This thesis reports theory development and explorative field observation of potential effects of conflict occurring within a collective bargaining team. From the theoretical bases of Walton and McKersie's (1965) intraorganizational conflict (IOC) concept and Pondy's (1967) process model of conflict, a model of bargaining team IOC is developed. The model partitions bargaining team IOC into functional and dysfunctional subsets. Seven propositions related to the effects of dysfunctional IOC are developed from conflict and decision making literature. These propositions are concerned with the effects of dysfunctional IOC on participation of team members, rule breaking behavior, time delays, and decision styles. Operational definitions and tests for dysfunctional IOC are developed using Filley's (1975) five item definition of conflict and seven item win-lose, lose-lose, conflict responses. A participant/observer quasi-case analysis of an actual collective bargaining team experience is the basis for data generation. Many of the propositions are supported iii the observed bargaining team environment. While the single case methodology prevents generalized conclusions regarding the effects of dysfunctional IOC, the findings tentatively suggest there may be considerable practical payoffs for extending this research area. The field experience provides some additional research insights regarding the dynamic variable of dysfunctional IOC. In this study, dysfunctional bargaining team IOC is observed as a few recurring issue-related problems flowing throughout the bargaining team interactions. Implications of this study regarding future research on IOC in a bargaining team are suggested. / Business, Sauder School of / Graduate

A study of the mass and energy balance of a small alpine watershed was conducted in the summer of 1976, with the aim of applying snow hydrology theory at a watershed scale in a remote environment. The field area is in the Coast Mountains near Bralorne, B.C. The study concentrates on the measurement of snow ablation, the movement of meltwater within the snowpack, the generation of stream runoff during and following snowmelt, and the energy balance at the snow surface. Standard methods for measuring snow ablation, used in the fields of glaciology and snow surveying, are analysed in terms of their accuracy and precision, and the sampling densities required for their application. Simple field instrumentation is used to study the movement of meltwater in the snowpack, and this is analysed in terms of the theory of flow through a porous medium. The movement of meltwater through the snow is found to be the most important process affecting the shape and timing of the stream hydrograph. The movement of water along the base of the snowpack and through the soil also has an influence on the shape of the hydrograph. In the alpine meadow environment studied, saturated soil and ice covering ground beneath the snow contribute to a rapid stream response. A water balance is calculated for the watershed, based on measurement of stream discharge, snow ablation, and precipitation, and on climatological estimates of evaporation. An energy balance for the season is also calculated, supported by microclimatological measurements for part of the season. Radiation is found to contribute 90% of the energy required for snowmelt, and a simple model for the calculation of net radiation from solar radiation is developed. Empirical methods are found to be suitable for the calculation of turbulent energy transfer over snow. Some observations are made of the water balance in the late summer, and these indicate that water stored in the soil during snowmelt is important in maintaining streamflow later in the season. / Arts, Faculty of / Geography, Department of / Graduate

The purpose of this study is to supply additional case material for analysis and study by the potential and beginning foreman. Since it would be impossible to cover all possible situations, only selected cases are presented. The selected cases illustrate problems in foreman-to-employee relationships, foreman-to-foreman and staff-groups relationships, and foreman-to-superior relationships. In the interest of clarity, each case was analyzed as to key points covered or contained, principles illustrated by the case, and recommendations derived from the analysis.

Until quite recently "tourism" was principally a feature of, and was largely confined to, the developed countries. During the past two decades, however, tourism has become an income earning alternative to the many Third World countries, and many have capitalized on the industry which has become known as a "passport to development." In recent years the situation has worsened for these former exporters of primary agricultural products. These products are suffering from the general fall in world commodity prices and competition from larger and more efficient agricultural producers. In addition, the world economic impact has been translated to ever-burgeoning foreign debt crisis and the further deterioration of balance of payments. The need for foreign currency has been intensified by the new export promotion policies which are replacing import substitution as the dominant development policy in Third World manufacturing. Tourism under these circumstances is a mixed blessing, and until very recently economists have pondered tourism's contribution carefully and have applied a wide range of theories to a description of the benefits of extended tourism business. In addition, with the new surge in tourism literature not only have the economic benefits of tourism been questioned, but tourism's social, cultural, and environmental impacts have become major issues of contention. The complex matrix of advantages and disadvantages ensures that governments must face an unenviable task of trying to weigh gains from new income and employment against certain less direct and long-term losses. While tourism on the one hand is blessed as the passport to development," on the other hand it has been characterized as a force which destroys uncomprehendingly and unintentionally cultural values and social customs. In order to enhance and secure the positive influences of tourism in the long run and ensure its sustainability as an alternative means of income, an elaborated national tourism policy is required. An effective policy would guide the industry through certain development plans in accordance with the overall national development policies. The current study suggests that Turkey's tourism development was subject to various deliberate influences and spontaneous dynamics without a prior policy formulation in the form of a national tourism policy. This study further suggests that the tourist boom of 1980s caught the government and private sector by surprise because of the lack of pre-planning or policy research. This is obvious when one examines the tourism organization and administration which is centrally controlled and implemented. The interaction between various levels of government is a critical point. This study also suggests that Turkey's position as a new tourist destination related positively to its new export promotion policies or the shift from an import substitution industrialization (lSI) economy to an export-oriented growth (XOG) economy. To note, motivations to develop tourism in Turkey are first, to gain foreign exchange, and second, to establish that Turkey represents a politically stable environment for foreign investment. However, the lack of a national tourism policy has confined the industry to only a "short term economic gain" objective which has ruled out any effort to measure its net economic value instead of gross economic revenue. Furthermore the "planning" process has remained limited to physical planning to the detriment of social, environmental, and territorial planning. The lack of regional planning with goals to reduce disparities are obvious signs of the failure of planning in the tourism sector. Therefore, this study suggests that tourism has not been employed in a fashion to alleviate or minimize spatial inequalities, but rather the trend has been to its intensification. "Domestic tourism" has been neglected in terms of policy and planning, and social tourism, will likely disappear because many will not be able to afford the uncontrolled tourist prices in the new crowded tourist centers. The result of the study, suggests that tourism development cannot be separated from the "development" ideologies and theories which are translated to policies in the national level. In order to achieve a better understanding of tourism's role within the national development policy, one needs to examine the extension of analysis beyond the core periphery relation which is manifested in "dependency theory." The new international division of labor will most likely devise a new pattern for capital accumulation. This new process has been manifested in "dependent development" which produced new formations (i.e., NICs) or "semiperipheral" economies. In order for tourism to be a viable economic and social sector, it must overcome the disadvantages of "dependent development." The prime task of this study was to examine the complex nature of the tourism industry in Turkey as it relates to the government's effort to tourism development. The study reveals that the government's involvement in the tourism industry was hampered by an impasse in development strategies and ideologies due to the retreatment from the etatist philosophy to the export oriented/privatization scenario. This resulted in a distortion characterized by inactivity in tourism (i.e., the absence of a national tourism policy. Tourism was perceived as a short-term remedy to the lack of foreign capital as an invisible sector (replacing worker's remittances from abroad). All told, the tourism industry, regardless of its myriad potentials, was confined to a few enclave developments as directed by market forces rather than as a derivative of formal planning decisions. The government's role remains passive at this point despite a requirement for active intervention in tourism activity_

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Women who have experienced depression are vulnerable to future depressive episodes as well as emotional, cognitive, and interpersonal difficulties. Several theoretical models have explored the link between maladaptive anger expression and women's depression (Jack, 1991; Davanloo, 1980; Cox, Bruckner, & Stabb, 2003), but the existing research examining this relationship has primarily relied on self-report methods. A growing area of research has begun assessing women's communication styles in the context of interactions with their romantic partners. This field of observational research has studied communication patterns in couples with marital conflict, but no studies have yet examined anger expression in women with a history of depression. Therefore, the present study examined anger expression in 26 formerly-depressed (FD) and 30 never-depressed (ND) women and their partners. Couples were a part of a larger community study investigating cognitive and interpersonal factors in depression. Participants completed the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID; Spitzer et al., 1988) on the telephone to screen for eligibility and determine FD/ND group status. Women and their partners completed self-report measures of depressive symptoms, emotional expression, relationship conflict, and relationship intimacy. Couples also completed an observational interaction task to assess patterns of communication. An observational coding system was developed in collaboration with Deborah Jacobvitz, Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin to assess couples' direct anger expression, hostility, and emotional attunement. The results indicated that contrary to predictions, women expressed more direct anger but similar levels of hostility compared to their male partners. Second, findings supported the prediction that self-reported emotional expression would be associated with relationship intimacy and inversely related to relationship conflict. However, the observational patterns of direct anger, hostility, and emotional attunement were not associated with the relationship outcomes. Results also indicated that FD and ND women did not differ in their patterns of direct anger and hostility expression during the observational interaction task. Exploratory analyses found that individuals' behaviors exhibited during the interaction task were consistent with self-reported ratings of these behaviors. Finally, exploratory analyses also indicated that individuals' patterns of behavior such as hostility impacted their partners' perceptions of the quality of their relationships. / text

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This qualitative research study examined developmental reading instructors' reported use of metacognitive reading strategies as well as what other approaches they used to improve and increase the reading comprehension of their struggling adult readers. The researcher collected data using two interviews per participant and document analyses. Although studies have deemed metacognitive reading strategies effective in increasing the reading comprehension of struggling readers, the results indicated that the participants did not typically instruct their struggling adult readers in the use of metacognitive reading strategies. The implications for the study were related to instructional practice in developmental reading courses, policy changes, and struggling readers. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

by Steve Chui Chi Yik, Charles Lee Yee Kai. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1985. / Bibliography: leaf 74.