Preston, Paul

This thesis is a study of the profiles of chief
executives of motor truck and bus companies and allied industry
companies who are members of their state association,
the Texas Motor Transportation Association, Inc. The profiles
were obtained from questionnaires received from 250
responding member chief executives out of the total membership
of 921. From what was learned in a review of the questionnaires,
characteristics were determined for each discipline
of operation and for the entire association leadership.
These indicated the makeup of the leadership, their interest
areas in the association, and what they perceived to be the
future needs of the industry.
The conclusion emerged that such a profile can be an
appropriate management tool for both the association and the
individual members of the association.

This study was prepared to determine whether the hospital industry
had changed personnel philosophy, policies, and practices as a
result of the attitudes and thinking of the new breed employee.
This employee questions establishment mores, generally is not over
30 years of age, and has entered the labor force during the past
five to eight years. Business, government, labor and philosophy
are reviewed in terms of their influence on today's attitudes.
A survey was conducted to determine the impact of new breed thinking
on policies and practices. Factors surveyed included recruiting
and hiring, training and promotions and career development, rules
and regulations , supervisory practices and communications.
The results of the survey indicated that employee policies and
practices of the hospital industry were not significantly influenced
by new breed thinking.

The primary emphasis of this survey was to sample the
largest corporations within the petroleum industry and to report their
experience in manpower planning . Of special attention was the attempt
to identify different characteristics and uses of manpower planning in
oil companies that are increasing in number of personnel to those that
ore decreasing in number of personnel. Resources include a comprehensive
survey questionnaire, findings from current literature, and
personal experience as a manpower planning specialist within a major
oil company.

In Orange County, California an innovative, pre-paid, capitation-
type of health care program for welfare patients is
being developed. This thesis investigates potential participation
of conservatively oriented physicians in such a program.
A direct mail questionnaire to the total physician membership
of the Orange County Medical Association was utilized to determine
patterns of medical practice in orange county, involvement
of physicians in current welfare programs, and criteria acceptable
to physicians that would effectively implement a program
providing quality medical services readily accessible to welfare patients. Secondary research concentrated on current
concepts and actual practice in the provision, the cost,
and the quality of health care provided welfare patients.
Data gathered gives a degree of insight to the medical
leadership in Orange County whether an innovative pre-paid
health care program will attract sufficient physician
participation to justify the signing of a formal contract
with the State of California.