Development and implementation of a program for identifying, developing, and promoting employees with supervisory and management potential. Evaluation criteria and methods, training of personnel evaluators, and accomplishments to date, are covered. Three references. (LY)

This overview of public library unionism in the United States notes viewpoints expressed in the literature citing public-employee dilemmas, negotiation restrictions, and union effects on bureaucracies. Seventeen references are listed. (EJS)

Discusses a survey to assess public employees' attitudes toward performance appraisal. Results found both employees and supervisors favorable to the process. (Author/LD)

Fefferman argues that mandatory Social Security coverage for teachers and other government employees assures their own pension protection and equalizes their contributions with their potential Social Security benefits. Brundige feels that teachers already have superior retirement plans and should not be forced to bail out the ailing Social…

Analyzes cases that deal with the permissible scope of public employee collective bargaining and attempts to present a workable, systematic approach to resolving issues concerning scope of bargaining in the absence of legal guidelines. Available from John Marshall Law School, 315 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL 60604; single issues $3.50. (Author/IRT)

Outlines the history of Wisconsin's Municipal Employment Relations Act (MERA), details the new MERA procedures, and analyzes some of the procedure's implications for municipal labor relations. Concludes that the limitations placed on the right to strike may undermine the statute's long-term effectiveness. Journal availability: see EA 511 539.…

The proper role of collective bargaining in the public sector is to help establish the benefits that employees will accrue as a result of their employment. Any extension beyond that should be seriously questioned. Available from Kansas Association of School Boards, 5401 S.W. Seventh Avenue, Topeka, Kansas; SC $1.00. (Author/IRT)

Evaluates the effects of a management development program in which women administrators, professionals, and supervisors received training for upward career mobility. Assertiveness and attitudes toward women significantly improved for administrators and professionals but significantly declined for the supervisors. (Author/IRT)

Argues that binding arbitration undermines the authority of public employers and that school boards should institute due process and the termination of striking teachers under applicable state law in those states in which teacher strikes are illegal. Journal availiability: see EA 511 612. (IRT)

Analysis of data from 30,838 federal employees indicated that job satisfaction was determined by job characteristics (pay, promotion opportunities, task clarity and significance, skill use) and organizational characteristics (commitment, supervisor and coworker relationships). Among individual characteristics, age and race had some effect but…

A county personnel department undertook reclassification of all positions by collecting and using job analysis data to rewrite job descriptions. External pay equity and validated selection procedures resulted with only a modest increase in payroll costs. (SK)

A questionnaire completed by 48 beef producers and 40 county government personnel in North Carolina found that beef producers depended significantly more on extension education and information. Preferred delivery methods and information sources were also different for the two groups.(JOW)

Presents the results of a national survey of 750 practicing government managers regarding ethics in government and society, integrity in public agencies, and moral standards in organizational conduct. The 441 respondents agree that a compelling need exists for guidance in addressing ethical conduct in government. (JOW)

Defines followership in the workplace. Focuses on federal workers and how they compare to workers in other governmental and private sector settings. Identifies eight dimensions of followership: (1) partnership; (2) motivation; (3) competence; (4) sense of humor; (5) dependability; (6) positive working relations; (7) speaking up; and (8) proper…