ERIC Number: ED431957
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1999-Mar
Pages: 34
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Changing Workplace.
These four papers are from a symposium on changing workplaces. "Women Entrepreneurs: Maintaining Business Success through Human Resource Development" (Dominic G. Kamau , Gary N. McLean, Alexander Ardishvili) investigates contributions of human resource development (HRD) to business success and reports the following: (1) women can be successful in a wide spectrum of business ventures; (2) prior employment, academic education, and professional training play an important role in determining the kind of business enterprise in which to engage; and (3) women entrepreneurs value HRD for themselves and their employees. "Evaluating the Impact of a Union-Management Career Development Program" (Gregory M. Chajnacki, Andrea D. Ellinger) reports more than 95 percent of participants indicated the program enabled them to do the following: (1) think of better ways to perform in new jobs; (2) communicate their experiences and knowledge on new jobs; (3) develop an education plan to learn new skills; and (4) accept more challenging work assignments on new jobs. "The Superiority of Employee-Owned Companies: Reality or Myth?" (Robert B. Gudgel, Fred C. Feitler, Karen Thomas) examines the cultural strength of eight Ohio manufacturing firms and finds nonemployee-owned firms had stronger cultures. "Recruiting and Retaining Women in Business: Women Executives Maneuver To Change the Status Quo" (Laura L. Bierema) shares findings from a focus group of executive women in a Fortune 500 consumer products company, including challenges related to recruitment and retention of women and awareness and actions underlying women's work for organizational change. (YLB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Business Administration, Career Development, Dislocated Workers, Employed Women, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Entrepreneurship, Labor Force Development, Organizational Climate, Organizational Development, Participation, Personnel Management, Personnel Selection, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Recruitment, Sex Fairness, Small Businesses, Success, Tenure
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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