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"U.S. Iran Policy Irks Senior Commanders: the Military vs. Militaristic Civilian Leadership"
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Uncertainty Avoidance and Consumer Perceptions of Global e-Commerce Sites: A Multi-Level Model
(Drake University, 2013-10)Online purchasing is a decision-making process that involves inherent uncertainty. Yet consumer tolerance for uncertainty differs across cultures, requiring e-vendors to decide whether to adapt websites to different ... -
Uncertainty Avoidance and Consumer Perceptions of Global e-Commerce Sites: A Multi-Level Model
(Drake Management Review, 2013-10)Online purchasing is a decision-making process that involves inherent uncertainty. Yet consumer tolerance for uncertainty differs across cultures, requiring e-vendors to decide whether to adapt websites to different ... -
Understanding Cheating: From the University Classroom to the Workplace
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Understanding Experiences of High School Student Spoken Word Poetry Mentors of Color in a Large Midwest Urban District
(Drake University, 2017)Achievement, opportunity, and access gaps impacting students of color continue despite numerous studies spanning decades seeking to understand and determine solutions. Researchers’ studies focus on ways urban youth are ... -
Understanding The Lived Experiences Of Secondary Teachers Instructing In One-To-One Computing Classrooms
(Drake University, 2013-12)The educational system is changing to meet the needs of 21st century learners, technology integration has become critical in meeting that need. One-to-one computing may close the digital gap that exists and equips students ... -
Understanding The Lives Of Bipolar Women With Post-Secondary School Experience
(Drake University, 2013-12)Understanding the Lives of Bipolar Women with Post-Secondary School Experience Problem: Bipolar disorder affects 2.6% of the population over age 18 and often presents for the first time during the college years (Lejeune, ... -
The Unending Quest for the Symbolic Meaning of Moby Dick
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The Unifying Element of the Short-Story
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United States Deterrance Policy in the 1960's: Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Publicly Speak Out
(Drake University, 1972-12)The Problem. What was the public image conveyed by members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the 1960's concerning the deterrent policy of the United States, and to what extent did the Vietnam conflict mirror that ... -
United States Intervention in Vietnam: A Critical Evaluation of Policy and Decisionmaking
(Drake University, 1978-05)The United States intervened in South Vietnam in an attempt to prevent formation of a communist state there. The intervention was a failure; the country came under communist control. This thesis describes and analyzes the ... -
Up Close and Friendly: A Study of Compassion and Favoritism by Human Resource Professionals
(Drake Management Review, 2019-04)We assess differences in human resource professionals’ displays of compassion and favoritism by observing the rigor with which participants in an experiment enforce an organizational rule. In our experiment, participants ... -
The Use of a Monetary Based Needs Assessment Device in Evaluation of High School Curriculum
(Drake University, 1989-05)The problem: This study evaluates the effectiveness of a school needs assessment device which uses a monetary standard of measurement to appraise the value of high school curriculum areas. Procedure. Three study groups ... -
"Use of a nonprescription medicine formulary assignment to help fulfill an ability-based outcome"
(American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 1999)This paper describes how the development of a formulary helped students achieve an outcome ability in a nonprescription medicines course. For the nonprescription medicines course, ability-based outcomes were determined ... -
The Use of Algal Assays to Evaluate Algal Biomass in Regulated Streams
(Drake University, 1980-08)The problem. This study was undertaken to evaluate the algalgrowth potential of the Des Moines River as it passes through Saylorville and Red Rock Reservoirs. Procedure. The test organism, "Selenastrum capricornutum" ... -
The Use of Behavior Modification Techniques to Accomplish Dental Treatment on a Retarded Boy : Two Case Studies
(Drake University, 1973-08)The Problem: To investigate the effectiveness of dentist-administered reinforcement in controlling the behavior of a retarded boy during dental treatment. Procedure: Case 1-A token reinforcement system was established. ... -
Use of Brain Function Concepts by Social Studies Teachers
(Drake University, 1983-05)The problem. The basic problem examined in the study was the degree to which selected brain-function concepts had been applied to teaching techniques by Des Moines area secondary social studies teachers who responded to ... -
The Use of Coaching Techniques for Instructional Improvement by High School Principals in Iowa Schools
(Drake University, 1988-09)The problem: The purpose of this study was to analyze the reasons high school principals in Iowa identified as having an impact on the frequency of their axching activities. Coaching was defined as the ongoing use of ...
