Questionnaire and telephone interview data were obtained to evaluate an employee incentive program that rewarded nonsmokers with monthly salary bonuses. The program was moderately successful and generally well accepted, although some procedural difficulties occurred. Group-environmental approaches to reduce smoking deserve further attention.…

The third in a series of four articles, this discusses the legal implications of the use of medical tests to prevent drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace and to reduce absenteeism, tardiness, reduced productivity, and accidents that result from employee substance abuse. Cites recent cases. (JOW)

Provides an overview of the value of employee assistance programs (EAP) as mechanisms to solve organizational problems. The article is based on a field study of 480 EAPs in private sector organizations with 500 or more employees. (JOW)

Discusses instructing, coaching, and mentoring as three ways in which managers can help their staff. Describes questionaires to measure the use of each approach, reports results from one organization, and considers practical issues in using the approaches. (JOW)

Discusses the plight of working parents. Offers suggestions for parent-tailored benefits such as flexible hours, benefits for permanent part-time employees, and family-oriented sick-leave policies. (JOW)

Explains why personnel and career management practices must be upgraded if organizations want to increase profits and productivity. (JOW)

Describes five false assumptions that managers make when discussing career planning with a subordinate. (CH)

This study tests a standard model of the production process and an augmented model that incorporates a linkage from worker attitudes to total factor productivity and the total unit cost of production. The authors estimate these models with data on the U.S. automobile industry for the years 1959-76. (Author/CT)

Personnel administrators should insist on a well-managed exit interview process to monitor departmental turnover and to acquire feedback about the working environment. Some procedures to develop an effective process are discussed. (MLW)

In a Delphi study of the strength of the American Federation of Government Employees union at a U.S. government hospital, two rounds of questionnaires were sent to 33 union officials, management officials, and nonofficials. Strong union leadership and management deficiencies in employee relations emerged as the primary factors in the effectiveness…

Explores the role of industrial social workers in employer supported child care services. Discusses current employer supported child care efforts, their relationship to industrial social work (i.e., through Employer Assistance Programs), possible problems related to this trend, and the immediate challenges for social workers in developing…

Employee services and recreation programs have been gaining in popularity since the late nineteenth century. The focus of these programs has varied from team sports to aerobics. This article traces the employee services movement and suggests trends for the future. (DF)

An analysis of two opposing talks given in connection with a television program; that of a union member and that of an employer. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Even when one of its plants was phased out, the Union Carbide Corp. Program continued with regular training programs and also put two additional programs into motion: Training for employees who would be re-entering the job market and training for employees eligible for retirement benefits. (ABM)

Describes the complex West Germany system of involving employees in the management of large industrial companies. (IRT)