Relationships between current performance and likelihood of promotion were analyzed for 743 pairs of managers and their supervisors. Although no differences appeared in evaluations of older and younger managers, supervisors' perceptions of promotability of younger managers were related to their performance evaluation, which was not the case for…

This seven-campus study found that whether men and women resident assistants report to a hall director of their same or different gender makes no difference in their view of supervisory leadership, satisfaction with the leader, overall job satisfaction, or motivation to extra effort. (AUTH)

Identified and transcribed 27 supervisor interventions from third and fourth counseling sessions of 16 counseling dyads to examine underlying dimensions of interventions. Results revealed six dimensions that characterized supervisor interventions: Directing-Instructing versus Deepening; Cognitive Clarification versus Emotional Encouragement;…

A survey of 26 faculty cooperative education coordinators, 18 students, and 13 site supervisors found that 80% thought faculty site visits were important; barriers to visits were time and distance; and alternatives included visiting only new sites or those with problems, using telephone or video, and hosting site supervisors on campus. (SK)

A study of trainees (n=88) in a competency-based occupational safety and health training program found that environmental factors (opportunities to use skills, peer/supervisor support, and supervisor sanctions) were most influential on motivation to transfer training. Training attitudes may be affected by prior experiences when the use of training…

Suggests that creating valuable and productive student-teaching experiences may be the most important step toward preparing new teachers and keeping them in the teaching field. Offers 10 strategies for supervisors of student teachers. (JOW)

Shows that relationship duration (in a vignette describing a manager and an employee) significantly affected whether respondents thought the employee should telecommute; and that managerial reaction to criticism and managerial loyalty significantly affected forecasts of the worker's and manager's working together successfully. Suggests that…

Counter to the results of a literature review, a survey of 281 service company employees found that high management support did not encourage employee participation in career development, but negative management attitudes did. Career satisfaction was correlated with management support and attitudes. (SK)

Nursing is increasingly characterized by interpersonal involvement with patients, paralleled by the relationship between clinical supervisors and student nurses. Awareness of unconscious processes such as transference and countertransference is vital to exploit the potential for learning and support in clinical supervision. (SK)

Examines the important role that managers play in facilitating supportive communication and helping interactions in the workplace. Notes supervisors' personal problems, their help seeking for those problems, and their perceptions of managers' support. Examines managers' attitudes about helping and supporting troubled supervisors, their awareness…

A study of 117 university employees found that supervisor support and adult attachment orientation (secure, preoccupied, fearful, dismissive) predicted outcomes on three work strain indices. The interaction of supervisor support and attachment orientation significantly predicted intensity of job stress and job satisfaction. (Contains 51…

Comparison of a Japanese auto plant and its U.S. affiliate attributed the 10% lower production rate of the latter to less-integrated and weaker troubleshooting skills and lower maintenance skills. Lack of integrated skills in the U.S. was attributed to use of a job-bid system for transfers; integrated skill formation was controlled by supervisors…

Explores the nature of 360 degree feedback, investigates factors that have influenced its emergence, and contrasts it with more traditional performance management processes. Identifies benefits and problems, considers issues surrounding sources of feedback, and discusses issues related to the use of multirater feedback. (Contains 99 references and…

A study compared attitudes of 20 incumbent fire captains and 11 supervisors about critical aspects of a fire captain's job. Results showed that they agree substantially about the criticality of tasks and moderately agree about Fire Captain attributes. (Contains 41 notes and references.) (JOW)

Graduates of counselor education programs simultaneously receive their diplomas and the challenge of obtaining requisite supervised experience in order to be licensed, certified, or registered. This article features recommendations to assist counselors-in-training and entry-level, prelicensed counselors in (a) planning for postgraduate supervision…