Texte remanié de: Thèse de doctorat--Sciences de l'éducation--Tours, 2003. / Bibliogr. p. 315-321.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references and vita.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 53 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-53).

Thesis (M.Sc.)--York University, 2007. Graduate Programme in Physics and Astronomy. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-69) Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR38756

Thesis (EdD)--Open University.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, December 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-129).

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 38 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

The purpose of the current study was to categorize workplace aggression into nine subtypes based on human aggression and workplace aggression literature, and to examine gender differences in engaging in these subtypes of workplace aggression. Data collected from 366 employed students showed that a significant gender difference was found only in direct workplace aggression and there were no gender differences in the other eight workplace aggression subtypes; verbal, direct, and passive workplace aggression was more frequently used than physical, indirect and active workplace aggression, respectively. Data collected from 83 employee-supervisor pairs showed that compared to supervisors' reports, female employees' self-reports tended to be higher in all eight subtypes of workplace aggression (relational workplace aggression was excluded), while male employees' self-reports were only higher in passive workplace aggression than their supervisors' reports. Male supervisors were found to report more subordinates' verbal, direct, active, and interpersonal workplace aggression than female supervisors, and male employees were reported by their immediate supervisors to engage in more active workplace aggression. Implications, limitations and conclusions were discussed.

Conducting polymers have been extensively investigated in a wide range of applications due to their ability to achieve near metallic conductivity while possessing the flexibility and processability of traditional polymers. However, interchain and solid-state effects have made direct investigation of the polymer systems difficult. A series of systematically varied model compounds have been designed to provide detailed information about through-chain charge transport in well-defined oligothiophenes. Our design incorporates two metal binding pockets at either end of an oligothiophene bridge to investigate the interaction of redox centers and charge transport properties between conducting polymers and bound transition metal centers. Synthesis, characterization, electrochemistry, and detailed EPR investigations of this new series of oligothiophene model compounds and the analogous mononuclear compounds will be discussed herein. Conjugated polymer matrices possess a large number of available oxidation states making them an attractive choice for use as redox-active ligands. This variety of oxidation states offers a means to easily tune the amount of electron density on a metal center and consequently affect the binding of an additional ligand. Our approach utilizes conducting metallopolymers with metal complexes synthetically incorporated directly into the conducting polymer backbone. The redox-dependent properties of this class of materials and their development as small molecule storage and delivery systems have been explored utilizing a variety of novel electropolymerizable transition metal complexes. The design, synthesis, characterization, and redox-affected properties of the monomers, corresponding conducting metallopolymers, and model complexes are discussed. The tub-shaped dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctatetraene molecule undergoes a large change in geometry upon reduction to form the planar aromatic species. Herein, we seek to prepare and investigate a supramolecular assembly utilizing this redox-active molecule. In contrast to electrochemically active frameworks where redox changes occur at the metal centers, incorporation of a functionalized dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctatetraene ligand into an assembly has the potential to result in a redox-active framework. Not only would the redox-activity occur at the organic bridge, but reduction of the system should result in a large geometry change. / text