Suggests that total factory integration through computer networks, even when technically feasible, might be unwieldy, inefficient, and uneconomical because the human factor and accumulated know-how of the work force tend to be overlooked. (Author/JOW)

Describes results of a survey of 30 superintendents who were asked to identify the most critical issues in managing and running small rural school districts. Reports finances were the greatest worry, followed by regional economic conditions, state regulations, salaries, and providing an adequate variety of classes. (Author/DHP)

Provides background on organizational trust as product of need satisfaction and presents framework for understanding organizational trust with regard to theoretical differentiation of personal trust and system trust. Defines three factors of organizational trust: openness/congruity, shared values, and autonomy/feedback. Discusses how supervisors…

Examines the experience of worker participation and finds that the tendency is for such programs to weaken unions and limit workers' power in significant ways. (JOW)

Discusses how to act and what to expect in the first job. Points out that first jobs are important because they provide an opportunity to develop the technical, organizational, and interpersonal skills that can be used in the second job. (JOW)

Looks at the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting and describes a training program to get people ready to telecommute. Offers tips for organizing an office at home. (JOW)

A learning organization supports learning at three levels: (1) individual, through continuous opportunities, inquiry, and dialog; (2) team, through action learning and collaboration; and (3) organizational, through systems that capture learning, empower participants, and link to the environment. Leaders who model and support learning at all three…

Examined relationship between perceived stress resulting from job insecurity and marital and family functioning. Data from 111 married couples in which at least 1 spouse was working in insecure job environment showed that job insecurity stress was related in systematic way to marital and family dysfunction and number of family problems reported.…

Assessed predictive power of 5 work-related stressors identified in clergy family literature on criterion variables of marital, parent, and life satisfaction among 272 clergy husbands and their wives from 6 denominations. Findings supported hypotheses that work-related stressors were inversely related to marital, parental, and life satisfaction…

Used Double ABCX model of family stress and adaptation to identify factors that are associated with successful adaptation to frequent involuntary relocation among 212 clergy families. Wives reported significantly higher stress, more negative perceptions of their most recent relocation, lower coping resources, and lower well-being that did clergy…

Personal style patterns and environmental constraints and opportunities of the workgroup were identified by 367 Navy personnel and 114 supervisors. Personal style predicted different job outcomes--performance, satisfaction, withdrawal--across the organization and within groups. Recognition of personal style and environmental patterns could enhance…

Virtual work teams scattered around the globe are becoming a feature of corporate workplaces. Although most people prefer face-to-face meetings and interactions, reality often requires telecommuting. (JOW)

It is time to reframe thinking about the training profession and its relevance. Trainers must shift their focus from training to high performance. (JOW)

Of a group of 91 trainees, 35 had a pretraining expectations discussion and posttraining follow-up with their managers and 35 did not. Those who received management support had significantly higher transfer and a more positive perception of the forces in the work environment encouraging transfer. (SK)

A majority of 195 Society of Human Resource Management members surveyed favored direct disclosure of a disability at or after a job interview, but a sizable minority recommended indirect disclosure prior to the interview. Most (57%) believed their organization provides a supportive environment for people with disabilities. (SK)