Describes telecommuting, which occurs whenever an employee is paid for work done at an alternate worksite and total commuting time is thereby reduced. Discusses the pros and cons and examines the characteristics that make jobs and people suitable for telecommuting. Includes a self-assessment to determine whether telecommuting is a good option.…

Outlines the changes our work force will be experiencing by the year 2000. (JOW)

Contrasts definitions of workplace learning and human resource development and addresses emerging issues that affect the field: professionalization, increased litigation, diffusion, technology, globalization, and reengineering. (SK)

Discusses trends that will shape the last years of the twentieth century: (1) the U.S. economy should grow at a steady pace; (2) service industries will dominate the economy; (3) the work force will grow slowly, becoming older, more female, and more disadvantaged; and (4) new jobs will require higher skills levels. (JOW)

Discusses socioeconomic influences that contribute to women's dominance of the technical writing profession, which brings with it the risk of diminishing wages and prestige. Suggests that professional associations ought to provide technical writers (and teachers ought to provide their students) with information regarding satisfactory salaries and…

The World Employment Report indicates that the number of unemployed and underemployed workers around the world has never been higher and will grow as a result of the financial crisis in Asia and other parts of the world. Worker training provides an effective means to resolve this problem. (Author/JOW)

Examines the implications of the reduced importance of employment for individuals, for enterprises (work conditions, management styles), trade unions (with a more political than industrial role), and the conservation of resources, concluding with a brief look at the possible benefits of microelectronics for the developing countries. (CT)

This article describes general changes in work and characteristics of those who will work, with special attention to the implications for industrial teacher education. Discusses the shift in jobs from goods producing to service producing, influences of technology, quality of work life, and the influence of the world economy. (Author/CT)

The influx of minorities into the workplace requires attention to their participation in workplace training, to race relations and organizational culture, and to potential communication difficulties. Human resource professionals must address cultural diversity issues as they affect the attainment of organizational goals. (SK)

Looks at how the job market is changing and how workers are looking at their career paths. Includes information on where the jobs and dollars are, how the work force is changing, how and where people are working, new age jobs, women in the work force, and the need for keeping up to date with new technologies. (JOW)

Discusses issues that will have significance for business educators in the coming decade. These include increased government regulation, productivity, improved sophisticated technology, the workplace, women, the economy, research and development, the individual, privacy and rights, and the intellectual life. (CT)

Defines telework as online or offline electronic work performed at home or in central offices, customer sites, and satellite centers. Examines the nature, extent, and impact of telework on working conditions, work organization and explores the legal status of teleworkers, changing attitudes of employers and trade unions, and government…

The purpose of this article is to speculate about future changes in the working lives of men and women so that human resource managers can be prepared. The critical forces discussed include equal opportunity legislation, socialization experiences, and work and family issues. (JOW)

Insecurity haunts many working people as corporations restructure and remove the underpinnings of career-long employment that sustains workers' confidence in their future. Unless workers adapt to managing their own careers, they may see the future as a reign of terror rather than the dawn of a promising era. (Author/JOW)

Areas of change and nonchange in college faculty employment since the 1950s are examined, particularly as they affect faculty mobility. External factors (prestige, labor market, public opinion) and internal factors (the department structure, institutional policy, and changes within disciplines) are discussed. (MSE)