High school students (92 females, 127 males) using Krumboltz Job Experience Kits (occupational simulations) experienced 6 diverse jobs in random order and recorded reactions on the Perceived Congruency Questionnaire. Results supported Holland's hexagonal model, indicating that different personality types react to different jobs in accord with the…

Conducted two studies to develop and provide evidence supporting the construct validity of scores on a scale to measure two aspects of workplace friendship: friendship prevalence and friendship opportunities. Data from samples of 200 graduate students and 116 graduate students and employees support convergent, discriminant, and nomological…

Interviewed 10 (British) secondary headteachers to examine headship approaches among those appointed during the past 3 years. Numerous contextual factors impinge on new principals: current events, devolved management, catchmment area, management courses, staff affect and attitudes, and planned rate and style of managed change. (Contains 25…

Members of a diverse management class discuss how they explored issues of spirituality "in" and "of" work, an inclusive definition of spirituality and work, and opposition to organizational imposition of spiritual values. (SK)

Discusses six entry points to initiate discussion of employee spirituality in management education: cross-cultural management, workplace diversity, leadership, team management, organizational culture, and human resource development. (SK)

Survey results from 75 British adult learners indicated that the main site where they acquired skills of active citizenship (including interpersonal competence, confidence, and knowledge of government) was the workplace. Very small numbers felt that schools equipped them with these skills. (SK)

Discusses the need for workers to acquire more information at an increasing rate in response to changes and developments in the workplace and proposes three variables that affect an individual's participation in an organization's development process. Considers learning participation and implications for human development practitioners. (Author/LRW)

Of 163 secondary business teachers who began between 1996-2000, 23 were no longer teaching. Differences between stayers and leavers included positive teaching experience, positive student interaction, adequate time, and pleasant working conditions. Influences on leavers included salary (57%) and lack of advancement (30%). Those without strong…

Assessment centers have typically been used for job candidate screening and selection. Now their methodologies are being used for succession planning, executive development, training needs assessment, and strategic work force realignment. (JOW)

A survey of 1,051 business students found that those who believed that dishonest acts such as cheating are acceptable are more likely to engage in them. Those who engage in dishonest acts in class are more likely to do so in the workplace. (Contains 76 references.) (SK)

A study was conducted of employee reactions to work teams, reduced job classification, and skill-based pay established by an agreement between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers. Attitudes were more negative in plants threatened by closure, but individuals in those plants engaged in more team behaviors. Responses varied by demography and…

Proposes that recent, successful litigation in the UK against 'stress-inducing' employers suggests that therapists need to be aware of the possible pitfalls of providing stress counseling in the workplace. Some therapeutic approaches, for example, cognitive therapy, may be efficacious but provide a perspective that can be given a different…

Proposes strategic planning and training initiatives that can be used to facilitate the development of diverse self-directed work teams. Offers practical implications for effective functioning of diverse self-directed teams in the workforce. (Author)

Discusses teacher attrition rates and reveals that foreign language teachers leave the classroom if they are unable to cope with unexpected workplace realities, often as a result of having spent little time in the field prior to full-time teaching. (Author/VWL)

Portrays how workers in a manufacturing company are expected to take on new roles and positions as team leaders, and how team members struggle with how to act in this new order. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on ESL Literacy Education) (Author/VWL)