This paper reports the findings of a study of 3193 British industrial workers which suggest that, when individually measured and analyzed, task attributes relate in different ways and in varying degrees to worker dissatisfaction. Validity may depend upon how job specialization is measured. (Author)

Describes the development of a standardized approach for identifying, defining, and measuring indicators of work performance and effectiveness and of the methods for expressing these indicators in financial terms. (Author/IRT)

Data indicate that administrators are highly motivated by achievement, recognition, and advancement, but not very much by salary, good interpersonal relations, effective policy and administration, and supervision, although the absence of the latter group is highly dissatisfying. (Author/IRT)

Human resources development must be oriented toward the achievement of all objectives of organizational performance: Quality, efficiency, societal impact, employee impact. Three fundamental phases in developing a work design strategy (for improving organizational effectiveness) are explained. (BM)

Cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) refers to a collection of disorders associated with nerves, muscles, tendons, bones, and the neurovascular (nerves and related blood vessels) system. CTD symptoms may involve the neck, back, shoulders, arms, wrists, or hands. Interpreters with CTD may experience a variety of symptoms including: pain, joint…

This article presents results of a recent empirical study examining types of e-learning barriers and the relationship between these barriers and e-learning self-efficacy. A significant inverse relationship (r = -0.086, p less than 0.05) emerged. The sample was comprised of 865 employee e-learners (n = 865). The theoretical framework was centered…

This book provides practical, step-by-step guidelines and gives important reasons why managing diversity is good for overall business. It identifies issues specific to designated groups and provides effective techniques for creating a level playing field, as well as specific on-the-job applications for running meetings, building a team, opening…

This book discusses what it means to be a faculty member at a university that enjoys neither reputation nor distinction. The discussion illuminates the everyday conditions under which academic work and the hierarchical distinctions in which they are always embedded. Following an introduction, Representing Exclusion, Writing Personal Narrative, and…

New Stringent State laws governing employee safety and health will place responsibility on employers, including schools. (Author)

The results of a poor school maintenance program can have detrimental effects on school pride, learning atmosphere, public confidence, teacher turnover, and the quality of personnel. (MF)

Results indicated a significant positive correlation between cognitive complexity and the choosing of an occupation in which the environment was compatible with the subject's personality coping style. (Author)

Preview of nationwide survey presents preliminary findings on workers' attitudes toward labor standards problems and job satisfaction. (Editor)

The concept of office landscaping creates an open, flexible layout by grouping office workers, supervisors, and their stations in patterns that depend on group communication and interdepartmental work flow relationships. (Author)

Describes an attempt to measure in the sixth through twelfth grades the personality construct termed, in adults, the bureaucratic personality" based on the Weberian model. (TA)