![]() It is a privilege to do this, but I must begin with a huge caveat. Several recollections of ACR's origins have been spawned by this period of celebration (e.g., Cohen 1995, Engel 1994, Kassarjian 1995, Wells 1995) which, because they are recollections, do not agree in every detail. Conceivably, these emic versions of the organization's history might yield to a satisfactorily etic amalgamation (to the "truth," in a positivist sense), but we who have offered them are content that they be regarded in the postmodern sense of experienced reality -what that period represented uniquely to each of us. My reflections do not constitute a history of ACR. ![]() Owing to my longevity, a benevolent request to reminisce about the organization's formative period was extended and I acceded. My comments might be dangerously effete, of course, and readers should recognize this limitation. Much as we would like to take all the credit, ACR's founders were helped immeasurably by a heady atmosphere that drove higher education, beginning in the early 1960s. (The political turmoil later in that decade did not seriously disrupt most American business schools, although it had a profound effect on other sectors of higher education.) Prior to that, business schools focused on vocational training. In marketing, for example, one learned about "functions," a euphemism for what practitioners did on a day-to-day basis. Charitably, this was a descriptive approach to the discipline, and students used more picturesque designations. The closest one got to consumer behavior were two functions, "buying" and "selling." Business-school graduates learned in spite of their training, corporate employers became disillusioned with the educational process, and eventually the problem was dumped in the laps of foundations for study. Three major reports emerged -Dahl, Haire and Lazarsfeld (1959) and Gordon and Howell (1959), both sponsored by the Ford Foundation, and Pierson et al. (1959), sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation. Although done independently, each of these reports recommended essentially the same cure for America's business schools -stop teaching descriptive material and start emphasizing theory and research. The charge of these reports to business schools was clear and adamant: Get respectable! In particular, they urged that the curriculum and faculty attention be infused with the mathematical and behavioral-science foundations underlying the decision-making process. In response, deans tripped over one another in the rush to perform their institutional penance. Curricula were revised and faculties were transformed, largely by bolstering them with people trained in mathematics, statistics, and the behavioral sciences. NO EXCEPTIONS! A ten dollar storage fee will be added if not picked up in the alloted time.The schools were forever changed, for these new people thought and behaved according to an arts-and-science ethos, including the preoccupation with research as the nexus of faculty life. YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY IF YOU SHOW UP AFTER 3:00 PM EST. DO NOT SHOW UP AFTER 3:00 PM IN ANY CASE. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Property may be removed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. The Buyer will make all arrangements and perform all work necessary, including packing, loading and transportation of the property. ![]() Removal: All items must be removed within 10 business days from the time and date of issuance of the Buyer’s Certificate. Currency, Certified Cashiers Check, Money Order, or a Company Check (with Bank Letter guaranteeing funds – mandatory) Checks shall be made payable to: Dougherty County School System. Payment in full is due not later than 5 business days from the time and date of the Buyer’s Certificate. Please contact Jason Renfroe, Assistant Director, 22 office - or email: to schedule an inspection time. Bidders must adhere to the inspection dates and times indicated in the item description. Bidders are encouraged to inspect the property prior to bidding. Inspection: Most items offered for sale are used and may contain defects not immediately detectable.
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