Evaluated the relative effectiveness of three versions of a controlled smoking program conducted in the worksite: abrupt reduction, gradual reduction, or gradual reduction plus feedback on nicotine consumption. All conditions were effective. There was some indication that the gradual reduction condition was more effective than the abrupt…

The results indicated no relationship between complexity and the making of a choice consistent with the subjects' ability. (Author)

Unions are increasingly embarking on education and training programs in occupational health and safety for workers and their representatives. The importance of such programs is stressed by the author. Discusses occupational dangers and how worker education programs can contribute to reducing these dangers. (CT)

Humor contributes to teamwork, creative problem solving, mental flexibility, and risk taking in the workplace. As a classroom tool, it increases student attentiveness and retention of information. (SK)

Capturing and leveraging knowledge is an important new management trend that is as yet undefined. Some companies are accounting for their intellectual capital and applying it to the company balance sheets. (JOW)

A contemporary method of group learning in the workplace is the concept of the learning organization. Learning organizations feature dialogue as a process for generative, creative, collective, and transformative learning. (Author/SK)

Behavior modeling has an inherent appeal to learners. They use the same methodology to learn interpersonal skills that they used to learn technical skills. They are shown what to do and have many opportunities to practice with immediate feedback. (JOW)

Reviews the impact of repetitive stress injuries in the workplace, the nature of those injuries, and what teachers can do to help prevent the development of such injuries by teaching proper keyboarding techniques. (Author/JOW)

To assist students in understanding the emerging workplace, teachers must help them realize the importance of creating opportunities for themselves. Students must learn from their experiences that they can find or create enterprises that provide needed products or services. (JOW)

Each year approximately 51,000 incidents of rape and sexual assault occur in the workplace. If an incident of rape occurs in the workplace, management can adopt several procedures for both the assaulted victim and the organization. This article highlights those procedures, as well as administrative controls and environmental designs that function…

Analyzes sessions in which medical professionals, along with patient and researcher interventionists, discuss the care of a patient with multiple chronic illnesses, aiming at the creation of a new, collaborative care practice. (Author/VWL)

Homeworking is expanding in Australia, but increasing numbers are marginalized by low rates of union membership, high rates of casual employment, and low access to benefits. A substantial segment of home workers are affected by insecurity and poor pay and working conditions. (JOW)

After an absence of 10 years, strategic planning has returned as a prime management issue. New attitudes, new approaches, and new players have emerged with new practices. A good strategy can make a company more attractive to customers and investors as well as a better place to work. (JOW)