ASSIST is a self-help program for spouses whose partners are employed in stressful occupations. Describes ASSIST from a practitioner's viewpoint, discusses emergent issues among spouses, and suggests using ASSIST as a helping resource. (Author)

The focus of this article is to examine the relationship between the workplace and business. In doing so, the concept of profitability will be considered first followed by an examination of three concerns in reducing expenses: geography, technical efficiency, and people. (CT)

While agreeing on balance with the four preceding articles on the changing workplace, the author cites some research that indicates that the net effect of technology is to lower skill requirements of jobs. Concludes that we will need a flexible, well-educated work force. (SK)

Use of the Quality of Worklife Survey in an action-research approach has enabled managers and employees to focus on productivity problems without losing sight of work environment objectives. Survey findings are presented and survey methodologies reviewed for possible applications by other organizations. (Author/CT)

Describes shadow consultation which is used with traditional casework and group-work skills to help individual managers become more effective and humane in their work. Conditions under which this intervention might be appropriate, steps required to execute the procedure, and results that might be expected are outlined. An example of shadow…

To investigate the development of self-esteem in the early work career, a secondary analysis of data from 843 members of the "Youth in Transition" panel of young men was performed. The findings suggest that conditions of work are more consequential for the self-image than socioeconomic standing. (Author/CT)

Lists in tabular form job requirements, work environment, and other characteristics of 19 major groups of occupations. (CH)

Determines the level of union activity in housing offices in the southeast region of the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I). Focuses on interest in unions by housing employees, potential for change, factors likely to foster union activity, and types of institutions most likely to be unionized. (ABB)

Hypotheses regarding the social contexts of reading activities were tested in two studies. Significant three-way interactions were found between (1) education, setting, and the contents (subject matters) of reading; and (2) occupation, setting, and reading contents. Because social contexts influence reading practices they should be considered in…

The author projects some possible future scenarios concerning the world of work and discusses their economic, political, and attitudinal implications. He states that since the consequences of an almost-workless world would be profound, affecting all the values and structures of contemporary society, planning for such an eventuality is urgent. (CT)

The numerous company programs in North America that have developed countermeasures against drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace, ranging from prevention, health promotion and education, to treatment and rehabilitation, provide instructive examples of an effective approach that in most cases has more than paid for its cost. (Author/CT)

Analyzes the provisions of recent negotiation agreements focusing on effects of technological developments in banking and insurance; general provisions; procedural provisions; and substantive provisions relating to job security, early retirement, working hours, retraining, downgrading, severance pay, and safety and health. (Author/SK)

Discusses human factors (ergonomic) requirements in equipment design for video display terminals and the work environment. (SK)

Presents evidence of welfare activity in a number of work organizations based in Scotland that have introduced recovery programs for employees with alcohol-related problems. The study points to extensive involvement by personnel specialists in the operation of these policies. (CT)

Explored determinants of work/family role strain using 1979 questionnaire data from 468 employed parents. Examination of individual-level, family-level, and work-related variables revealed that work-related variables, as a group, had greatest impact on job tension. (Author/NRB)