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Three essays on demand for meat and dairy products evidence from household level data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Dairy and meat demand is not only influenced by prices and income but also by generational cohort (Millennial, Gen X, Baby Boomers, and Traditionalists), race, and other demographic factors. This study examines the demand ...
The relationships among middle level teachers' assessment practices, instructional leadership, and student achievement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships among teachers' assessment practices, instructional leadership, and student achievement in the middle level schools in Missouri. The method of analysis was primarily quantitative...
Trade barriers to grain cooperatives in exporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1986)
The objective of this study was to determine if there were any barriers to grain cooperatives in exporting. Barriers are obstacles associated with the structure of the market. Data compiled to determine if any barriers ...
Secondary traumatic stress and countertransference in survivor therapists: the role of empathy and differentiation of self
(2021)
The purpose of this study was to expand the present base of knowledge regarding two potentially destructive therapist reactions, secondary traumatic stress (STS) and countertransference, in a sample of mental health ...
Development and validation of the perceived parental social support scale-lesbian gay (ppss-lg)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to create a scale to measure parental social support from the perspective of lesbians and gay men. Previous research that has assessed the affects of parental social support for lesbians and ...
Strategic enrollment management, tuition discounting, and student enrollment by income : a test of demand theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
This study applies demand theory to investigate how college discounting practices impact student enrollment across income categories for members and affiliates of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. The dependent variable...
Early-stage social ventures : resource acquisition, CEO selection, and impact investors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
In this dissertation, I explore early-stage social ventures' resource acquisition, the first CEO selection, as well as how funding foundations supporting early-stage social ventures overcome challenges emerge from the ...
Firm strategy and knowledge management in strategic supply chain relationships : a knowledge-based view
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Using the knowledge-based view, this study seeks to understand the relationship between firm strategic orientation and interorganizational knowledge management in strategic supply chain alliances of high technology firms. ...
Salesforce control systems : an integrated approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Salesforce management has strategic importance to a company's competitive advantage. However, to date, the direct effects of the salesforce control systems on sales personnel's key job outcomes are inconclusive and the ...
Managerial perceptions and responses to climate change in Missouri state parks and historic sites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Climate change has been described as one of the greatest, long-term challenges facing modern society. Its impacts range from alteration of ecosystem structure and function...
A diffusion model analysis of transitivity and lexicographic semiorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The primary aim of the present dissertation is to examine the underlying cognitive processes of transitivity and lexicographic semiorders. To this end, I apply the diffusion model to preferential choice data, where ...
Tainted gift? : harmful effects of a bad profit company's corporate social responsibility activity on the associated good nonprofit organization's future
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Using structural equation modeling, this study tested the effectiveness of two communication factors (the source affiliation type and the level of Corporate Social Responsibility value) on people's source trustworthiness, ...
Factors influencing nursing student academic success : a mixed methods study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Student success is a core indicator of program effectiveness in nursing education. Student failure or delay in progression burdens the already limited educational resources, financially taxes the students and educational ...
Pediatric Lead Poisoning and The Built Environment in Kansas City, Missouri 2000-2013
(2021)
This study examines relationships between pediatric lead poisoning and the built environment. Focusing on Kansas City, Missouri between the years 2000 and 2013 this dissertation informs policy options and identifies under-explored lines of inquiry...
Assessing the impact of the 1918/1919 influenza pandemic in Missouri counties heavily involved in lead-zinc mining
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
transmission and severity during the pandemic within three rural mining districts in the state of Missouri, USA: the Tri-State District, Central District, and Old Lead Belt. Missouri mines supplied much of the lead produced during this time, with many...
Mizzou, volume 096, number 1 (2007 fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2007)
Reciprocity in marketing relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Marketing researchers have often cited reciprocity as an important aspect of relational exchange; however the extant research has not conceptualized or measured reciprocity in marketing relationships. This research is a ...
Job turnover among displaced agricultural workers within the Mississippi Delta area of Eastern Arkansas : extent, costs, and criteria of cause
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
Labor turnover has been defined as a phenomenon which serves to reflect the degree of stagnation or instability in the labor market. Whenever the rate of labor turnover is high, vis-a-vis, no expansion, excess movement and ...
Time-dependent response of flat plate structures under high sustained load
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Reinforced concrete (RC) structures may be exposed to high levels of sustained stresses resulting from errors in construction or design, abnormal loading, and material degradation. Although most RC structures are designed ...
Advanced versus Regular: The Relationship between Student Achievement in Science and Curricular Choice
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between science curricular
treatment and achievement in middle school. A repeated-measures ANOVA applied to
standardized test score data from students, n = ...