In court litigation in which women prison guards' claim of pay discrimination was rejected at the local level, the Supreme Court ruled that the case could be debated based on workers'"comparable worth" instead of "equal work," the traditional argument. Further litigation on the comparable worth issue is anticipated. (MSE)

Organizational scholars have consistently noted that organizations in Japan generally possess more effective systems of communication than U.S. firms. This article explains how the Japanese approach to management encourages and facilitates the exchange of information between organizational members. (PD)

Effective procedures of selection, training, and evaluation of admissions personnel are similar to those of any efficiently run business, the primary difference being that students of the institution are served. Finding employees with necessary job skills as well as sensitivity and understanding presents special difficulties for admissions…

The North Haven Board of Education v. Hufstedler decision held that employees of educational institutions receiving federal funds are entitled to safeguards of Title IX, extending the legislation's scope and remedying, at least in part, limitations in protection. (Available from: Dennis & Co., 251 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14203, $3.50) (MSE)

Whether or not a provision of the 1978 Amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 should be applied retroactively is discussed, with reference to results of recent court litigation. Available from University of Illinois, College of Law, Law Building, Champaign, IL 61820; $3.50. (MSE)

Faculty Title VII litigation, challenges to the faculty evaluation process, and possible jucidial responses to faculty claims are reviewed. A proposed model would temper judicial interference in faculty employment disputes by informed deferences while preserving the unique character of academic institutions. (Journal availbility: Boston Univ. Law…

The thesis of this article is that court reliance on objective job criteria as a basis for decisions in discrimination suits involving supervisorial or managerial employees is misplaced. Alternative remedies to the discriminatory use of subjective criteria in the selection and promotion of supervisorial and managerial employees are suggested.…

Argues that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has turned into a retreat from nondiscrimination and counsels new approach to determining job-relatedness. Suggests that preferential treatment efforts may have devastating consequences for purported beneficiaries. Suggests specific policy initiatives for improving economic opportunities for…

This special issue on employment policy in the global economy looks at macroeconomic policies and employment, institutional requirements for full employment, the world trade system, foreign investment, the marginalism of Africa, productivity enhancing policies, influence of information and communication technology, industrialized countries, and…

Public sector managers can ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the following ways: (1) clear, specific job descriptions; (2) consistent selection and testing processes; (3) participative management techniques; and (4) attention to coworker attitudes toward employees with disabilities. (SK)

The revolution in the nature of work currently underway in the industrialized world is recognized but poorly understood. Describes new models of learning and work that are succeeding the industrial model, and discusses implications for career guidance as well as the author's vision of the future of work. (JPS)

U.S. business has spent very little on educating workers and pay a far smaller proportion of local taxes than formerly. Corporations are increasingly finding skilled, less expensive workers abroad or through immigration. Global capital cannot create high-wage jobs in the United States without skilled workers and a first-class infrastructure. (SK)

Considers numerous issues related to the potential for women professors to assume leadership positions in academe. Topics include women presidents, fundamental professorial tasks, career patterns, role models, stress, career success, the structure of power relationships vis-a-vis gender, discriminatory practices, humanities and values education,…

Affirmative action as a form of regulatory policy may produce a productive cultural mosaic but cannot in itself achieve healthy diversity. A college wishing to diminish discrimination, create a safe and secure work and educational environment, and provide support for family life must institutionalize diversity programs to succeed. (MSE)

Summarizes recent judicial decisions in various countries concerning application of general legal principles to labor law, access to employment, conditions of employment, occupational safety and health, social security, and labor relations. (Author/SK)