An evaluation of the utility of assessing and treating severe problem behavior through precursor functional analysis was completed. Ongoing measurement of problem behavior in two settings in the participant's natural environment was conducted for the duration of the study. A precursor to...

This study proposed a look at the importance and challenges of knowledge management in times of great change. In order to understand the information phenomena of interest, impacts on knowledge workers and knowledge documents in times of great organizational change, the study is positioned in a...

Whether all parties to the employment relationship benefit from workplace partnership and with what consequences is one of the most persistent research questions in industrial relations scholarship. Three dominant theoretical frameworks are identified. They are the mutual gains, pessimistic and...

This paper aims to investigate the impact of monopoly power on the world of work within the logistics sector, particularly in the context of automation processes. We conduct a fieldwork analysis of three workplaces situated in Italy, each owned by distinct types of monopolies: a conventional...

The purpose of this research is to apply theories and models in strategic planning and analysis to my professional experience working with the Asociación Femenina Q'eqchi (AFQ) in El Estor, Guatemala. My research questions are: How effective are AFQ's current programs based on their...

This paper examines the perceived effectiveness of various human resource management practices by United States supervisors in the United States Foreign Service. It attempts to identify, through the review of current human resource management literature and interviews with ten U.S. Foreign...

This paper seeks to determine whether franchising is a good choice of organizational structure for a non-profit organization attempting to expand rapidly. It examines the management implications of that choice: specifically, is franchising the best choice of an organizational structure for FINCA...

Competitive success is important in a new global environment. Due to attractive real estate prices in Central America, many foreigners are making Nicaragua their new home. Investors are noticing increased opportunities to open up a business venture whether it is a hotel, restaurant or other...

The Adirondack Forest Worker: Surviving in a Changing Timber Industry emerged as a topic out of the research performed at the Adirondack Nature Conservancy/Adirondack Land Trust (ANC/ALT). The research consisted of identifying market trends in order to evaluate the future effectiveness of...