Organizational citizenship--behavior that promotes organizations without explicit reward--was measured in a survey of 512 employees and 91 supervisors. Involvement in work organization increased citizenship behavior indirectly by changing job characteristics. Involvement in decisions about employment practices had little or no effect. (SK)

Interviews with 21 school-to-work partnership directors identified school, workplace, societal, and individual barriers encountered by minority youth. Significant barriers included poverty, school personnel's resistance to change, lack of cultural understanding, lack of integrated and relevant curriculum, and school-business communication. (SK)

A contingent valuation study of 343 elementary teachers identified circumstances in which they would be willing to provide, through payroll deductions, certain work-family policies/programs. Even those with little or no likelihood of using the programs exhibited willingness to pay for some of them. (SK)

This article profiles Habitat International, Inc., an indoor-outdoor rug company in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that proves that hiring people with developmental disabilities and special needs makes everyone a winner. It tells the story of how CEO David Morris, hosted clients from the Orange Grove Center and workshops run by the State of Georgia to…

Presents the findings from a study of 48 Colleges of Further Education (FE) who have participated in a diagnostic benchmarking exercise using the learning probe methodology. Learning probe has been developed from the established service probe tool (developed originally by London Business School and IBM Consulting) to support colleges of FE in…

The study explores the relationship between child care program administration, organizational climate, and global quality. The recently developed Program Administration Scale (PAS; Talan & Bloom, 2004) was utilized in the study. Both program administration and organizational climate were found to be positively correlated with preschool…

This book uses the testimony given before the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations to gain insight into the state of industrial relations and labor law in the United States. The book is organized in five chapters. The first chapter looks at the history of labor movements and labor legislation in the United States. Chapter 2…

A literature review on the topic of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the workplace is presented with these objectives: (1) to identify the myths and realities of the disease; (2) to identify AIDS-related issues in the workplace; and (3) to identify how employers and companies handle and respond to AIDS in the workplace. Terms related…

Article provided an abbreviated version of the recently adopted New Jersey "Equality in Educational Programs" Title VI Regulations which are in compliance with the recently adopted Federal Title IX sex discrimination rules. (Author/RK)

This document presents the findings of 1982 surveys of college relations/recruiting managers and chief executive officers who were employer members of the College Placement Council. These surveys collected the following information: (1) type of industry; (2) division of responsibilities for recruiting within organization; (3) types of activities…

Although the obligation to pay employees according to comparable work value has been made into law in some areas, little has been said about what strategies organizations can use in achieving pay equity. This study attempted to determine the effects of various strategies on overall cost in achieving pay equity. Job evaluation and salary data were…

The rights discussed in this guide pertain to those guaranteed by federal legislation affecting women seeking jobs, working on the job, and retiring from employment. The section entitled "Getting the Job" contains explanations of services provided by: (1) the U.S. Employment Service; (2) the federal-state partnership established by the…

Author considered the feminist movement, discriminatory attitudes toward working women, and ideas about people's collective participation in design. (Author/RK)

This progress report of the Advisory Council on Women's Opportunities at the University of Pittsburgh discusses: (1) the history of the Council, and (2) the operating procedures, including some of the major problems encountered both within the Council and from outside the group itself. Its major aim has been to conduct a study on the position of…