Responses from 547 of 2,000 consumers indicated consumer support for socially responsible purchasing. For 16%, "No-Sweat" labels indicating the working conditions of apparel makers were a strong purchasing influence. Women, especially unmarried females with lower educational attainment, were most likely to purchase clothing with No-Sweat…

Surveys in five automobile plants in Canada and the United Kingdom (n=2,600+) indicated that implementation of lean production methods has been uneven across companies and countries and is not associated with greater employee involvement or control. Variations may reflect company-specific responses to the pressures of international competition.…

Examines the effects of gender on career commitment, success, satisfaction, and involvement in engineering, and the effects of personality and work environment on these variables. Uses statistical and descriptive methods to determine the relationship among these variables. (Contains 34 references.) (Author/YDS)

Most parents do everything they can to facilitate the health and happiness, growth and development of their children. Nevertheless, Western society leaves parents the responsibility for children's well-being, but does not empower parents to ensure that well-being. This book takes the position that our society is inimical to children and has…

The changing psychological contract has become a focus for organizational development, especially as job roles within organizations continue to change. This literature review examines the evolving employee-employer relationship and how this relationship has impacted career management and organizations for over the past century. The paper…

Using previously unreleased data on nearly every authorized work stoppage that occurred between 1984 and 2002, this paper tests whether the positive wage-strike relationship held following the breakdown of the post-war labor-capital accord. Unlike in decades past, these findings indicate a complete decoupling of the wage-strike relationship. Even…

Job satisfaction, motivation, and reward systems are included in one area of organizational theory. The strongest influence in this area is motivation because it overlaps into both of the other two components. A review of the classical literature on motivation reveals four major theory areas: (1) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs; (2) Herzberg's…

A principal discusses ways to help get acquainted with a new school and staff. He developed a questionnaire he distributed to his staff to help break the ice. Includes a copy of the questionnaire.(MD)

The author investigates the literature on organizational climate, presents an overview of aspects of such climate, and assesses areas needing further investigation. One problem is definition of the term "organizational climate." She stresses the need for clarification and special emphasis on the long-term nature of climate. (Author/CH)

Describes how a wellness program, campus safety and security program, and institutional knowledge management program are succeeding at Cuyahoga Community College after the human resources (HR) department won administrative support for their implementation. (EV)

Suggests that targeted, action-oriented institutional research can help a college or university better understand and more effectively use faculty resources. Profiles a multi-campus research university whose institutional research portfolio has emphasized faculty issues. (EV)

Describes job design alternatives--job enrichment, the job characteristics model, Japanese style management, and quality-of-worklife approaches. Focuses on the problems that human resources professionals may encounter when attempting to implement these approaches. (Author/JOW)

Explores several distributive justice issues as they are represented in managers' thinking processes, focusing on the contrast between equity- and parity-based distribution logics. The managers studied were flexible in their use of both logics; their concerns about fairness were closely connected to other considerations. (MLH)

Findings from a survey of 426 teacher educators indicate a generally high level of job satisfaction, with certain administrative concerns contributing to a decrease in satisfaction. The study also found the Herzberg model of job satisfaction-dissatisfaction applicable to faculty members in education. (IAH)

Reports on a study designed to explore the relationship between person-environment congruence and the perceived social climate of the work environment (community hospital setting) using 133 management and staff nurses. Findings revealed that there are no significant differences between congruent and incongruent groups for any of the three…