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Item A survey of the use of marginal analysis as a decision-making tool by Lubbock manufacturers(Texas Tech University, 1965-08) Guynes, C. StephenNot availableItem An investigation of how time spent monitoring the internet correlates with productivity(Texas Tech University, 2002-05) Powers, Bridget TheresaThe topic of this study determines whether the amount of time companies spend monitoring the Internet correlates with productivity and negative publicity. The purpose of this study was to find out whether companies that do not monitor the Internet for company-related information suffer financially from negative publicity in the media as compared to companies that do monitor the Internet. The researcher included 600 U.S. companies listed on the New York and Nasdaq Stock Exchange lists on February 2001. The sources included public literature, Hoovers and CNBC web sites, and a questionnaire that was sent via email to top executives. A correlation test and a 2x2 cross-tabulation were used to evaluate the data. The findings indicated that there was no statistical significance between time spent monitoring the Internet and productivity and time spent monitoring the Internet and negative publicity. In conclusion, the results of this study imply that it is possible that there is no relation between Internet monitoring, profit margin, and negative publicity.Item The job creation initiative: a resource dependence perspective(Texas Tech University, 2004-05) Childers, Chandra EThe Job Creation and Community Building Initiative is a partnership between Goodwill Industries of Lubbock, Covenant Health Systems of Lubbock, and other local social service agencies and organizations. The explicit goals of the program is to increase the self-sufficiency of program participants over the course of a three year period. Program outcomes indicate the failure of Job Creation to reach stated program goals. However, Job Creation has managed to maintain sufficient legitimacy to continue garnering support within the local community. This outcome is examined and explained by resource dependency and institutional theories of organizational functioning and development. Specifically, Job Creation staff operated within an environment where Goodwill Industries had already attained a significant level of legitimacy. This legitimacy allowed staff to further build their legitimacy within the community and escape close scrutiny of program operations and outcomes. Therefore, program staff were able to substitute this legitimacy for substantial program impacts over time.Item The Theory of the Firm and The Alternatives(Texas Tech University, 1972-08) Niknam, RahmatollahNot Available.