Abstract This thesis proposes to postulate a pedagogic theory--transactional analysis (TA)--to present the psychological dysfunctions that make up the bulk of disorders for which Edna Pontellier, the protagonist in Kate Chopin

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Thesis (B.A.(Hons.)) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Psychology, 1976.

Thesis (M.S.)--Wisconsin. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-114).

There are three assumptions in the field of psychology about Transactional Analysis that are examined in this thesis: first, TA has an identifiable language, composed of common, easily understood terms; second, it is assumed that people who wish to use TA theory must first learn the language; third, once the language is learned, it is thought that these people can put it to use in their lives.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1975.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1975.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1975.

M.Comm. / Franchising is growing in stature as one of the most powerful business methods. Fifty percent of retail sales in the USA are generated through franchised chains. Franchising happens when an entrepreneur seizes a viable business opportunity. A system is developed to extract the maximum value and the rights to use the business system are sold to a franchisee to operate a business along the same principles and systems as the original opportunity. The franchisee and franchisor work together as a team or alliance to build and maintain the brand. In order to exploit the business opportunity in a meaningful manner, it is important for the franchisor and the franchisee to understand and to analyse the different relationships in the franchising model. The franchise relationship model developed by Spinelli et al is very useful and provides a sensible approach in analysing and identifying the different relationships in a franchised business. The most important aspect of the franchise relationship model is the relationship with the customer. The service delivery system is created by the franchisor and franchisee to provide the best service or to deliver the product in the most effective way to the customer. The service delivery system is the blue print of the franchise operation and outlines the flow of tasks and transactions in the franchise model. In order for franchisors and franchisees to ensure that uniformity and standards are maintained across the franchised business, it is important for them to have a system through which franchisees can be monitored. The main focus of the monitoring system is to prevent shirking, free riding or to avoid that franchisees erode the brand of the business. An important tool in the monitoring process is the franchise agreement. The franchise agreement is a specialised agreement that outlines the relationship between the franchisor and the franchisee. Other important tools used in the monitoring function are field visits, external service audits, peer review, analytical tools, customer feedback and mystery shopping. Transactional analysis is used to determine which tasks are to be carried out by whom in the franchise relationship. The service delivery system tasks are defined and different tasks awarded to either the franchisee or the franchisor. As an example of this method, the real estate function is analysed indicating what the essential tasks are when executing this function and who is responsible for it.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between creativity and the six ego states of Transactional Analysis. The research sample consisted of 42 adolescents (age 17-18) from a grade 11 high school psychology class. Creativity was measured by the fluency sub-score of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (Torrance, 1966). Ego states were measured by the Personal Response Questionnaire (Kealy, 1975). Six Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated between the creativity scores and each of the ego state scores. On the basis of the creativity scores, two sub-groups were established. One group was comprised of the 10 highest scoring subjects and one group was comprised of the 10 lowest scoring subjects. A t-test was used to calculate the difference between the means of each of the 6 ego state scores of the two sub-groups. The results of the statistical testing of the correlation coefficients and of the t-value indicated that there were no statistically significant (.05) relationships between creativity and any of the 6 ego states. Descirptive data was presented to illustrate any differences within or among groups. Reasons for the lack of statistically significant results were discussed and recommendations for future research were suggested. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate