Industrial objectives, if they are employee oriented, produce feedback, and the motivation derived from the feedback helps reduce turnover. Feedback is the power to clarify objectives, to stimulate communication, and to motivate people. (Author/MW)

Project Transition screens, trains, and places welfare recipients in fast food restaurant jobs. Training focuses on employee responsibility for managers' expectations and on behavior that will raise those expectations of new employees. (SK)

Examines the Quality Circle concept, which is a management plan in which workers meet in a small group to identify, analyze and provide solutions to problems in their work area. As these groups implement their solutions, they can cause increased production, cost containment, reduction in turnover, and improved attendance. (CT)

Provides advice for managing the transition of new employees into an organization. Presents three models for employee orientation and development: self-managed peer groups, red carpet treatment, and "learning the big picture" (self-guided learning and organizational acculturation). (SK)