The theory of participative management is sound, but in practice it has been misunderstood. Three common problems are that some managers (1) often view the technique as an exclusive tool, (2) confuse it with democratization, and (3) consciously or unconsciously manipulate the process for their own benefit. (SK)

Outlines considerations for companies to follow in developing an economic and noneconomic severance policy that eases the trauma of termination and effectively meets individual needs. (Author/IRT)

A comprehensive physical fitness program maintained for employees by a corporation is described. (JD)

Qualitative data from interviews with third parties and numerical data from a questionnaire are used to delineate the types and varieties of behavior associated with the formation, impact, and management of organizational romance. (Author)

In postindustrial workplaces, training enables new forms of control and surveillance of workers. Corporate culture persuades workers to comply through the rhetoric of empowerment, the promise of belonging and reward, and the rhetoric of valuing differences. (SK)

Determines the extent to which communication support contributes to career success. Supports a hierarchical model which accounted for 72% of the variance in career success. Finds that, in conjunction with facilitative home support, career success can be enhanced when employees utilize both formal and informal relationships, receive abundant job…

Describes how one company developed an organizational structure and system of governance to ensure that strategy and work force enablement are locked in. Discusses the following principles for trainers: understanding the business, directing the effects learning has on business results, and managing relationships with key decision makers. (JOW)

Interviews, document review, and survey data (n=97) were used to rate 4 organizations on characteristics of learning culture and employee participation in decision making. Regression analysis did not support the hypothesis that participatory decision making is a predictor of organizational learning culture. (Containing 57 references.) (SK)

Describes downside of the Third Revolution biological psychiatry. Presents case study in which misapplication of one medication, lithium, jeopardized the professionalism of a college faculty member. Discusses administrative strategies used to resolve the problem and suggests an alternative strategy. Concludes that psychiatric treatment can be…

Determines whether a relationship exists between type of newsroom management style--authoritarian or democratic--and journalists' attitudes toward their newspaper supervisors, jobs, readers, and community. Finds that differences in management style do not appear to influence the relationship with editors or attitudes toward their audience. (RC)

Provides background on organizational trust as product of need satisfaction and presents framework for understanding organizational trust with regard to theoretical differentiation of personal trust and system trust. Defines three factors of organizational trust: openness/congruity, shared values, and autonomy/feedback. Discusses how supervisors…

Uses "turning point" analysis to examine participants' accounts of change in the individual-organizational relationship. Compares results from this analysis with conceptualizations of socialization and identification. (MM)

Such innovations as employee stock ownership plans, profit sharing, labor-management committees, quality circles, and work redesign appear to be more popular now than in the past. Research on the impact of these programs suggests that they have negligible or short-lived effects. (JOW)

Discusses how to act and what to expect in the first job. Points out that first jobs are important because they provide an opportunity to develop the technical, organizational, and interpersonal skills that can be used in the second job. (JOW)