The Act was formulated to: (1) establish a National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life; (2) provide for a review of the activities of all Federal agencies including implementation of all Federal laws, regulations, and policies which impede the productive performance and efficiency of the American economy; (3) encourage joint…

Television (TV) teachers filled out a mail questionnaire designed to determine factors which caused these teachers to feel satisfied with their jobs. Job satisfaction was higher for teachers who felt they had been given adequate training in adapting their teaching to TV. Except for teachers who most often received feedback via telephone after…

Forty male and 45 female educators were administered the Work Preference Schedule and the Barth Scale for purposes of determining the relationship between educators' perceptions of work environment and degree of support for open education. Those supporting open education tended not to prefer rules, regulations, and standard operating procedures.…

Summarizes the themes of the research in the sourcebook and suggests possible directions for future research in the study of youth and the adult work world. (Author/BB)

Describes changes in the work place and in information technology from the perspective of business and trade publications concerned with the changing nature of work. Suggests important changes that professional-communication courses and programs should consider in preparing students for the communication demands of the high-tech work place. (JAD)

Using a modified measure of ethical climates, this paper presents evidence (from a survey of 872 employees of 4 firms) that ethical work climates are both multidimensional and multidetermined. Organizations have distinct types of ethical climate varying by position, tenure, and work group membership. Five empirically derived ethical climate…

Cultural diversity is a fact of life in the workplace. The human resource manager who values diversity as a source of enrichment and opportunity can bring a wealth of benefits to the company. (JOW)

This study analyzed the internal consistency and factorial composition of the Job Stress Questionnaire (JSQ) and compared its factor structure across three occupational groups as well. The results indicated acceptable reliabilities for three of four subscales while factor analysis revealed limited support for the factorial validity of the…

Due to demographic changes, businesses will become increasingly reliant on the skills and capabilities of older workers. Companies can no longer afford to use economic arguments against employing older workers. (SK)

Presents a biographical sketch of Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation of Labor. (CH)

Of 50 percent of the members of the Iowa chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, 27 percent of the women and men surveyed reported they had experienced sexual harassment at work. Discusses sources and types of sexual harassment found, as well as recourses taken by those harassed. (Author/ABB)

Examined whether Rizzo's scales accurately measure role conflict and role responses. Subjects responded somewhat to the conflict and ambiguity dimensions, but also to subscales within each dimension, to attribution of source of stress, and to key words. (JAC)

Analyzed data on industry, age, and mortality rates for seven stress-related causes of death (suicide, homocide, hypertensive heart disease, cirrhosis of the liver, arteriosclerotic heart disease, ulcer of the stomach, and hypertension). Using available United States' mortality statistics, a consistent pattern was found by industry and age. (JAC)

A study of school business officials and administrators in large school districts found general job satisfaction. School administrators derive more satisfaction from the work performed than from the work environment. (MD)

This paper addresses the key elements found in well-designed teachers' workspaces, including both classroom- and office-based workspaces; and highlights important development principles when designing these workspaces. Educational trends that have affected the rise of both classroom- and office-based workspace are briefly discussed. (GR)