Gives highlights of statutes and court and administrative decisions which tell company chief executives what their organizations can and cannot do in the entire gamut between employee recruitment and retirement. Topics cover equal job rights, wages and hours, unions, veterans' rights, retirement, wage garnishment, and employee safety. (WL)

Considers the extent to which perceptions of variety of leader behavior are related to subordinate affective responses and experienced psychological states in two samples, one composed of policemen and the other of manufacturing operatives. (Author/RK)

A performance-oriented program to improve individual employee output. (Author)

Considers industrial relations policies and practices of stevedore firms in the West Coast longshore industry in terms of the social worker, worker-resource, and institutional theories. Subsidiary firms were more lenient in contract interpretation and more competitive in recruitment, supporting the worker-resource theory. Includes 2 tables and 33…

Describes a management development approach that enables managers as individuals to develop a sense of purpose and direction for themselves and the business. It encourages individual and organizational analysis to identify desired directions. (JOW)

This article draws on work carried out in a British brewery, refutes the claim that the recession has made trade unions irrelevant to managerial concerns, and argues that cohesive, factor-based shop steward organization can resist a management onslaught. (Author/CT)

Male and female managers responded to a vignette about a subordinate who performed poorly. The corrective actions proposed by female leaders were more affected by the likableness and sex of the subordinate than were those of the male leaders. The implications of these findings for management training and practice are discussed. (KH)

Indicates support for the Theory "Y" assumption that workers care about their jobs and the organization's needs. Determines four significant statements made by the employees regarding company profits, policies and procedures, working conditions, and benefits. Underscores the usefulness of employee feedback and verifies company…

Discusses how culture drives an organization and suggests steps to strengthen the positive cultural ties that bind a company, including distributing internal newsletters and showing employees that excellence and creativity will be recognized. (DF)

In "Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority" (1985), the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Tenth Amendment does not preclude application of the federal minimum wage act and the Fair Labor Standards Act to state and local government employees. This paper explains "Garcia" history and implications for…

The Highline School District (Washington) developed an employee suggestion program that has helped the district find new ways to save money and be more effective. It seems to be the only program of its kind in schools nationwide. (MD)

Explores the relationships between employee satisfaction with various types of organizational communication, employee job satisfaction, and job performance as evaluated by supervisors, in a field study of 327 hospital nurses. Correlates results with results of other studies. (MS)

Outlines two legal cases involving letters of reprimand written by administrators and put in teachers' files. Shows how in these cases the letters did not constitute defamation or a violation of First or Fourteenth Amendment rights. (MD)

Argues that situational and cultural modalities often converge to create misunderstandings between Black and White employers and employees. Analyzes also "modalities of interaction," verbal and nonverbal behaviors that characterize interaction between persons. (KH)

Stresses the importance of early response programs in cases of job layoff and plant closings to assist workers with retraining and job placement. (SK)