in explaining the results of different case studies and can reconcile the two change theories. / National Science Foundation, grant SBR-9422228, the Ford Motor Company and the Harley-Davidson Motor Company

<p><font face="Times New Roman"> <p align="left">Limitations of the study include the issue of counsellor variables and the fact that the participants varied between receiving a debriefing on a group or individual basis. The experience of the trauma debriefings were explored but more specific information relating to debriefing could have been elicited. Therefore, these findings cannot be generalised and further research could<font face="Times New Roman"> explore the utility and efficacy of trauma debriefing.</font></p> </font></p>

Ambulanssjukvården har på kort tid utvecklats från att vara en transportorganisation till en avancerad del av sjukvården. Utvecklingen av ambulanssjukvården innefattar den medicintekniska utrustningen, behandling, omvårdnad och personalens kompetens. Samtidigt har antalet utförda ambulansuppdrag ökat det senaste årtiondet.  Vad som ofta beskrivs som ett problem är felanvändning och överutnyttjande av ambulanser. Detta försvårar möjligheterna till god och säker vård. Därför har syftet med denna studie varit att lyfta fram allmänhetens kunskaper om ambulanssjukvården och dess organisation och kompetens samt vilka förväntningar allmänheten har på ambulanssjukvården.  Studien genomfördes som en enkätundersökning bestående av åtta slutna frågor. Studiedeltagarna rekryterades på olika allmänna platser i Uppsala län. Totalt deltog 70 personer i studien. Åldersspannet var 19 – 75 år. Resultatet visar att allmänheten har dåliga kunskaper om ambulanssjukvårdens organisation och kompetens. Förväntningarna på ambulanssjukvården är däremot höga. Slutsatsen är att behovet av ökad och bättre information till allmänheten om ambulanssjukvården och dess organisation är stort för att allmänhetens förväntningar ska stämma bättre överens med verkligheten. / Over a very short period of time, the emergency medical service system and its organization has evolved from being mainly about transportation into an integrated part of advanced medical care. The evolution of the emergency medical service system involves both medical care, treatment, nursing and the competence of the staff. The number of performed ambulancemissions has simultaneously increased during the last decade.  Misuse and overuse of the ambulance service is often described as a problem. This complicates the possibilities for good and safe medical care. The purpose of this study was to show what knowledge the lay public have about the competence and the organization of the emergency medical service system and what the lay public expectations about it are. The study was made using a questionnaire which consisted of eight closed questions. The participants where recruited from public areas at different places around Uppsala county. There where a total of 70 persons that participated in the study. The age span was 19 – 75 years old. The result shows that the lay public have poor knowledge of the organization and the competence of the emergency medical service system. On the other hand, the expectations is high. This study indicates that there is a need for more and better information to the lay public about the emergency medical service system so that the expectations is more in line with the reality.

Project (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007. / Abstract and vita. Includes project in ministry report. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 194-201, 49-56).

Thesis (D.Min.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2007. / Includes abstract. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 329-336).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2001. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 140-172).

Thesis (D. Ed. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2002. / Includes abstract and vita. "October 2002." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-144).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-120).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007. / Abstract and vita. Includes final project proposal. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-142, 56-57).