Post-Fordism suggests that trade work practices are outmoded and industrial restructuring will improve economic outcomes. This view overlooks an important characteristic of industrial trades--the integrity of the work culture--and is oblivious to the merits of the tradespersons' cultural identity. (SK)

In this 2-year follow-up of 100 nurses, significant increases were observed for burnout and depression. At initial assessment and follow-up, burned-out nurses displayed accurate perceptions of job uncontrollability, whereas non-burned-out nurses overestimated job control. Perceptual accuracy increased in linear fashion with degree of burnout,…

Work behaviors that prevent an individual with disabilities from getting and keeping a job are considered, along with ways to change behaviors. Nine ways to change negative work behaviors are addressed, including teaching/training, goal-setting, motivating, counseling, role-playing, and social reinforcement and behavior modification. (SW)

Bad bosses use their positions as a personal playing field for games of their own making. Good bosses delegate authority, support their subordinates, enjoy their jobs, and have a healthy sense of humor. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious coverup artists, and outright "wackos." Educators can thrive…

An organizationally based career development model posits that considering both individual and organizational perspectives is problematic and planning must take both a causal and purposive perspective. Computer-assisted career guidance can assist in developing individual action plans and provide aggregate data for organizational development. (JOW)

Multicultural activities should be integrated into technical curricula. Schools must make a serious effort to sensitize students to the nuances of other cultures so they are better able to meet the challenges of the workplace. (JOW)

The proving ground of the global marketplace makes Japan and the United States more alike than most people think. Both struggle with the effects of the worldwide recession, with work forces that are losing their predictable sameness, and with the failure of tried-and-true management practices. (Author)

A mentorship model to provide leadership for staff development has five key steps: engender trust, understand learner movement in a development framework, introduce conflict and encourage learner voice, emphasize positive movement, and attend to the relationship. (SK)

Programs to combat stress in the workplace are proving to be more cost effective than was imagined. When workers have less stress and more variety and satisfaction on the job, everybody profits. (Author/JOW)

Analysis of data on 1,605 civil-service jobs supports a power-based perspective on male-female wage differentials, rather than the "compensating differentials" explanation. Unfavorable working conditions were distributed equally in male- and female-dominated jobs and were not compensated by wage premiums. Contains 72 references. (SV)

Examined men's subjective experiences in work and family roles and psychological distress in 300 employed, married men in 2-earner couples. After controlling for job quality, both marital-role and parental-role quality were significant predictors of men's psychological distress. Parental status was not. Both marital-role and parental-role quality…

Diversity implies differences in people based on their identifications with various groups and is also a process of acknowledging differences through action. Those organizations that have welcomed diversity are more productive and have a competitive advantage. Diversity training can be awareness based (cognitive) or skill based (behavioral). (JOW)

Offers a look at some forces that are transforming the workplace: teamwork, social issues, workplace initiatives, diversity, basic skills. Analyzes their effect on training. (JOW)

Discusses the apparently successful efforts of an English department and composition program to comply with the Conference on College Composition and Communication's Statement of Principles and Standards with regard to working conditions of teaching assistants. (RS)

Discusses aspects of collaborative writing in the workplace, including styles of management and collaboration; deciding whether to adopt a collaborative approach; research and implementation; collaboration in process; and evaluation, recognition, and rewards. (SR)