Thesis (M.A.)--University of Virginia, 1998. / Description based on content as of May 1999; title from title screen.

The purpose of this study was to examine the planned giving activity in the 15 community and junior colleges in the state of Mississippi. As all community colleges become increasingly dependent on private funds to offset cuts in government support, they must explore all avenues of fundraising. One avenue that has not been embraced as readily as others is planned giving; however, research has shown that this type of giving can contribute to the overall fundraising effort, and community colleges should make it a part of their basic fundraising platforms. This study consists of a review of available literature on community college planned giving and a survey of the 15 chief fundraising professionals in the community and junior colleges in Mississippi. The survey examined the overall characteristics of the colleges’ fundraising and planned giving programs, the amount of planned gifts raised, and the reporting measures for counting planned gifts. It also explored deterrents to planned giving and the support of the planned giving effort by presidents and boards of the colleges. The findings revealed that community colleges in Mississippi are not actively pursuing planned giving in a manner that could benefit their overall fundraising operations. While several responses reflected the current research that suggests that community colleges consider planned giving a low priority, other data suggest that the successful implementation of a planned giving program at these colleges may be easily attainable.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes special report study entitled : Bio-climatic approach design :biomass,wing and sun : use of photovoltaic in architecture. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes special report study entitled: Communal space in Hong Kong. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes special report study entitled : Communal space in Hong Kong. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

The alms of the current study were, firstly, to examme factors predicting nurses' perception of risk of HIV contagion at work; and secondly to investigate nurses' compliance with universal precautions, and the reasons for their compliance and noncompliance. The research was carried out in three phases. Phase I of the research used the Yates and Stone (1992) model of risk as a theoretical framework with which to examine perceived risk and also investigated reasons for non-compliance. The results suggested that perceived risk was related to fear of contagion and knowledge of non-transmission modes. Additionally four factors were produced from the investigation of reasons for non-compliance. Phase 2 utilised a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews designed to yield salient beliefs and issues relating to: risk perception and fear of contagion; knowledge of HIV; precautionary compliance; and the use of social comparisons when evaluating risk. The third phase of the research project was designed to combine the results of the first two phases of research with established theory in order to investigate the two main aims of the study. The Yates and Stone model of risk was again used. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (Ajzen, 1986) was used as a framework with which to examine compliance with universal precautions, and the False Consensus Effect (Ross, House and Green, 1977) was also used to examine behaviours and beliefs relating to both risk perception and precaution use. As with phase 1 this phase was questionnaire based. The relationships between descriptor and outcome variables were examined through the use of univariate, bivariate and multivariate statistical techniques. Overall it was found that fear of contagion, knowledge of HIV, previous exposure to HIV, and perceived behavioural control were all significant predictors of perceived risk of HIV contagion, results which support the Yates and Stone conceptualisation of risk. Four factors relating to precaution non-use were found and the Theory of Planned Behaviour was found to predict and explain precaution non-use accurately for 71 % of participants. Relationships amongst the variables were investigated in detail and the results were discussed in tenns of both theoretical and practical outcomes.

Owing to the ever increasing prevalence of software piracy and the alarming rise in costs to global economies, this research evaluated the Theory of Planned Behaviour and looked to determine if there are any relationships between the constructs under the model and intentions to carry out a specific behaviour, namely the copying of unauthorised computer software. The theory suggests that should attitudes and social norms favour the pirating of software and should the individual have the necessary perceived behavioural control and selfefficacy then they will be more likely to have intention to commit a certain act. A quantitative study looking at 225 individuals from organisations in the fields of manufacturing, finance and information technology was carried out to evaluate the theory’s claims. Correlations and linear regressions were run to analyse the data and it emerged that attitudes were the major predictor of intentions to pirate software accounting for up to 55% of the variance. Despite the perceived behavioural control variable there was significant support for the predictive value of the different constructs under the Theory of Planned Behaviour as well as the construct of self-efficacy.

With the increased use of teleworkers, it is important to understand how teleworker attitudes are related to the willingness to accept and follow guidelines that maintain data security in the telework environment. The objective of the study was to evaluate the application of the Theory of Planned Behavior and the idea of subjective norms as a means of explaining teleworker compliance in using information technology (IT) security guidelines in a telework environment. A sample of 150 respondents who considered themselves formal and informal teleworkers and were eligible for membership in The Telework Exchange completed an original Teleworker Security Survey. Descriptive and linear regression analyses were used to determine relationships existing between willingness to follow organizational teleworker data information security guidelines and practices. The findings of the analyses demonstrated that Personal Attitude, Social Pressure, and Sense of Control represented a weak to moderate model for explaining teleworker willingness to follow an organization’s security guidelines. This study is significant to organizations with teleworkers by identifying insight on attitudes of teleworkers regarding data security, sense of control and sense of responsibility teleworkers have regarding the confidentiality and integrity of data, and the intent of teleworkers to follow security protocols in a telework environment.

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