This paper describes an experiment with background material designed to promote problem (learning disabled) employees as human resources rather than rejects. The material is presented in the form of the transcript of a fictional advisory committee meeting attended by the human resources manager, assistant corporate counsel, training director, line…

Presents 12 problems that deserve consideration by faculty members before the decision be made to accept or reject collective bargaining appearing between faculty and campus administrations to determine salaries and working conditions for college employees. (CC)

In matters of teacher dismissal, school administrators must follow their State laws explicitly. (Author/DN)

Illustrates the theoretical and empirical usefulness of studying one specific aspect of collective bargaining from an interorganizational perspective--specifically, the determinants of the amount of power an organization concentrates in a boundary unit for dealing with another organization. (Author)

Reviews current case law alerting public institutions as well as those covered under the National Labor Relations Act to consequences and problems of faculty unionization, including issues of conflict between the faculty senate and a union, exclusive representation, supervisory status of faculty members, and scope of negotiation issues. (JT)

The author defines organization development (OD) and discusses organization, measurement of success, the role of specialists, the relationship between organization and organization interest illustrated in chart form, and 21 OD strategies. (JB)

Organization Development represents an array of strategies aiding organizations to change towards greater effectiveness and fuller realization of their goals. The article introduces the objectives, terminology, and methods of organization development, and airs some of its current controversies. (Author)

The communication responsibility of corporate executives within their organizations entails two dimensions: the information dimension involving the content or meaning of what is communicated, and the interpersonal dimension involving the relationship between the people communicating. To successfully manage a corporation, executives must have an…

An unfair labor practice is the violation of any right granted employees, unions, or employers by a collective bargaining law. This guide answers common questions about unfair labor practices in public sector labor relations. The booklet is divided into two sections, unfair employer labor practices and unfair union labor practices. The section…

In this paper it is argued that there are fundamental differences among labor markets in the mechanisms that create the observed associations between socioeconomic attainment and the characteristics of individuals, and that these differences result from the nature of the employment relationship in different labor markets. In open-employment…

TWENTY STUDENTS AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHOOL-TO-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES. COMMENTS BY THE STUDENTS INDICATE THE FRIENDLINESS OF EMPLOYERS, THE SUCCESS OF THE STEP PROGRAM, AND A GRATEFULNESS FOR BEING INVOLVED IN A JOB TRAINING EXPERIENCE. THE FOLLOWING ARE AMONG THE MANY DIFFERENT JOBS WHICH…

Although "whistle blowing" (public protest by employees of management decisions) is being reported with increasing frequency, this paper points out that organizational communication researchers have not examined the phenomenon. The paper offers a review of current literature on the topic and presents a model, drawn from an examination of…

In 1976 the Edmonton (Alberta) Public School Board resolved to designate administrative positions on a three-year term. The Edmonton public school local of the Alberta Teachers' Association attempted to prevent the implementation of the new policy. After this attempt was unsuccessful, six employees of the school board who accepted term…