Outlines the positions taken by the nurses and by the city in the suit contending that the city and county of Denver discriminate against nurses in the area of pay. At the time the article was written, the case was before the Supreme Court. (IRT)

An appropriate job analysis will provide the dimensions on which a selection system can be built, the rationale for each of the assessment center exercises, and the rationales for other components. (Author/IRT)

The purposes of this article are to describe a simple, yet comprehensive and universally applicable, flow process model for managing employee-job performance and to highlight some important features of this model which distinguish it from other models. (Author)

The Perceived Task Complexity Measuring Instrument can be used as a management training tool and can provide managers insights into their job environments. (Author/MLF)

Presents the nine basic abilities that need to be considered in examining the physical proficiency of job applicants and discusses methods for estimating more precisely the physical requirements of jobs. (IRT)

Looks at four kinds of job evaluation and examines them in light of the concept of comparable worth that may be adopted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Provides some guidelines for improving evaluation systems. (IRT)

Reviews studies of the relationship of job design and redesign (including skill required, variety afforded, autonomy allowed, identity of the task required, significance of the task required, feedback given, and friendship opportunities offered) to employee satisfaction and performance. (JM)

A summary of the most pertinent Title VII cases as they relate to fair performance appraisal systems for promotion, layoff, salaries, and training. (Author/JM)