Studies the physician's choice of a practice location as a factor influencing lifetime earnings. Also, computations of net present values associates with the decision to specialize, rather than enter general or family practice, suggest that returns to specialty choice are highly dependent upon the choice of a practice location. (CT)

Outlines several steps that can be taken to protect pregnant workers from work hazards. (IRT)

Suggests that self-directed learning should be approached with the same systematic rigor as other learning activities and that facilitation requires different skills than classroom instruction or on-the-job training. Includes an interview with Malcolm Knowles, a lesson plan, and facilitator competencies. (JOW)

An International Labour Organization study refutes one of the most common arguments of apologists for child labor in the hand-woven carpet industry--the so-called nimble fingers argument. Excerpts from presentations at an International Labour Organization meeting highlight the commitment to eradicating child labor. (JOW)

Diversity training is an essential business practice. How a company represents itself to the world has much to do with whether people of age, color, or disability gravitate to it. (JOW)

Considers the ways in which work is changing in two very different sites; a gaming machine factory and a metropolitan teaching hospital. Explores the implications of these changes for research and discourse analysis. (Author/VWL)

Discusses the various approaches to creativity taken by various corporations and whether there is a difference between creativity and problem solving. Distinguishes between adaptive creativity--whereby employees find better ways to do their work--and innovative creativity--the ability to produce really big or strange ideas. (JOW)

Used interrupted time-series analysis (ARIMA) to study the impact of legislation and judicial intervention on the use of deadly force by police officers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Findings generally suggest that dynamic changes in the internal working environment can outweigh the influence of external mechanisms on deadly force use. Findings…

Data from eight mentors who provided guided learning in a workplace illuminated the demands upon and benefits for workplace mentors. All mentors noted the efficacy of guiding workplace learning. However, finding time for mentoring and the low level of management support made the mentors' work intense. For some, the demands were not adequately…

An analysis of the California Work and Health Survey indicates that people with disabilities have lower employment rates and less secure kinds of employment than those without disabilities. Once on the job, the two groups do not differ fundamentally in their working conditions. (Contains 19 notes and references.) (Author/JOW)

This annotated bibliography lists 11 items of selected case law and a total of 34 journal articles, newspaper articles, books, and government reports dealing with smoking in the workplace. (MES)

A survey of 83 quality circle members determined that there was no single variable that consistently emerged as the most important contributor to the effectiveness of quality circles. Member training did appear to be stronger than the other variables. (JOW)

Presents summary of common themes from the Third National Conference for Counseling Psychology including strategies to enhance visibility and political strength, and ways to improve training of counseling psychologists by enhancing rigor, scientific thinking, professional identity, and ability to work in diverse and emerging settings. Discusses…

Telework, work carried out in a location where the worker is removed from a central office and communicates with coworkers using new technology, has become a daily routine for millions of people in the United States and Europe. Telework changes the nature of professional relationships and employment and economic development policies. (JOW)

Suggests that being fired is not the stigma it once was. Looks at 20 famous "failures" and where they are now, including Steven Jobs, Michael Milken, William Agee, Jimmy Johnson, and Ivan Boesky. (JOW)