Analyzes organizational communication about AIDS in the workplace, using the case of a highly publicized AIDS crisis in a large midwestern hospital. Discusses the case, the hospital's responses (included), and the current status of the organization. Highlights the need for a careful balance between patient confidentiality and employee protection.…

Positive management techniques yield great benefits in areas such as group effectiveness, problem solving, and staff commitment. Some qualities for a positive environment are defined. The management retreat process at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is described. (Author/MLW)

A fairly stable set of job clusters was identified as contributing sources of satisfaction and frustration to early childhood edcators in center-based programs. These job clusters were: co-worker relations; supervisor relations; the nature of the work; pay and opportunities for promotion; and general working conditions. Related findings are…

A study looked at how employers expect to contend with the technological complexities of their operation. It focused on (1) the expectations of workers regarding responsibilities and career paths, (2) the impact of those expectations on employers, and (3) how the educational system must change to provide the skills needed for technological…

Notes that the literature shows female intensive professions are usually devalued in terms of pay, status, career opportunities, and working conditions. It is argued that gender equity in librarianship should focus on library specialties, such as children's librarianship and cataloging, that are more likely to employ women than the profession as a…

Discusses a survey of firms undergoing various stages of modernization and assesses the attitudes of those who will be directly involved with productivity-enhancing changes in the work environment. States that management and labor must work toward improved work environment if the United States is to regain its share of the world market for…

To examine the magnitude/nature of short-term fluctuations in work values, seven college students completed the Work Values Inventory daily for approximately 100 days. Results of factor analysis cast doubt on the hypothesis that work values behave exclusively as trait-like dimensions and recommend better use of idiographic approaches. (TJH)

Although assistance with finding a job is important, it is but one competency needed to be aware of the world of work and how it differs from the educational world. The ability of students to adjust and contribute to many roles in the post-high school world is crucial for successful transition. (JOW)

New technology and management styles are increasing the level of basic skills required of workers. In a world of global competition and technological change, basic skills education is a survival issue for businesses. (JOW)

Finds that workers in a large organization identified more strongly with their self-managing team than with their company and that long-term workers reported more identification with both their team and company than did short-term workers. Suggests that a concertive (or team-based) system of control is more powerful but less obtrusive than its…

A national survey of employee drug testing programs revealed that constitutional concerns of protecting employees from unnecessary invasions of privacy, unlawful search and seizure, self-incrimination, and loss of employment were often secondary to the public's perceived need for an efficiently run and safe bureaucracy. (JOW)

Describes work conditions, education and training needs, and salaries of the following technician careers: auto/diesel technicians, auto body repairers, general maintenance mechanics, heating/air conditioning/refrigeration, paralegals, engineering technicians, science technicians, computer repairers, and drafters. (SK)

Ultimately, student progress depends on teacher quality and motivation, the resources and support that teachers receive, and students' own efforts. Uninspired teachers should watch more innovative colleagues and accept their constructive suggestions. Nurturing a pedagogical culture of collaboration should lie at the heart of efforts to improve…

A survey received responses from 829 female and 766 male professionals (70%). Women reported higher levels of both personally experienced and observed bias. Both men and women who experienced and observed more bias were less satisfied, more likely to quit, and saw the organization as less committed to fairness and due process. (SK)

Working conditions in library technical services departments can be a problem for catalogers in need of a quiet work environment. Based on a successful program for indexers at the National Agriculture Library, a proposal for an experimental telecommuting program for original cataloging at the Michigan State University Libraries was developed and…