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The purpose of this qualitative-naturalistic-formative case study was to gain an insight into the design and implementation of the action learning Chinese Management Programme for disadvantaged Chinese managers who are incompetent in English language and have been deprived of Western management education. It is vital that they are provided with appropriate management training for them, so that they can achieve personal and professional development. Data or information is informative and descriptive of the current situation in Hong Kong. Because the research was of an exploratory nature, the study was based on research questions rather than hypotheses, it describes the design and implementation of the programme's dual-purpose of personal and professional development. The conclusion drawn from this research illustrates that managers can successfully operationalise action learning to bring about personal and professional development. The research contributes to the literature relating to action learning theory in use in Chinese culture. This case study generated data, interpretations and opinions such that interested parties are able to contemplate the development of Chinese managers. / Thesis (PhDManagement)--University of South Australia, 2005.

A high resolution capillary gas chromatography technique has been adapted to the analysis of polydisperse non-ionic surfactants. This technique has enabled the complete characterization of the oligomer distributions of very small samples of surfactants (typically 0.1 µg to 0.5 µg). It has made possible the determination of changes in the oligomer distribution on adsorption of surfactant at the solid/aqueous interface. Isotherms have been measured for the adsorption of a series of polyoxyethylene nonylphenol surfactants from aqueous solution on to various solids. These isotherms indicate that the surfactant – surface interaction increases with an increase in the hydrophobicity of the adsorbent. They also show a dependence upon the average length of the ethylene oxide chain and the ratio of the surface area/solution volume. These latter factors affect both the total partition of surfactant between the surface and the solution, and also the selectivity of the solid surface. A detailed study of the adsorption of N8 (a commercial non-ionic surfactant) by a precipitated silica at various surface area/solution ratios, has been undertaken, where the equilibrium surfactant oligomer distributions in the adsorbed and solution phases have been determined. At surfactant concentrations above the critical micelle concentration, the phase separation approach has been used to estimate the surfactant oligomer distributions in free monomer solution and in micelles. This information has been combined with a surface phase model to interpret the results of the adsorption distribution studies.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Univ., 2001. / Härtill 3 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Mechanical Engineering, 2004. / Bibliography: p.229-238.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-170).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wyoming, 2006. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 30, 2008). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wyoming, 2006. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 30, 2008). Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on March 1, 2010). The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Dissertation advisor: Dr. Peggy Placier. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.