Research clearinghouse

edited by

William G. Ryan

RESEARCH CLEARINGHOUSE This feature identifies those current research projects that are of interest to business executives. Inquiries concerning the projects may be made to the researcher.

Title and Purpose of Study

Researcher

BUSINESS E C O N O M I C S

Impact of New York State Workfare Program on Employable Recipients

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To determine whether a compulsory work requirement program more permanently attaches employable welfare recipients to the labor force

The Economic Impact of Natural Gas Curtailment in Northern Arizona

H. Bedrosian and D. Diamond, College of Business and Public Administration, New York Univ., Washington Square, New York City, N.Y. 10003

Theodore A. Hoff, Box 5736, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff, Ariz. 86001

To determine the economic effect of natural gas curtailment including the effect on production, changes in cost of production with alternative energy sources; an input-output analysis DECISION MAKING

Improving the Profitability of Retail Merchandising Decisions To determine and evaluate alternative approaches to planning and controlling retail merchandising and inventory decisions using financial analysis and computer simulation

Daniel J. Sweeney, Dept. of Marketing and Transportation, College of Business Administration, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. 37916

MARKETING

The Functions of Normative Phenomena in Managerial Decision Making

Walter O. O'Donnell, Dept. of Management, SBA 336, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. 01002

To further detect and clarify the functioning and operational effects of organizational goals, values, and value judgments in actual and simulated managerial decisions

BUSINESS HORIZONS