TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Title Page ………………………………………………………………………… i

Certification………………………………………………………………………. ii

Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………. iii

List of Tables…….………………………………………………………………... iv

List of Figures……….……………………………………………………………. v

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I THE PROBLEM

Introduction……………………………………………………….. 1

Statement of the Problem…………………………………………. 7

Scope, Delimitation, and Limitation……………………………… 8

Theoretical Framework…………………………………………… 9

Conceptual Framework…………………………………………… 37

Operational Definition of Terms………………………………….. 38

Assumptions………………………………………………………. 39

Methodology……………………………………………………… 40

Research Design……………………………………….…. 40

Population…………………………………………………. 41
 Data Gathering Instruments……………………………….. 41

Data Gathering Procedures………………………………... 44

Statistical Treatment of Data……………………………… 46

Ethical Consideration of the Study………………………... 46

REFERENCES……………………………………….…………………………. 48

APPENDICES……………………………………….…………………………... 56
 LIST OF TABLES

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1 Summary of Previous Research ………………………………………… 21

 LIST OF FIGURES

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1 Agency Theory ……...…………………………………………………… 9

2 Research Paradigm ...……………………………………………………. 37

3 Data Gathering Procedure …….………………………..………………... 44