A discussion of state court decisions that indicate trends in deciding management's prerogative to determine educational policy and the rights of teachers to bargain on matters of interest to them. (MLF)

In order to change organization structure and management style, the situation in which people operate must first be changed, which in turn affects behavior and attitudes. Specific ways in which to produce the desired attitudes through manipulation of the environment are described. (Author)

Offers guidelines to help administrators bring their campuses into compliance with State and Federal occupational safety and health acts. (Author/MLF)

The Alaskan oil pipeline is the lure currently attracting Americans toAlaska; actually, job prospects are bleak--most jobs will be filled by permanent residents of Alaska, where the unemployment rate is very high. Jobs which cannot be filled by Alaskans will be filled from labor union sources. (AJ)

Burnout is a phenomenon in which the cumulative effects of a stressful work environment gradually overwhelm the defenses of staff members, causing them to psychologically withdraw. To understand the experience of professional and paraprofessional nurses suffering from burnout requires a close examination of the environments in which they function.…

A research study attempted to identify necessary components of a strong corporate wellness training program and to establish a sound research base from which valid curricular decisions could be made concerning program design. Responses from a 52-item questionnaire were received from 248 corporate wellness professionals. Results indicated that the…

This report draws details and examples from a study of the general manager job in a major corporation in an effort to determine what it takes to be an effective general manager. The report looks at two aspects of the demanding and important position of general manager. First, the report discusses the more or less constant requirements of the job,…

It appears that stress results from an imbalance between the demands people face and their resources for dealing with those demands, rather than from the demands alone. This study addressed the interplay between environmental events, personal attempts to cope with the demands of those events, and the effect that environmental demand and personal…

The compendium describes the 48 programs currently participating in the Illinois supported employment initiative. Programs are described in terms of purpose, current focus of programmatic activity, geographic area served, type and level of handicapping conditions experienced by the individuals served, and program-developed products. An…

While the effects of maternal employment on women have been highlighted in the literature, less attention has been given to the effects of maternal employment on men. This study examined the interaction of work sources and family sources of stress on the psychological health of men in single- and dual-earner families. Questionnaires on background…

The findings of a 1986 survey of a stratified random sample of 21,620 employees in the 22 largest agencies of the Federal Government suggest that employees are fairly positive about their work but that they differ in job satisfaction, depending on their age, grade, length of service, and what agency they work for. Sixty-eight percent reported that…

Holland's original environmental formulations proposed that an environment's influence was transmitted through its inhabitants: environments could be classified by the predominant personality type of their inhabitants. But the approach to environmental assessment that relies on a census of inhabitants is only one approach, job analysis is another.…

Factor analysis of responses of funeral directors to work orientation items is interpreted first as specifying major orientational themes and second as to how well the theoretical value components of professionalism and a business orientation hold together empirically. (Author)