Artium Baccalaureus (AB), Ohio University, 2010, History

This project explores the conditions leading up to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and evaluates its impact today. The problems and solutions of Sinclair's day are directly linked to problems in the meat industry today. This thesis addresses three questions: What led to the reforms of the meat industry in 1906? What were the immediate and lasting effects of those reforms? Despite reform, why does today's meat supply pose a health risk to consumers?

Committee: Jacqueline Wolf PhD (Advisor) Subjects: American History; American Studies; Animals; History; Public Health

Master of Science, The Ohio State University, 1968, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects:

Master of Science, The Ohio State University, 1968, Graduate School

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Master of Science, The Ohio State University, 2022, Agricultural Communication, Education and Leadership

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the meat industry in Ohio struggled to meet the increased demand for meat products that was coupled with a labor shortage. Therefore, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted created the Ohio Meat Processing Grant Program. The grant has the purpose of upgrading equipment, improving efficiency, and training. However, while a number of meat processors are receiving funding, the state of Ohio has yet to increase the number of educational opportunities available to train meat processors on meat cutting, food safety, government regulations, and business management. Additionally, assessments have not been made to assess the productivity and transfer of learning happening in the current meat science-related educational opportunities available. Therefore, the study's objectives were to 1) describe participants' age, experience levels, degree of transfer of learning and preferences with instructional format in a meat-science-related workshop or class; 2) describe the differences in preferred instructional format and degree of transfer of learning between participants' learner classifications (young adult versus adult); and 3) describe the relationship between participants' years of experience and degree of transfer of learning in a meat science-related workshop or class. Convenience sampling was used to select participants from the 2021 Ohio State University meat cutting clinic program and the Food Animal Processing undergraduate class All groups covered the same material in formal class lectures and non-formal labs. A survey was used as an instrument to measure knowledge, perceptions, and comfort with the information that was taught throughout the clinics and class. It was found that 94.1% of the respondent population self-identified as adult learners. When looking into experience the majority of the respondents had less than 10 years of experience in the meat industry with an average age of 35 years. The participan (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Annie Specht (Advisor); Lyda Garcia (Committee Member); Dee Jepsen (Committee Member) Subjects: Adult Education; Agricultural Education; Agriculture; Communication; Pedagogy; Teaching

Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 2017, History

Tyson, Chick-fil-A, Walmart, and Hobby Lobby's presence within the faith-based business community is mostly thanks to corporate lineages that reached well into the previous century. Tyson was founded in 1935, Chick-fil-A in 1946, Walmart in 1962, and Hobby Lobby in 1972, each undergoing various business model and philosophical shifts along with their executives' changing understanding of Christian faith. This thesis analyzes these businesses through a series of case studies, highlighting various uniting themes in their corporate narratives, exploring the ways they interact with their customers and the cultures in which they flourish, while noting that there is a discernible, yet-unexplored gap between faith-based business and workplace spirituality. Ultimately, this thesis concludes that faith-based businesses choose to identify as such as an expression of belief in a Christian supernatural deity's influence in their careers rather than as a way of garnering specific markets or making a profit.

Committee: Scott Martin Ph.D. (Advisor); Amilcar Challú Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Agriculture; American History; American Studies; Animals; Audiology; Bible; Biblical Studies; Business Administration; Business Community; Business Costs; Divinity; Economic History; Economic Theory; Economics; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Food Science; History; Labor Economics; Labor Relations; Management; Marketing; Modern History; Religion; Religious History

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1967, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects: Economics

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1963, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects: Economics