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Cappelli, Peter; Rogovsky, Nikolai – 1995
The relationship between skill demands, changing work organization, and performance was examined in a study of workers across 15 "benchmark" jobs in each of 8 public utilities. Skills issues were assessed by plant managers, workers, and their supervisors. Randomly selected managers/supervisors reported a series of performance measures…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes
Zemsky, Robert; Shapiro, Daniel; Iannozzi, Maria; Cappelli, Peter; Bailey, Thomas – 1998
This publication presents a portrait of transitions from initial education to working life in the United States. Section I details the distribution of students at two basic levels: K-12 and tertiary education. It introduces a recurring concern--the distribution of students by ethnicity and socioeconomic status--and details the declining importance…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Cappelli, Peter; Bassi, Laurie; Katz, Harry; Knoke, David; Osterman, Paul; Useem, Michael – 1997
This book estimates and analyzes the changes currently under way in the U.S. workplace. The book's seven chapters are: (1) "The Pressures To Restructure Employment" (effects of labor law and public policy, increased competitiveness, new markets, financial restructuring, investor pressures, new management techniques, faces and effects of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporations, Economic Change, Education Work Relationship