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Theses from 2002
The War on Poverty and The War in Vietnam: The Goals and Limits of Market Capitalism, Sarah X. Thompson
A Qualitative Analysis for Sex Determination in Humans Utilizing Posterior and Medial Aspects of the Distal Humerus, Veronica L. Wanek
Communication and Team Building: Team 3 Report, Bob Wang, Richard Klein, Serin Hudson, and Hilary Andreas
Selected Issues on Cross Cultural Teams: Performance, Individualism vs. Collectivism, & Conflict, Bob Wang, Richard Klein, Serin Hudson, and Hilary Andreas
Interactions of Titanium With Hydrogen Isotopes, Jon S. Warner
Multiple Convergence: Induced Travel Analysis in Metropolitan Areas, Jihong Zhang
Submissions from 2001
Cross-Cultural Teams and Projects: Issues and Trends in the ‘90s, Mubarak Alkhaili, Rajesh Gopalakrishnan, and Surendra Lingareddy
The Boeing 777 Program: A Project Management Feat, Mubarak Alkhaili, Rakhman Gul, Rami Khalaf, and Shahzada Iqbal
Shared-Resource Housing: A Contemporary Approach to Community Living, José Alvarez, Danelle Isenhart, Mike Liefeld, Jeff Thierfelder, and Jesse Winterowd
Entrepreneurship, Anastasia Alvear
Purchase of a Cell Phone Service Plan, Anastasia Alvear, Matthew Freeland, Rattiya Maneesri, Khemanut Teangtrong, Wichan Wannalertsri, and Uraiporn Wattanakasemsakul
Bluetooth Wireless Technology, Navarat Anankavanich, James Bland, Farolan Mulia, Archie Patdu, and Vithan Pipugsmoot
Clean Energy: Challenges and Opportunities, Navarat Anankavanich, James Bland, Farolan Mulia, Archie Patdu, and Vithan Pipugsmoot
Boise Neighborhood Gateway Project, Debra Andreades, Arif Khan, Emily Hughes, and Tony Konkol
Server Consolidation Using Mathematical Programming, David Angel, Navarat Anankavanich, Thuchchai Piyakulchaidej, Vithan Pipugsmoot, and Wissanu Sumitsawan
Project Management at Underwriter’s Laboratories, David Angel, Suresh Dontula, Khaldoun Habboub, Charlie Mack, and Karl Schorr
Optimization of the Annual Production Plan for the Mitis River System, Andy Barrett, James Bland, Tony Haines, Diana Laboy-Rush, and Vincent Roy
An Analysis of Online Profiling Practices and Regulations, Andy Barrett, Gary Ficek, Tony Haines, Jennifer Joiner, and Vincent Roy
Nike Strategic Analysis, Serdar Bayram, Janos Bodnar, Sulaiman Magboul, Dale Rook, and Ming Shi
Project Management in the Hotel Business, Serdar Bayram, Kiatiporn Lertsathitphong, Natthapong Viriyarojanakul, and Sulaiman Magboul
Strengthening Small Business Clusters Serving Minority Communities, April Bertelsen, Jacob Brostoff, Lucia Ramirez, Angela Shibley, and Ernest Tipton
Project Evaluation as Calibrator and Opportunity for Organizational Learning, Pimala Bhiromkaew, Matthew Freeland, Pisek Gerdsri, Rattiya Maneesri, Khemanut Teangtrong, Wichan Wannalertsri, and Uraiporn Wattanakasemsakul
Reengineering Project at TPM, Pimala Bhiromkaew, Rattiya Maneesri, and Uraiporn Wattanakasemsakul
Streaming Video Service, James Bland, Brian Bluelake, and Ashish Gupta
Team Self-Diagnosis, James Bland, Jim Cook, Jennifer Joiner, Mohamed Moussa, and Karl Schorr