Thesis (M. Com.)--University of Canterbury, 2007. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-219). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Covenant Theological Seminary, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 236-248).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas State University-San Marcos, 2006. / Vita. Appendices: leaves 192-211. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 212-227).

Thesis (M. Div.)--Grace Theological Seminary, 1985. / Abstract. Bibliography: leaves 105-110.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T16:53:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-12-12Bitstream added on 2015-05-14T16:59:31Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000825039.pdf: 1856687 bytes, checksum: 87c605ad1cf38a0595aa46e0a58cb35c (MD5) / A atenção dispensada pelos agentes públicos aos trecheiros e pessoas em situação de rua é cada vez mais crescente subsidiada por um arsenal de normas, orientações, estratégias, instituições, profissionais, políticas, para dar conta das várias facetas da vida nômade e citadina. Por esse motivo, a pesquisa teve como objetivo principal investigar a maneira como esses agentes encarregados dos serviços públicos de assistência social lidavam com trecheiros e pessoas em situação de rua e concebiam esse modo de vida. Interessou, sobretudo, identificar práticas e intervenções no modo de vida de trecheiros e pessoas em situação de rua que procuravam desqualificar a nomadismo ou que o tomava como um modo de vida condenável ou que gerava sofrimentos e que, portanto, precisava ser evitado. Interessou, ainda, compreender como, pelo olhar dos profissionais da assistência social, se produz a figura do indesejável, do estrangeiro, que precisa ser deslocado para outros espaços por meio de políticas públicas de assistência. A pesquisa ocorreu em uma cidade com aproximadamente cem mil habitantes na região oeste do Estado de São Paulo. Essa cidade está localizada num importante corredor de circulação de trecheiros, formado pelo cruzamento de rodovias tronco que ligam o norte do Estado ao Paraná e a região oeste do Estado à região leste, na qual está situada capital. A metodologia empregada foi a etnografia em Psicologia com observação participante. Acompanhamos o trabalho da equipe do município, constituída por assistentes sociais, psicólogos e funcionários de nível médio, lotada no Centro de Referência Especializada de Assistência Social (CREAS) e na Unidade de Assistência ao Migrante (UAM), bem como de outros profissionais que participaram do Grupo de Trabalho de População de Rua ou que estavam envolvidos com a questão da atenção do nomadismo, além de citadinos... / The state officials attention given to roamers and people on the streets is becoming increasingly subsidized by an arsenal of standards, guidelines, strategies, institutions, professional, political, to account for the various facets of nomadic and city life. For this reason, the research aimed to investigate how these officials responsible for public welfare office dealt with roamers and people on the streets and conceived this way of life. Imported mainly identify practices and interventions in roamers way of life and people on the streets seeking to disqualify the nomadism that took as a reprehensible way of life or that generated suffering and therefore, needed to be avoided. Interested also understand how, by the look of professional social work, produces the figure of the undesirable from abroad, that needs to be moved to other spaces through public assistance policies. The research took place in a city of approximately one hundred thousand inhabitants in the western region of São Paulo. This city is located in an important roamers circulation corridor formed by the intersection of trunk roads linking the north of the state to the Paraná and the west of the State to the eastern region, which is the capital. The methodology used was ethnography in Psychology with participant observation. We follow the work of the city's team, made up of social workers, psychologists and mid-level employees, crowded in Social Reference Center of Specialized Assistance (CREAS) and the Migrant Assistance Unit (UAM), and other professionals who participated the Working Group on Homelessness or who were involved with the issue of care of nomadism, and townspeople who were present and participated directly and indirectly in the search, allowing observe the practices and discourses that are construct for roamers who come in town and people on the streets who insist on staying in the squares. The program took place...

ABSTRACT INTERGENERATIONAL DISCIPLESHIP FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY Scott Michael Douglas, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013 Chair: Dr. Brian C. Richardson The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership development of Millennial associate pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention by exploring the discipling relationship the associate has with the lead pastor. A sequential, mixed-methods line of inquiry was used in this study. The quantitative part utilized an online survey for the lead pastor and associate pastor. The online survey contained demographic questions, a thirty-item questionnaire about the associate pastor's leadership development along the Five Exemplary Practices of Kouzes and Posner, and a fifty-item questionnaire on necessary pastoral competencies. Following the quantitative analysis, five interviews were conducted with churches that displayed a high level of perceived leadership development. A significant sample size was not reached in this study, with n = 99 participating church ministry teams in the study. Despite this, several conclusions were reached. Most notably, Millennial associate pastors and Generation-X lead pastors had a significant relationship with regard to the associate pastor's perceived leadership development, but that Millennial associate pastors and Baby Boomer lead pastors shared more in common in terms of necessary pastoral competencies. The follow-up interviews explored four lines of inquiry: the competency development of the associate pastor, the dynamics of the discipling relationship, the balance between personal and professional aspects, and the generational differences on the church staff. One interview that was conducted was an anomaly, but the other four interviews shared many similar qualities. The lead pastor and associate pastors shared a strong friendship, they were committed to not only ministry success but also to the pursuit of Christlikeness, there was an intentionality on the part of the lead pastor to allow the associate opportunities to serve outside their specific ministry area, and the informality of the relationship did not diminish the intentionality the lead pastor had for the growth of his associate pastor.

abstract: Intelligence, consisting of critical products that facilitate law enforcement decision-making, is a crucial component and tool in the criminal justice system. However, the ways in which intelligence is gathered and used has gone largely unevaluated, particularly at the local level of law enforcement. This thesis begins to address the sparsity of literature by investigating the Intelligence Officer function in the Phoenix Police Department. More specifically, this study explores their roles; perceptions on information they are gathering, namely reliability and validity; and their effectiveness in terms of both intelligence and case successes. Different aspects of roles and perceptions are also examined in terms of their ability to predict these outcomes. Data reflect a 22-month sample of officer reports from the Phoenix Police Department Intelligence Officer Program. Descriptive analyses suggest that Intelligence Officers typically work specific cases with varied and different natures of crime. Generally, officers seem to be confident in the information they collect in terms of reliability and validity, and also appear to be relatively successful in achieving both broad intelligence successes and more tangible case successes. However, the relationships between role and perception variables and results vary in terms of both impact and significance for each type of success. Future research is required to better understand these relationships and to continue building a foundation of knowledge on Intelligence Officer effectiveness, so their impact can be optimized. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Criminology and Criminal Justice 2017

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University / The focus of this study was to examine the controversial issue of racial profiling. This study examined the perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors of 112 police officers from four separate police departments. The study began with the premise that racial profiling was a widespread issue in law enforcement. It looked to identify attributes, similarities, and differences of contrasting police agencies that would explain why some groups engage in racial profiling and others do not. The research was also undertaken to determine what might mitigate racial profiling practices. This study examined the issue from three different positions. The first step was to determine whether police officers believed that racial profiling was problematic in their respective departments. The cohort overwhelmingly reported that they did not believe racial profiling was a serious problem. The second goal of the study was to determine if a department's organizational culture (attitudes, values, and behaviors) contributed to racial profiling attitudes and practices. This study found, through an examination of organizational commitment, that organizational culture did affect racial profiling practices. Police departments with more committed officers showed lower search disparity rates between minority and majority motorists. Finally, racial profiling attitudes and practices were examined controlling for training. Police departments where a majority of officers received racial profiling training showed lower search rate disparities between majority and minority motorists. They also showed higher levels of commitment to the organization. A statistical analysis found that training and Organizational Commitment were shown to have a statistically significant effect on racial profiling practices. Attitudes, however, appeared to be unaffected. Quantity of training appeared to be the critical factor; quality of training was not examined as a part of this research. Police departments that committed to department-wide training showed lower search rate disparities between minority and majority motorists. Further research is needed to identify the connection between training, organizational culture, and officers' individualized behavior.

The proposed study examines the effect of CEO-board social connections on corporate policies. Motivated by the independent board view and collaborative board view, I propose two opposing hypotheses explaining the effect of CEO-board connections on corporate policies: monitoring hypothesis and advising hypothesis. In my first essay, I validate the two competing hypotheses of CEO-board connections by investigating the effect of CEO-board connections on monitoring and advising role of the board, and firm valuation. I find that CEO-board connections have a negative effect on board monitoring and positive effect on board advising and firm valuation. The results are robust to endogeneity concerns and different model specifications. Disentangling the Channels, I also show that the predicted effect of CEO-board connections on board monitoring and advising have opposite effects on firm valuation. Lastly, I provide evidence that the effect of CEO-board connections on firm performance is stronger in firms with high growth opportunities. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2020. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection