Thesis (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 164-169).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1992.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1992.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 164-169).

This study is made to evaluate the effectiveness of the secretarial training course of Henrietta M. King High School, Kingsville, Texas, in preparing its students for employment after graduation. It determines the extent to which its students have used the knowledges and skills taught in the course.

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Based upon the findings reported in this study, the following conclusions may be drawn. 1. It can be concluded that the personnel officials' sex did not significantly affect their attitudes toward secretarial workers. Male and female personnel officials responded in a similar manner to the 30 office situations described on the Situational Attitude Scale for Secretarial Occupations. These same attitudes were affected, however, by the sex of the secretarial worker described. The scores on the instrument that referred to secretaries as female (Form B) were significantly higher than those scores on the form that referred to secretaries as male (Form A) for both male and female personnel officials. Therefore, because of these higher sex"."role attitudes toward females, it can be concluded that both the male and female personnel officials view the appropriate sex-role of the secretary as female. The sex-role attitudes of both the male and female personnel officials are biased in favor of females. Thus, this study supports related literature that contends that a majority of both sexes believe that secretarial work is more congruent with the female sex role (Hesselbart, 1977: Fox, 1975; Levinson, 1975). 2. In view of their higher sex-role attitude scores on both forms of the instrument, the male personnel officials seemed to have a more positive sex-role attitude than female personnel officials toward both male and female secretarial workers. Likewise, the female personnel officials have a less positive sex-role attitude toward both their own sex and the opposite sex in secretarial positions. Contrary to the related literature (Shepard and Hess, 1975; Entwistle and Greenberger, 1972; Iglitzen, 1972; Spence and Helmreick, 1972), females were not "found to be more liberal at every age level than males." 3. The variables of: (1) location of the ASPA chapter, (2) age of the personnel official, (3) educational level of the personnel official, and (4) self-rating of the personnel official, were not closely related to the attitude scores. The question is raised as to whether these variables are important in predicting sex-role attitudes, as is suggested in the related literature. / Ed. D.

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which scores on the Certified Professional Secretaries® Examination could be predicted by selected education, work experience, test preparation, and demographic variables. A secondary purpose was to develop descriptive profiles of candidates who passed and who failed to pass on their first attempt on the new three-part CPS® Examination. The independent variable categories were education, work experience, test preparation, and demographics of professional associations, work status, and salary. The dependent variables were the scores on the three parts of the May 1995 CPS® Examination. The sample in the study consisted of 300 randomly selected examination candidates, 150 from the pass group and 150 from the fail group, of the May 1995 CPS® Examination. Data were collected by having Professional Secretaries International® mail a questionnaire to the candidates to ensure anonymity. After three questionnaire mailings and a postcard follow up, seventy-nine percent (79%) of the questionnaires were returned. Data analyses were completed by using both descriptive and regression statistics. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample and revealed some striking similarities between the pass and fail groups. Regression analyses were used to examine ability of the variables selected for inclusion in this study to predicting performance on the Certified Professional Secretaries® (CPS®) Examination. The extensive regression analyses on the nationally representative sample of candidates included in the present study, however, revealed only limited statistical significance in the final equations. It was therefore concluded that based on these findings, the selected variables do not have practical utility for predicting future performance on the CPS® Examination. / Ed. D.

Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie stel ondersoek in na die rol van die maatskappysekretaris in korporatiewe bestuur. Tien kernrolle word geidentifiseer, relevant in terme van die historiese ontwikkeling van die amp asook die Suid-Afrikaanse definisie van korporatiewe bestuur, om getoets te word teen die realiteite van die praktyk by wyse van 'n opname van maatskappysekretarisse by gelyste maatskappye. Die projek sluit af deur te vind dat sekretarisse in die algemeen in staat is om uitvoering te gee aan hul rol om by te dra tot goeie korporatiewe bestuur met spesifieke verwysing na hul rol om by te dra tot die raad van direkteure se funksie om te verseker dat mag nie gekonsentreer word onder die bestuur van die maatskappy nie. Daar word egter aanbeveel dat toekomstige maatstawwe om die rol van die maatskappysekretaris in korporatiewe bestuur te bevorder, gefokus kan word op die sekretaris se rol as 'n bron van raad aan direkteure en binne die maatskappy, asook die sekretaris se rol as 'n belangrike skakel tussen die maatskappy en sy aandeelhouers, aangesien hierdie as die probleemareas deur sekretarisse geidentifiseer was waar 'n mate van moeilikheid deur sekretarisse ervaar word. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the role of the company secretary in corporate governance. The core roles are identified, relevant in terms of the historic development of the office and the South African specific definition of corporate governance, to be tested against practice by way of survey of company secretar ies at JSE listed companies. The study concludes by finding that secretaries are, in general, able to discharge their role to contribute to good corporate governance with specific reference to the secretary’s role to contribute to the board’s function as an important check that power is not concent rated amongs management. It is however recommended that future measures to advance the office of company secretary may be focused on the role of the company secretary as a source of guidance to board members and within the company, and his/her role as an important link between the company and its shareholders, as the areas where some difficulty is perceived by company secretaries

The problem of this study was the development of a concept of secretaryship as a guide for the development of community college secretarial programs. The particular interest was with those colleges located in oil-field areas. The purposes were fivefold: (1) to study the historical significance of the concept as an indispensable part of business; (2) to determine the current meaning and significance of the concept within business and industry; (3) to develop certain fundamental philosophies emerging from the study; (4) to develop a comprehensive concept of secretaryship; and (5) to make recommendations for studies leading to modifications that might be considered in the community college programs of business education.