Uses a model of stress which assumes that stress is a function of the balance of demands, supports, and job constraints to test a homogeneous professional group of teachers. Results show very modest support for the model, but confirm the percentage of variance accounted for by these measures is rather small. (Author/HLM)

There has been a steady growth in courses for shop stewards in the United Kingdom in the last decade, much of which is a direct consequence of the increased involvement of the trade union. The authors look at the potential market for shop steward courses by drawing on replies from a national survey. (SSH)

Using a sample of 566 nurses, this study focused on role stress, conceptualized in terms of role conflict, uncertainty about acceptance of one's behavior by supervisors and peers, and role ambiguity. Results indicated that individual attributes, including education, locus of control, and professional commitment, predicted role stress. (Author/RC)

Discusses Theory Z, the Japanese philosophy of work and job training. Examines the 13-step matrix of this theory. These steps include: knowing the company's organization and management philosophy; implementing the philosophy; developing interpersonal skills; testing oneself and the system; involving the union; and stabilizing employment. (CT)

Investigates railroad union members strong preferences for collective bargaining in dealing with traditional union concerns and joint union-management efforts when quality of worklife issues are involved. Attitudinal measures were generally found to be more important in explaining members' preferences than demographic or union participation…

Compares and contrasts industrial and university physics departments, focusing on the group dynamics and work environment of a corporate physics (General Motors). A major difference between these departments lies in the motivation for and evaluation of research, not in the selection of research topics. (Author/JN)

Assessed the impact of a new clients' rights bill on the functioning of the state mental health system. Reports on specification of those levels of staff role ambiguity and conflict among and between staff and clients that were perceived by staff as caused by the new legislation. (Author)

Measured subjective work load, time urgency, and other stress/motivation variables for management personnel taking a demanding problem-solving exam. Data suggest increases in psychological stresses like subjectively high work load and time urgency uniformly impair performance across the whole range of these variables. (Author)

This study of "naturally occurring" employment among high school students examines claims about the nature of the workplace. Drawing on interview, questionnaire, and observational data, it is argued that the President's Science Advisory Committee's (PSAC) expectations on developing responsibility and adult social relations in adolescents…

Describes the most frequent stress producers identified by school administrators. Suggests four areas that warrant further training and improvement--time management, interpersonal relations, community relations, and coping with rules and regulations. (Author/WD)

The basic working situation of the higher education administrator is seen as too frustrating and personally divisive for many capable people. Those who survive make personal sacrifices that are never understood or appreciated by their colleagues--a situation partly responsible for locking women out of academic administration. (MLW)

Adolescent work experience is often proposed as developmentally significant. This study attempts to demonstrate that different work settings expose youth to substantially different experiences. Opportunities for learning, initiative and autonomy, and interaction are examined in six job types commonly held by adolescents. (SK)

The symptoms of stress are outlined; misconceptions about stress and techniques used in stress management are discussed; and managers' role in stress management is explained. (MLF)

Although a residency requirement establishing qualifications for employment can usually be imposed unilaterally by the public employer, a requirement dealing with conditions of continued employment must generally be negotiated if it impacts greater on conditions of employment than on the mission of the employer. (Author)

Cynicism of prison guards was examined as an outcome of interaction with others in the institution. Findings indicate that as a prison guard's work relations with inmates, fellow officers, and administrators deteriorate, his level of cynicism increases. (Author)