Analyses studies on job satisfaction of community college faculty measures used in the studies may have tapped different dimensions of satisfaction; a measure of general job satisfaction (the better predictor of desire to stay at job) was found to be relatively independent of a measure of specific work-activity satisfaction. (Author/AC)

Factors that supervisors consider important to their jobs were analyzed from a series of surveys with more than 300 supervisors over a three-year period. Results show some regional differences and attitude changes, but interesting work was consistently rated most important to the supervisors. (MF)

From research findings on job design and redesign, the authors conclude that all individuals may not approve job enrichment programs which may actually decrease job satisfaction. Although job satisfaction may increase with age, individual differences and other variables make research results inconclusive. (MF)

The author suggests that there are five issues relating to career entry for minority professionals: decisions relative to ethnic character of possible work settings, validation of competence, level of profile, focus of effort, and role of intimacy. These five issues are discussed. (Author)

Develops a conceptual model that describes how and why employees learn to resist planned change within an organizational setting. Planned change, when introduced by management, has the potential of blocking affected employees from satisfying their dominant need structures. Change strategies are developed for management to reduce employee…

Reports results and implications of a questionnaire administered to employees, measuring their perceptions of fair treatment by an organization and relates these perceptions to absenteeism and turnover. Enables professional personnel and industrial relations people to expand their roles in developing more effective organizations. (TA)

Large numbers of women work at jobs that present serious health hazards, although most people associate workplace hazards with traditionally "male" jobs. Physical dangers, stress, and fatigue lead to manifold health problems among working women. These problems should be investigated and conditions improved for workers of both sexes. (Author/GC)

Notes six phenomena occurring in today's offices that will necessitate the office of the future. Describes the office of the future and outlines its characteristics and characteristics needed by future office employees. (SH)

Evaluates the effect of integration and segregation of Blacks and whites in a small group setting in a work environment. Discriminant analysis suggests that while few behavioral and attitudinal differences exist between Blacks and whites, integration is beneficial to Blacks and not detrimental to whites. (Author)

The Social Security Administration's Retirement History Study was used to study the microeconomic determinants of early retirement among white married men aged 58-63. Factors analysis of personal and financial characteristics, local labor market conditions, and certain job attributes revealed that Health status and eligibility for pensions are the…

Compares black and white sailors on job-related satisfaction. Differences in satisfaction were explores in regard to two hypothesized sources--differences in individual needs and differences in work conditions, although measurement of the latter was restricted to perceptions of the environment. (Author/RK)

Examines extent to which parents transmit feelings and ideas about their jobs to their children and how the children perceive and respond to this information. Young people are fairly good predictors of parents' job satisfaction and working conditions. Though mothers may talk more about their work than fathers, children do not know more about…

Interviewed 20 professional women on their work-related stress and coping processes to identify those who were good and poor at coping. Found that more effective copers seemed to have used problem-focused coping such as seeking information or advice or taking problem-solving action, whereas less effective copers seemed to have used strategies such…

Focused on the experiences with work of children from 7 months to 18 years of age in families who worked at home for income. Findings indicated all verbal children had concrete knowledge of their parents' work. All children were involved with their parents' work in a developmental progression. (Author/BB)

Faced with a shrinking labor pool and increasing competition, employers are beginning to take basic workplace skills training into their own hands. Such training involves (1) identifying skills-related job changes or problems; (2) building management and union support; (3) developing a strategy; (4) performing task analysis; (5) designing and…