Examines the influence of social, economic, government, and organized labor forces on employee relations and reviews the implications of those four forces for employee relations and management. (Author/IRT)

Describes research conducted at the Manchester Institute of Science and Technology about the changing nature of personnel management. The authors found that training has become an easy target for economies at times of economic stringency and is not being vigorously defended by the senior personnel managers within whose functions it is located. (CT)

Evaluations from 77 personnel administrators were used to determine the effect of costume on interviewers' perceptions of personal characteristics for women applying for management-level positions. It was concluded that a female applicant's clothing does provide an avenue for conveying personal characteristics necessary for management. (CT)

Personnel administrators should take active steps to influence the course of legislative activities, as well as examine the internal practices regarding use and dissemination of information. Such actions will both ward off any unnecessary and restrictive legislation and provide privacy protection that will be desirable to both company and…

The author advocates that a single management posture be adopted by collegiate executives responsible for the performance of non-academic employees, and describes three ways such a posture benefits all concerned: individual worker performance improves; supervisors become more effective; and the school gains an advantage. (LBH)

The impact of collective bargaining and EEO programs on the personnel officer in colleges and universities was studied in a mail survey of 300 full-time personnel officers. The possible consequences that impact may have for other groups within the institutions was also examined. (LBH)

The work-related solution to the energy shortage may take the form of improved methods of communication. Personnel professionals are presented with the challenge of a position of leadership in adapting to new communication patterns. (Author/MLF)

Personnel managers examined vignettes in which an employee had made a serious mistake. Responses indicated that employees in traditionally male-identified positions were seen as more competent than those in female-identified jobs. Punishing personnel action was least likely to be recommended for men in traditionally male positions. (Author/SJL)

Presents a case study for use in business communication classes to help students understand and learn both the context and the strategies for communication with business and management. Deals with a new human resource director's attempt to bring order to an organization and software developers' concerns over their work being hindered. Includes two…

Developing best practices in the hiring of new teachers has become a necessity in times of teacher shortages. Personnel directors and principals charged with recruitment must be able to distinguish the most qualified applicants and to hire those with the most potential to succeed and remain in the profession. Behavior-based interviewing (BBI) is a…

This kit on personnel organization in member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a revised and updated version of a 1973 kit. In the past, personnel functions within libraries were often carried out through the parent institutions' personnel offices in conjunction with existing administrative offices of the libraries.…

Since personnelmen (PNs) represent a major point of contact between the Navy and its enlisted men, the attitude a PN projects while performing his duties is believed to have an effect on his servicemen clients' satisfaction with the Navy and subsequent re-enlistment decisions. Because all rated servicemen must attend "A" school,…

This speech discusses the role of the chief personnel administrator, describes challenges that these administrators faced in the 60s, and outlines principles under which the personnel function should operate. Fifteen principles are considered by the author to delineate the responsibilities of chief school administrators and to provide the…

It is in the public interest to provide statutory checks on the excessive power abruptly attained by teachers' unions. (Author)

Suggests that organizations, instead of forcing women into the common mold, ought to institute policies recognizing that each person contributes uniqueness that can enhance the corporation. (Author/JM)