This paper examines how separate behavioral science disciplines can be brought together to more fully understand the dynamics of contemporary careers. We adopt one interdisciplinary framework--that of the "intelligent career"--and use it to examine how separate disciplinary approaches relate to one another. The intelligent career framework…

Responses of a local sample of production workers to a job satisfaction questionnaire are compared with those of an earlier national sample. Differences between the two groups suggest that employees' life and work situations are at least as influential in changing questionnaire responses as the wording of the questions is. (Author/BP)

Commends Pervin's review of the common roots of various current conceptualizations of person-environment relations, agreeing that a dynamic, process-oriented model is needed, but criticizing Pervin's conceptualization as too person centered, not emphasizing the embeddedness of person-environment relations within environments, and not citing…

Reviews two major themes in sexual harassment research (prevalence figures and perceptions/attributions) and two emerging areas (victim responses and organizational factors). Identifies lack of research on training interventions and organizational response patterns as well as a lack of conceptual clarity and specificity in research. (81…

A literature review was structured using models of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, turnover intentions, and turnover behavior. Key findings were as follows: methodology of most studies was weak; most used cross-sectional design and self-report measures; and samples were largely executives and professionals and predominantly white. (81…

One of the most popular and often studied topics in the organizational socialization literature is Van Maanen and Schein's [Van Maanen, J., & Schein, E. H. (1979). Toward a theory of organizational socialization. In B. M. Staw (Ed.), "Research in organizational behavior" (Vol. 1), pp. 209-264. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.] theory of organizational…

A review of literature 1992-1996 examined effects of HIV on career development and employment; impact on employers, employees, and formal caregivers; and effects on employment of informal caregivers. Most studies defined work narrowly, used cross-sectional designs, and almost exclusively used gay men as respondents. (91 references) (SK)

Most tests of congruence in Holland's theory are flawed because they are cross-sectional, use samples of persons already in congruent environments, classify environment casually, fail to relate congruence to relevant aspects of work environments, and have not assessed environment accurately. The centrality of congruence makes the improvement of…

Speculates about the outcomes of person-environment research and suggests how more successful research might be planned. Focuses on congruence effects and the value of meta-analysis. Suggests careful use of theory; attention to both environmental and personal assessment; identification of potent personal, environmental, and theoretical variables;…

Assessed the correspondence between self-reports and company records and on-the-job observations, using information from 506 employees. Correspondence was assessed with respect to pay, fringe benefits, and hazardous conditions. Results indicated low to moderate agreement between data sources. (Author/JAC)

Both male and female college students rated motivators as important, but females also placed importance on environmental factors. The subject's sex could be predicted by both the importance for self and importance for opposite sex ratings. Females' job preferences were related to their mothers' educational achievement. (Author)

Mounting evidence indicates a dispositional component to global job satisfaction. Unfortunately, however, relatively little attention has been given to the potential effects of dispositions on work-related attitudes other than global job satisfaction. We used a five-year prospective design to investigate the relationships of affective disposition…