Papers on the theme of quality in human resource development include the following: "Missing Link to Quality: An Examination of the Use of Steven Covey's '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' in State Agencies" (Adair et al.); "Executive Women in Business in the United States" (Bierema); "Extent and Nature of Employee Initiated Learning in the Workplace" (Confessore, Confessore); "Lessons Learned for Multimedia CBI [Computer-based Instruction] Evaluation Project" (Grozier et al.); "Predicting Employee Success in High Technology Industries" (Ellsworth); "Reflective and Collaborative Writing in Human Resource Development (HRD)" (Gaston, Gaston); "Evaluating an Intelligent Computer-Aided Instruction Authoring System" (Goodman, Swanberg); "Revolution in HRD Instructional Design" (Graham, Bonham); "A Model for the Development of Quality Foreign Language Programs in U.S. Companies Responding to a Global Economy" (Halka, Nolan); "New Employee Adaptation and Socialization" (Holton); "City of Carrollton Training and Development Program" (Kealer); "A Conceptual Systems Approach Model for Creating Collaborative Diagnostic Procedures and Strategies in HRD Settings" and "Theory of Margin as an HRD Problem Solving Tool for Coping with Life Stress" (Londoner); "Establishment and Adaptation of an Effective Organizational Model for Facilitation of a Career Development and Placement Program for Student-Athletes" (McGonagle, McBroom); "A 'New' Quality Tool for Leveraging Human Resources on Large and Complex Problems" (Mann); "Relationship of Gilligan's Moral Orientation and Continuing Educators' Salaries" (Manning); "Ensuring Quality Response to the Marketplace in Establishing a Professional Education Program" (Pevoto); "Performance-Based Assessment of Software Skills Proficiency" (Roberts); "Role of HRD in Successful Small to Mid-Sized Manufacturing Businesses" (Rowden); "Model for Conducting Customer Audits" (Russ-Eft, Horibe); "Development, Review, and Management of HRD Curricula on an Electronic Database" (Scholl); "Total Quality Management in Higher Education" (Schuler); "International Etiquette" (Shou); "Differences in Cognition, Perception, and Social Behavior between the East and West" (Shou, Cai); "Trans-Texas Video Conference Network" (Spillane, Hockenberry); "Organizational Chart Inversion Facilitates Use of Personnel's Multiple Talents" (Stewart, Griggs); "Successful Technical Managers" (Supina); "Evaluation for the Bottom Line" (Tesoro); "Concepts and Issues in Developing Quality Workforce Literacy Programs" (Thach, Seaman); "What's the Difference?" (Watson); "Perceptions of HRD Quality in Health Care Institutions" (Welborn); "New Dimensions in Distance Learning" (Williams, Paprock); and "Meeting Customers Needs for Distance Learning Information" (Thach et al.). (YLB)