An Air Force study examined the relationship between personnel background and several measures of organizational effectiveness. The Organizational Assessment Package (OAS) consisting of 16 background information items and 149 attitudinal items was administered to military and civilian subjects (4,786) at five Air Force bases representing six major…

Initiated in 1968 for "hardcore unemployables," the Adolph Coors Manpower Challenge Program combines a modified Outward Bound Course with a period of work in the Coors Recycling Yard, followed by permanent placement in the Coors Brewery. Based on changing participants' attitudes, the program eases transition to full employment in four…

Advanced graduate students enrolled in a management course conducted thirty-four structured interviews at a major multi-million-dollar Houston-based oil company. Approximately fifty open-ended questions were asked the respondents over topics related to sex roles in the organization, including employee interactions, secretarial roles, work-related…

THE PURPOSE OF THE 3-YEAR PROJECT, BEGUN IN OCTOBER 1966, IS TO DESIGN AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO MODIFY THE PERCEPTIONS OF URBAN DISADVANTAGED YOUTH TOWARD OFFICE WORK SO THEY CAN MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO OFFICE EMPLOYMENT, AND TO DEVELOP INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR PREPARING OFFICE EDUCATION TEACHERS OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. THE…

This manual is intended for use by social service aide trainees in the New Careers Program and provides description and explanation of the history and background of social welfare, social services, skills important in individual services, clerical and administrative activities connected with social services, and procedures for working with…

This study analyzes the day care-related perceptions of a group of low-income women who voluntarily enrolled their children in group day care in order to obtain or maintain employment, and explores the employment experiences of these women. Face-to-face unstructured interviews were conducted by trained black or Hispanic interviewers with 157 New…

In three Ohio cities, a perception scale of 55 statements was administered to: (1) 350 black students in schools serving disadvantaged youth, (2) 600 white students in schools serving non-disadvantaged youth, (3) 27 white students in a school serving disadvantaged youth, and (4) 154 department store workers. Among extensive findings were the…

Last in a series of three reports prepared to present the results of a project with the proposal title, An Integrated, Longitudinal Study of Practical Nursing, this report is based on data obtained through 45 cooperating practical nursing programs in Illinois and Iowa. Information was obtained from school records, through interviews with students…

This book was designed to serve as a guide for the small and medium-sized firm establishing a systematic training pattern for the first time, and to the larger company for whom it will act as a useful check list. The guide examines the kind of information required and the ways in which actual companies have arrived at their training requirements…

An approach to evaluating the department secretarial staff on attitude, initiative, and motivation also has the objective of enhancing the relationship between staff and faculty. It has two unique features: (1) staff are evaluated by all supervisors (faculty) to whom they are responsible, and (2) each faculty member is evaluated by each staff…

This document presents tips and ideas to support apprentices and trainees during their training in Australian workplaces. The booklet begins by explaining the types of assistance provided by the following organizations across Australia: state training authorities; new apprenticeship centres, registered training organizations; and group training…

In compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and as part of an effort to evaluate staff development and disability education efforts, the colleges in California's San Diego Community College District undertook focus group evaluations of key campus constituents in fall 1997. At the district's San Diego City College, focus…

A brief, low-cost career intervention was designed to reduce employee turnover in the customer service call center of a financial institution. Through an extensive literature review, organizational commitment (OC) was identified as a primary predictor of employee turnover, and a list of research-supported OC antecedents was compiled. Antecedents…

Research on informal learning in the workplace suggests several definitions, including that informal learning is a process of learning that takes place in everyday experience, often at subconscious levels, and that it is unique to, and rests in the hands of, the learner. Research supports introducing informal learning not as a replacement for…

Universities could benefit by offering more flexible part-time job opportunities such as job-sharing, following an apparent national trend in accommodating social and economic needs. Institutions have many options in scheduling and allocating tasks. Possible benefits include improved employee attitude and productivity. (MSE)