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Peer reviewedFoster, Howard G. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1973
Descriptors: Building Trades, Construction Industry, Employment Practices, Fringe Benefits
Walters, Roy W. – J Coll Placement, 1969
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
Dunlop, John T.; Mills, D. Q. – 1972
This report examines the characteristics of the labor market in the construction industry and its problems in manpower development and utilization. The basic problem is the "boom or bust" nature of the industry and its fluctuating demand for labor, varying with the seasons and also with the level of construction activity. Problems discussed in the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Construction Industry, Employment Practices
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1973
The only non-western member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development presents special opportunities and difficulties for Western observers of its public policies in the areas of employment, manpower, and labor market. While Japan is clearly moving toward a more Western type of labor market, differences remain in employment…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employment Programs, Job Training, Labor Force
TOBIN, JAMES – 1965
EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE NEGRO POVERTY MUST BE UNDERTAKEN WITHIN A FAVORABLE OVERALL ECONOMIC CLIMATE, AND THE CURRENT CLIMATE IS NOT FAVORABLE BECAUSE MANPOWER AND PLANT CAPACITY ARE NOT FULLY UTILIZED. SUCH FACTORS AS LIMITED JOBS, EXAGGERATED JOB REQUIREMENTS, LOWER EARNING CAPACITY, DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT, FLUCTUATIONS OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE, AND…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Economic Climate, Economic Status
McCoy, Carol P. – 1993
This book is a tool kit for human resource development (HRD) and training managers, trainers, and administrative assistants in small HRD departments. Part 1 deals with the challenges and opportunities of managing a small HRD department and with planning the strategy. Chapter 1 gives a sense of the workings of small HRD departments. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Job Training
Download full textManpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1968
The first part of this monograph represents the proceedings of a 1-day conference of manpower analysts on the processes by which private industry meets changing manpower requirements and the implications of these work force adjustments for manpower policy. The second part consists of the report on which the conference discussion was based. The…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Conference Reports, Employer Employee Relationship, Employers
McCarthy, Karin; Lashman, Rebekah – 1994
This report is the product of a project called Investing in People, in which the National Conference of Legislatures and Jobs for the Future helped five states as they tried to develop and implement work force preparation and training strategies to meet the challenge of a competitive global economy. The report is organized in six sections. The…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demand Occupations, Dislocated Workers, Employment Practices
Perspective: Essays and Reviews of Issues in Employment Security and Employment and Training Programs, 1989
This issue of an annual journal contains 20 papers reflecting on the efforts of U.S. employment security and training programs to meet the needs of veterans. Part I, "National Perspective," contains five essays: "Policy Issues for Veteran Job Training Programs" (Martin F. Smith); "Cognizant Ramblings: Superfluous Lags the Veteran on the Stage…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Employment Practices, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
