Bureau of Business Research records
RG.12.08.01
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Muncie, Indiana, 47306
765-285-5078
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Bureau of Business Research records RG.12.08.01
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................4
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6
Series 1: Serial publications, 1971-1999.................................................................................................6
Series 2: Research reports, 1974-1999....................................................................................................7
Series 2.1: Research reports addition.................................................................................................... 11
Series 3: Research documents, 1969-1999............................................................................................19
Series 4: Photographs and slides, 1980.................................................................................................25
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Ball State University. Bureau of Business Research.
Title
Bureau of Business Research records
Date
1972-1984
Extent
3.6 Cubic feet 6 Boxes
Language
English
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
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Preferred Citation
Bureau of Business Research records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Scope and Contents
This collection includes published reports from the Bureau of Business Research at Ball State University.
Materials include serial publications from the Bureau, research reports produced by the Bureau mainly
about the Muncie area's financial strengths and challenges, and research documents used by the
department for their studies. Materials date from 1969-1999.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Serial publications
Series 2: Research reports
Series 3: Research documents
Series 4: Photographs and slides
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Controlled Access Headings
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Geographic Name(s)
• Muncie (Ind.)--History--20th century--Sources
Subject(s)
• Business
• Commerce
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Series 1: Serial publications, 1971-1999
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Serial publications, 1971-1999
Ball State Business review Vol 1, No. 1-2, 1971
Ball State Business review Vol 2, No. 1-2, 1972
Ball State Business review Vol 3, No. 1-2, 1973
Ball State Business review Vol 4, No. 1-2, 1974
Ball State Business review Vol 5, No. 1-2, 1975
Ball State Business review Vol 6, No. 1-2, 1976
Ball State Business review Vol 7, No. 1-2, 1977
Ball State Business review Vol 8, No. 1-2, 1978
Ball State Business review Vol 9, No. 1-2, 1979
Ball State Business review Vol 10, No. 1-2, 1980-1981
Ball State Business review Vol 11, No. 1-2, 1981-1982
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Series 2: Research reports, 1974-1999
Ball State Business review Vol 12, No. 1, 1985
Ball State Business Review, Publication Index, undated
Entrepreneurship Connections newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1996 Fall
"In-sights", 1971-1973
Journal for Business Educators, Vol. 53, No. 1, 1982
Muncie Business Review, Vol. 1-5, No. 1-4, 1996-1999
Putting the I back in Ethics speaker series pamphlet, 2002-2003
"The Bureau Newsletter," 1978-1981
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Series 2: Research reports, 1974-1999
"Adding Up Growth For Middleton," pamphlet for TV Series, 1975
Analysis of Eastern Indiana Economic Clusters: A Pilot Study, report by
Patrick M. Barkey, 2005
Ball State University's Research Support for Muncie, Indiana's Economic
Development: Report Summaries and Press Clippings, 1981
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Series 2: Research reports, 1974-1999
Brief History of the Midwest Marketing Association, 1977-1983, report
Bureau of Business Research Reports, no 1-9, 1972-1975
Bureau of Business Research Reports, no 10-18, 1975-1985
Bureau of Business Research, working papers, no 1-7, 1975-1977
Bureau of Business Research, working papers, no 8-14, 1977-1982
City of Muncie 1985 Resident Opinion Survey, by Shaheen Borna
Cobol on the Vax, report, by gail Green and Margaret Simsic, 1984
Commentaries by Dr. Patrick M. Barkey, 2005
Comparison of Diary and Twenty-Four Hour Recall Techniques for
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Measuring Radio Audience, report, by Joseph D. Brown,1983
Dis-Para-Sim: A Marketing Channel Game: Student Guide, by A. Fuat
Firat and Erdogan Kumcu
Economic Growth and Income Redistribution: Are They Compatible
Goals?, report, by Gerald J. Lynch, 1982
Follow-up Study of the Graduates and Completers of the Ball State
University Vocational Office and Distributive Treacher Education
programs, report, 1966-1976
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Series 2: Research reports, 1974-1999
Impact of Personal Home Computers on Marketing, Report, By Donald F.
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Mulvihill, 1983
Industry and the Marketplace in Anderson SMSA, by Herbert Joe Stiles,
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International Marketing Bibliography, by Henry W. Vanderleest,1981
Labor Economics 431 course papers, written by students of Dr. Joseph
Rocha, 1973
Management Information Systems: A Book of Readings, by Irmtraud
Seeborg, 1984
Muncie Citizen's Tax Survey, report, undated
Muncie Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Wage and Benefit
Survey, 1999
Muncie Economic Development report No. 1-6, 1974
Muncie Economic Track Record, report, 1979
Muncie Economic Development report No. 7-12, 1974-1975
Muncie, Indiana: a Locational Analysis, report, undated
Muncie Industrial Awareness Project, report, undated
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Series 2: Research reports, 1974-1999
Necessary Steps to Basic: A Modular Approach, report, James R.
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Necessary and Cynthia Sanman Ma, 1982
One Stop Shopping Survey: An Analysis and Summary, report, 1995
Price of Inaction: Assessing the costs of Indiana's Smoking Habit, report,
2000
Research for Growth: Muncie Attitude and Muncie Economic
Development reports, 1973-1974
Simulation in Compensation Administration, report, by R.W. Beatty, 1982
Toward Ecological Compatibility Within the Retail Environment, report,
by M. Alan Miller, 1983
Wage and Benefit Survey, report, 1997
Word Perfect and You: Using th IBM PC, report, by Charles Edward Cox
and Kathleen P. Wagoner, 1984
Word Processing Career Opportunities, by Kathleen P. Wagoner, 1977
Muncie Business Index, newspaper articles, 1975-1985
Muncie Business Index, unpublished proofs, 1975
Muncie Business Index, unpublished proofs, 1976
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Series 2.1: Research reports addition
Muncie Business Index, unpublished proofs, 1977-1978
Muncie Business Index, unpublished proofs, 1978-1979
Muncie Business Index, unpublished proofs, 1982-1985
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Series 2.1: Research reports addition
Allen, Bruce H. and William R. LaFollette, "The Relationship Between
Alienation and Organizational Structure Among Members of a
Management Development Program," 1976 Aug.
Arndt, Terry. and George F. Hanks, "Ethical Considerations for NonPublic CPAs," 1978 Summer
Arndt, Terry L. and James A. Millar, "Some Empirical Results on
Financial Characteristics and Unusual Stock Prices," 1977 Fall
Ball Corporation, "Making Change," 1984-1986
Barnhart, James R., " An Analysis of Accounting Internship Program: The
Ball State University Experience," 1975 Jan.
Belohlav, James A. and Paul O. Popp, "Making Employee Discipline
Work," 1978 May
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Series 2.1: Research reports addition
Brown, Joseph D. and Tyghe L. Jack, "Consumer Image of Major
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Shopping Locations in Muncie," 1973 Dec.
Brown, Joseph D., "Consumer Loyalty for Private Food Brands," 1972
Oct.
Brown, Joseph D. and Timothy R. Montgomery, "Economic Impact of
Ball State University on Muncie and Delaware County," 1984
Brown, Joseph D. and Timothy R. Montgomery, " Statistical Abstract of
East Central Indiana: 1983," undated
Brown, Joseph D., Kathryn M. McLaughlin, and Gary N. Young, "The
Muncie Business Index," 1975 Apr.
Brown, Joseph D. and Forrest H. Eisenhart, "What do Small Manufactures
Think of Their Current Operations?" 1972 Sept.
Byrum, Laura K. nd Michael C. Seeborg, "East Central Indiana Manpower
Study," 1985
"Business and Politics in America," undated
"Calculating Machines Manual and Instructions, 1982
Cascio, Wayne F. and Valdur Silbey, "Utility of the Assessment Center as
Selection Device," 1980 Apr.
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Series 2.1: Research reports addition
Cascio, Wayne F. and Enzo R. Valenzi, "Validation and Statistical Power:
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Implications for Applied Research," 1979 July
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "China's Economy in Flux," 1972 Winter
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "China's Energy Resources," 1978 May
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "China's Industry: Advances and Dilemma," 1971 Sept.
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "China's Machine Building Industry," 1973 July
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "Chinese Society in Transition," 1974 Sept.
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "Economic Fluctuations in the PRC: 1949-1972," 1974
July
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "Food and Agricultural Problems in China," 1973 Sept.
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "Industrial Modernization in China
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "Leadership Changes and Economic Policies in China,"
1980 Apr.
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "The Economic Thought of Mao-Tse Tung," 1977 Apr.
Cheng, Chu-yuan, "Two Book Reviews on Chinese Economy," 1976
Winter, 1977 Winter
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Series 2.1: Research reports addition
Critin, Arnold, "Interest Expense- Is it Really a "Non- Operating"
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Expense?" 1973 Oct.
Ditts, David, "Unions and Health Care Cost Inflation," 1979 July
"Economic Forecast- Delaware County, Muncie's Forecast Seminar,"
1983/03/02
Engber, Michael D., "Are There Job Opportunities in Indiana for Legal
Assistants?" 1977 May
Engber, Michael D., "The Liability of a Professional for Negligent
Misrepresentation and its Implications for the Business Law Professor,"
1980 Jan.
Engber, Michael D., "Trends and Patterns in Legal Assistant Education,"
1978 Feb.
Ferris, George, Michael Mathew and Peter Steidl, "Readings in Australian
Marketing," 1979
Fleming, Richard and Rolph E. Anderson, "Linguistic and Communication
Skills: Criteria for International Executive Performance Abroad?" 1977
May
Fox, Harold W., "Advisory Board: Resource for Closely Held
Companies," 1979 Oct.
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Series 2.1: Research reports addition
France, Judith E. and Michael C. Seeborg, "Labor Market Performance of
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Female Ceta Participants," 1979 Oct.
Geelhoed, E. Bruce, " The Story of City Securities Corporation,' 1985
Girgis, Maurice, "Aggregation and Misspecification Biases in Estimates of
Factor Elasticity of Substitution: The Case of Egypt," 1974
Hanks, George F., "Attitude Measurement: Information for the Accounting
Research," 1975 Nov.
Hanks, George F., " Formal Certification of Specialities: A Necessary
Step?" 1979 July
Hannaford, John, " Costs and Benefits of Ball State University to
Metropolitan Muncie," 1971
Jones, Adaline, D., "Accreditation, Accountability and Control in Business
Teacher Education," 1973 Aug.
Lowry, James R., " Pollution Control in the 500 Largest United States
Industrial Corporations," 1975 Feb.
Lowry, James R., "Using Traffic Study to Select a Retail Site," 1979 Apr.
Marsh, Sandra W., "Current Business Views of Government," 1979 Apr.
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McGuire, Robert and Robert Higgs, "Cotton, Corn, and Risk in the
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Nineteenth Century Another View," 1980 Sept.
McManis, Donald L. and William G. Dick, "Incentives Cut Waste," 1973
Nov.
McManis, Donald L., "Monetary Incentives in Today's Industrial Setting,"
1973 May
Mueller, Don. R., "A Comparison of Levels of Schooling and Age of
Muncie Workers in Similar Cities," undated
"Muncie, Indiana: A Location Analysis," undated
Nelson, David T., "A Research Design to Measure Teaching
Effectiveness," 1975
Nelson, David T., "A Teaching Effectiveness Evaluation Technique," 1974
Feb.
Nelson, David T., "Student Performance in a Positive Pressure
Environment," 1976 Aug.
Nelson, David T., "Teaching Effectiveness and Course Content," undated
Osborne, Bob, "Affirmative Action: Four Muncie Industries," 1973/07/09
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Parker, A. J., Val Silbey and John Duncan, "Tradeoffs in the Use of Wide-
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Area Telephone Service (WATS)," 1979 Aug.
Parkinson, Paul W., "Investment Decision- Making Conventional Methods
vs. Game Theory," 1971 Sept.
Roberts, Paul Craig and T. Norman Van Cott, "Restrictive Verses
Permissive Money: Two Is-im Views of Pure Fiscal Action," 1978 Sept.
Santoni, Gary J. and T. N. Van Cott, "The Impact of Mandatory Bottle
Deposit Legislation," 1977 Sept.
Seeborg, Irmtraud Streker, "The Influence of Employee Participation on
Job Redesign," 1978 Mar.
Seeborg, Michael C., The Effect of Curriculum Choice on Alumni
Income," 1980 Apr.
Siegel, Frederick W. and Robert W. Resek, "Consumption Demand and
Population Growth Rates," 1974 Oct.
Siegel, Frederick W., "Statistical Properties of Security Return When Firm Return is Log- Normally
Distributed," 1976 Aug.
Silbey, V., and A. J. Parker, "User Meets Computer: A Problem of Upward
Compatibility," 1980 Aug.
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Swart, J. Carroll and Richard A Baldwin, "EDP Effects on Clerical
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Workers," 1971 Dec.
Swart, J. Carroll, "Flextime's Debit and Credit Option," 1979 Apr.
Swart, J. Carroll and Robert B. Carter, "Negros in Franchising," 1972 Fall
Swart, J. Carroll, "Profits Verses Social Responsibility: A Critical Analysis
of Corporation Objectives from a Perspective of Communication Theory,"
1976 Oct.
Swart, J. Carroll, The Worth of Humanistic Management," 1973 June
Swart, J. Carroll and Bruce M. Lieblich, "The Banking Industry's
Appraisal of Flex-time," 1975 July
Swart, J. Carroll and Robert A. Quakenbush, "Union Views Concerning
Alternative Work Schedules, and Proposals to Alter Federal Overtime Pay
Legislation," 1978 Sept.
Swart, J. Carroll, "What Time Shall I go to Work Today," 1974 Oct.
Traubridge, Philip A., "Intermediate Accounting Topics: Class Problems
and Notes," 1980
Turner, Robert C., "U.S. Economic Growth: Prospects for the Next
Twenty- Five Years," 1976 Sept.
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Series 3: Research documents, 1969-1999
Van Cott, T. Norman, "Friedman on Immigration and the Measurement of
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Economic Growth," 1977 Oct.
Venkatakrishna, Bellur V. and Mary S. Shrum, "Determinates of
Appliance Store Image," 1976 May
Wagoner, Kathleen P., "The Changing Office Environment in Indiana,"
1976 Aug.
Walters, James E., "An Empirical Investigation of Two Algorithms for the
N/1/C Problem with Non- Zero Release Dates," 1978 Feb.
Walter, James E., "An Investigation of Nurse Scheduling Requirements for
a Nursing Home Using Simulation," 1978 Mar.
Williams, Numan A., "Insurability of the Water Pollution Risk and Current
Industry Practices in Meeting This Exposure," 1973 Mar.
Williams, Numan A., "Insurability of the Water Pollution Risk: Public
Policy Questions and Methods of Accomplishment," 1973 Sept.
Series 3: Research documents, 1969-1999
Subseries 1: Promotional Materials
"A Practical Economic Evaluation Guide," Publication, 1988
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Delaware County Indiana: Plat Book and Index of Owners, Promotional
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Materials, 1972
Marion Indiana, Promotional Materials, 1969
Muncie Delaware County, Promotional Materials, 1969-1982
Muncie Pamphlets, Promotional Materials, undated
the Muncie Measure, Promotional Materials, undated
Subseries 2: Third Party Reports
Anderson City Utilities grand total spreadsheet, 2004
Anderson Manufacturing Activity Index graphs, 1990-2005
Ball Line Number Four, 3rd Party Reports, 1983
Ball State Business Review, Publication Index, 3rd Party Reports, undated
Center for Research in Security Prices Stock and Indices File Guides, 3rd
Party Reports, 1990
Community Data Employment and Wages in Indiana 1957-1964, 3rd Party
Reports, 1966
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Subseries 2: Third Party Reports
County Employment Patterns, 3rd Party Reports, 1963-1965
County Employment Patterns, 3rd Party Reports, 1966-1969
Economic Forecast - Delaware County Muncie's Future Seminar, 3rd Party
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Reports, 1983
Highway Safety Program Analysis, 3rd Party Reports, 1966
Indiana Agricultural Statistics, 1999-2000
Indiana Agricultural Statistics, 2002-2003
Indiana Agricultural Statistics, 2004-2005
Indiana Business Magazine, Indiana Corporate Directory 1997-1998, 1997
Aug.
Indiana Economic Log, 1993
Indiana Economic Log, 1994
Indiana Economic Log, 1995
Indiana Economic Log, 1996
Indiana Employment Trends documents, 1995/09/22, 1996/03/13
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Subseries 2: Third Party Reports
Indiana International Trade Directory, 1997-1998
Indiana Special Agriculture Report, 2000, 2004, 2006
Indianapolis Demographic Analysis Workshop, 3rd Party Reports, 2004
Indianapolis Industrial Activity Index, 1970-2007
Middletown Man: The Human Side of Life in Muncie, Indiana, 3rd Party
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Reports, 1974
Mintel: Coffeehouses, 3rd Party Reports, 2004
Mintel: Warehouse Clubs, 3rd Party Reports, 2003
Publications and Materials Received, 3rd Party Reports, 1976-1978
Study of Information Processing in the Controller's Office and Police
Department, 3rd Party Reports, 1971
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Indiana Fact Book, 1979
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Indiana Fact Book, 1985
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Indiana Fact Book, 1989
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Indiana Fact Book, 1992
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Indiana Fact Book, 1994-1995
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Indiana Fact Book, 1998-1999
"A practical economic evalutation guide", 1988
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Subseries 3: Census Materials
Anderson, New Castle, Marion, Muncie, and Grant County Census
Materials, 1970-1992
Articles and Newspaper Clippings, Census Materials, 1975-1991
Benchmarked Labor Force Estimates, Census Materials, 1987-1989
Bureau of Business Research Materials, Anderson, Indiana, Census
Materials, 1980-1992
City and County Labor Force Estimates and Employment Patterns, Census
Materials, 1958-2002
Covered Employment and Payrolls, Census Materials, 1960-1998
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Subseries 3: Census Materials
Establishment Employment in Non-MSA Counties, Census Materials,
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Indiana City Zip Codes by County Order, Census Materials, undated
Indiana Labor Force Annual Summary, Census Materials, 1988-1989
Muncie/Delaware County Indiana Data Book, Census Materials, 1978
Muncie Industrial Park and Delaware County, Census Materials,
1970-1975
Muncie Sociological Studies, Census Materials, 1971-1975
Population and Housing Characteristics for Census Tracts and Block
Numbering Areas booklet for Anderson, IN, 1990
Population and Housing Characteristics for Census Tracts and Block
Numbering Areas maps for Muncie, IN, 1990
Population and Housing Census maps, Census Material, 1980
Population and Housing Census Tracts, Census Material, 1980
Selected Manpower and Employment Data for Delaware County, Indiana
and The Six Contiguous Counties, Census Materials, 1966
The Muncie, Indiana, Industrial Park. Inc., Census Materials, undated
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Series 4: Photographs and slides, 1980
Township Data for Indiana, Delaware County, 1970
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