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A study of the effectiveness of early intervention as a means of primary stress management amongst probationary police officers (1996)
Thesis

Following the result of a pilot study (n=86) involving a number of probationary
constables, experienced officers and retired officers which confirmed that police officers
irrespective of experience or length of service reported finding the same typ... Read More about A study of the effectiveness of early intervention as a means of primary stress management amongst probationary police officers.

Achieving exemplary quality in the UK construction professions (1996)
Thesis
Faulkner, A. Achieving exemplary quality in the UK construction professions. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The object of the research was to develop an understanding of how UK construction
professionals achieve exemplary quality in the services they offer. The aspirations and
outlook of purchasers and providers of services were discussed, recorded, exam... Read More about Achieving exemplary quality in the UK construction professions.

A search for the underclass : a comparative study of cellar dwellers in Manchester, Salford, Stockport and Rochdale, 1861-1871 (1995)
Thesis
Hayton, S. A search for the underclass : a comparative study of cellar dwellers in Manchester, Salford, Stockport and Rochdale, 1861-1871. (Thesis). University of Salford

The concepts that lie behind my thesis are one of perception and reality - the
perception of nineteenth century observers and the reality of the census returns.
The perceptions drawn will relate to many aspects of the underclass. The
aspects will... Read More about A search for the underclass : a comparative study of cellar dwellers in Manchester, Salford, Stockport and Rochdale, 1861-1871.

Exploring the processes of action learning in the National Health Service : dilemmas and paradoxes of evaluation (1993)
Thesis

Action Learning has become one of the most important
processes for accelerating change and development to
emerge in the National Health Service within the last
few years.
This thesis is concerned with an exploration of action
learning through a... Read More about Exploring the processes of action learning in the National Health Service : dilemmas and paradoxes of evaluation.

Gas network optimisation using Nash equilibria derived from dynamic non-cooperative non-zero sum game theory (1992)
Thesis

Efficient management of the national gas grid in Great Britain involves a complex
optimisation task to resolve the sometimes conflicting requirements of security of
supplies to customers, contractual obligation to suppliers and the cost of transmis... Read More about Gas network optimisation using Nash equilibria derived from dynamic non-cooperative non-zero sum game theory.