This annotated bibliography lists 35 primary journals devoted to personnel management and industrial psychology in such categories as human resource planning, employee training, compensation, and employment law. History of the field, journal selection, journal specializations (for practitioners and academicians), journal indexing/abstracting,…

Concentrates on four specialized indexes that are devoted exclusively to personnel and human resources topics: "Personnel Literature,""Personnel Management Abstracts,""Human Resources Abstracts," and "Work Related Abstracts." A concluding section compares strengths and weaknesses of these publications to three broader indexes: "The Business…

The layoff problem can be managed if the employer plans operations to provide equal employment opportunity, say the authors. They reexamine the duty to plan for fair employment and apply their conclusions to the reduction-of-hours problem, in light of its peculiar legislative aspects. (LBH)

This report, with Volume II soon to be published, appraises research in industrial relations since 1956-57. Experts analyze the contributions to research in four areas. In the first chapter, labor force and labor markets are discussed within the context of labor force participation and mobility. The second chapter, on wages and benefits,…

Relatively little is known about how unions affect employers because of a lack of data and research at the level of the firm. The little evidence available suggests that the effects are complex and go well beyond the effects associated with higher wages. In particular, a better understanding of the role that unions play in providing training and…