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A Study of the Kalamazoo Labor Council
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A Suggestion for Further Consideration Regarding Investment in Human Capital During the Transitional Stage: Results of an investigation into the relationship between productivity levels in Guatemalan subsistence agriculture and levels of literacy within the Guatemalan agriculture work force, 1955-1960.
(Kalamazoo College., 1963-01-01)The paper investigates the role of investment in human capital in agriculture as one aspect of the process of economic development. It is essentially a combination and deeper analysis of the two sectoral problems presented ... -
Downtown Kalamazoo: The Impact of Its Mall
(Kalamazoo College., 1963-01-07)The paper evaluates the results of the construction of a downtown pedestrian shopping mall in 1959, along with other cooperative downtown redevelopment efforts. -
The Postwar Economic Development of West Berlin
(1964)This paper will concern itself with a discussion of West Berlin's postwar economic development. Rather than simply amass material in this connection, I have attempted to isolate my research findings and deal with only ... -
The Allocation of Economic Resources to High School Athletics and Its Connection with Won-Lost Records
(1964)The purpose of this study is to ascertain if and what connection won-lost records have on the amount of money allocated to athletic teams at the high school level. The writer was limited to one high school, and ... -
Coordinated Motor-Rail Trnasportation: TOFC Plans I & V
(1964)It is the intention of this paper to investigate the railroads which utilize the coordinated piggyback plans, expose their reasons for adopting the service, and illuminate the advantages of each service. There are many ... -
The International Economics of Jamaican Growth
(1964)A purely descriptive account of the phenomenal growth of the Jamaican economy since 1950 would be instructive. In this paper, every attempt is made to render as comprehensive a description of the changes wrought by ... -
Branch Banking in the United States 1790 - 1962
(1964)This thesis is designed to give a general introduction to branch banking in the United States from 1790 to 1962. I have therefore eliminated or subordinated much unessential detail so as to emphasize main currents of ... -
A Comparative Analysis of the British and American Retail Clothing Outlets (Specific Analysis)
(1964)The purpose of this paper is two fold. The title specifically states that the paper deals with "A comparative analysis of the British clothing retail outlet and the retail clothing outlet in the United states". The paper, ... -
Progressive Organization in International Business
(1964)This paper could in a sense be called the biography of a firm. I have attempted to examine a condition of today, the position of American business in the international field, through the organization, activities and ... -
A Survey of Northwestern Mutual Policyholders - A Study of the Acquisition of Life Insurance within the Family Life Cycle
(1964)The opportunity to study this relationship became possible when the Northwestern Mutual began asking questions about family status on their general application for life insurance in April of 1963. The number and ages ... -
A Fresh New Approach to Collective Bargaining - A Look at the Institution of Collective Bargaining in American Motors Corporation
(1964)It is the purpose of this paper to discuss and analyze the institution of collective bargaining in only one corporation out of the vast number of businesses in which it exists. This paper, it is hoped, will be a careful ... -
Personal Appraisal in Industrial Organizations
(1964)This brief composite history of personnel appraisal is not meant to be all-inclusive. It is meant only to impress upon the reader the vast amount of time and energy which has brought us the knowledge and ideas we have today ... -
Concepts and Measurement of Productivity
(1964)The study of productivity presented in this paper is limited to the private domestic economy. Statistical information covering the economy's public sector is too limited to produce accurate predictions of productivity ... -
The Economics of Air Pollution with Emphasis on Vegetation Damage
(Kalamazoo College., 1964-01-01)The paper explores an economic study of the problems of air pollution damage to vegetation. -
The Role of Success in the Allocation of Resources to Intercollegiate Athletics by the Colleges of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
(1964-03-15)This study is concerned with the economic aspects of the intercollegiate sports program at each of the MIAA colleges. More specifically, it is concerned with the allocation of resources by each college to the sports ... -
The Projected Impact of the Fisher Body Plant upon the Kalamazoo Labor Market
(1965)It is the intention here to project the impact of the new Fisher Body plant upon the Kalamazoo labor market. Since construction was begun in February of 1965, only a small labor force has been acquired, with complete ... -
Sounds Like Dead Cell
(1965)This thesis is an attempt to see why the Edsel motor car failed and what, if any lessons were learned from its failure. -
Investment Ability's Influence on Regional Development in Southern Illinois
(1965)The need for this study emerged as slowly as the turgid pools in the stream of our progressing economy. In the pools, labor surpluses grew, the backlog of needs increased; until the gap was noticeable, demanded action. ...