In the second phase of a two-phase study, enterprise training in Australia was examined through case studies of training at 12 Australian enterprises in 2 sectors. The six finance and insurance enterprises and six retail enterprises studied were selected to obtain a sample that was representative from the standpoints of enterprise size and…

Average salary increases for 3,983 faculty in the field of business and management are reported for 1985-1986, as part of the College and University Personnel Association's annual faculty salary studies. Included are comparative data for 108,074 faculty at 174 public colleges and 193 private colleges, representing 41 academic disciplines. In 1982,…

This curriculum for food marketing (cashier-checking) is designed to provide entry-level employment skills. It is organized into 13 units which contain one to ten competencies. A student competency sheet provided for each competency is organized into this format: unit and competency number and name, learning steps, learning activities, and…

This classification is presented to provide a standard for use with statistics about enterprises (i.e., companies, rather than their individual establishments) by kind of economic activity. The enterprise unit consists of all establishments under common direct or indirect ownership. It is defined to include all entities, including subsidiaries,…

This manual was developed to provide a comprehensive curriculum guideline for postsecondary marketing and retailing programs. It contains competence-based materials and integrates the Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) Learning Activity Packages into the curriculum. The first of seven chapters in this manual presents…

One of thirteen individualized courses included in a marketing curriculum, this course covers the basic elements of retail salesmanship, plus simulation and practice in making sales demonstrations. The course is comprised of two units: (1) Steps of the Sale and (2) Suggestion Selling. Each unit begins with a Unit Learning Experience Guide that…

This book is the third in a set of four occupational and business education curriculum guides which were developed for spanish speaking students with limited English speaking backgrounds and also for foreign language students who desire to reinforce their Spanish language skills. The guides are structured so that the teacher can provide service to…

Designed to be integrated into a competency-based distributive education program, these competitive DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) events were developed, utilized, and evaluated by distributive education and cooperative education coordinators in Arkansas. These events are organized under the following occupational categories: food…

Intended as an alternative method of learning for the adult minority business student, this document presents thirty case studies of minority individuals who have started their own business ventures. These case studies are designed to provide material for class discussions, an introduction for role playing, or a resource for individual study. Each…

The first section of the distributive education curriculum guide for grades 7-12 provides brief introductory statements concerning program and course descriptions and the role of Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) and business community advisory committees in the distributive education curriculum. Section 2 provides detailed…

In three Ohio cities, a perception scale of 55 statements was administered to: (1) 350 black students in schools serving disadvantaged youth, (2) 600 white students in schools serving non-disadvantaged youth, (3) 27 white students in a school serving disadvantaged youth, and (4) 154 department store workers. Among extensive findings were the…

The supermarket industry is important in the study of racial employment policies of American industry for several reasons: the ubiquitous nature of the industry, its size, the relatively low skill employment requirements, the high percentage of part-time jobs available, and the comparatively attractive employment patterns. The latter include…

Explores secondary economic effects of rural Minnesota school districts, including purchasing power of payrolls, employment, retail stimulus, recapture of taxes, property values, and banking services. Provides nontechnical approach to interpreting how school operations offset costs of rural education. Study can be replicated by rural educators.…

This curriculum guide was developed to help teachers use the new textbook adopted by Texas in 1991-92 for teaching the one-semester Retail Merchandising course. The guide is organized in four sections. The first section contains information on using the guide: an overview, sample lesson plans and other worksheets, suggestions for adapting…

This instructor guide for a unit on pricing strategy in the PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) curriculum includes the full text of the student module and lesson plans, instructional suggestions, and other teacher resources. The competencies that are incorporated into this module are at Level 3 of learning--starting and…