Reports an investigation of the first jobs of physics graduates in Great Britain. (Editor)

Recently, high unemployment and a high perceived rate of technological change have created interest in work-sharing. Definitions of different types of work-sharing and theoretical and practical issues related to work-sharing are covered. Work-sharing is not necessarily a panacea, but it does show the potential to help. (Author/IS)

This paper is concerned with the training implications of productivity agreements which seek the achievement of high stable earnings through the improved use of manpower leading to efficient low cost production, by making changes which could not be achieved by traditional wage negotiations. Consideration is given to the training problems arising…

The background of Ph.D.s is tabulated to show the loss to the stock of university manpower of non-academic but educationally valuable experience through growing competition for jobs by Ph.D.s. The conclusion is that forces causing the Ph.D. displacement of labour in the university academic labour market should be constrained. (Editor/JT)

Efforts in Great Britain to change from the historic apprenticeship system and the levy-grant system as manpower training sources to (1) industrial internal training programs and (2) stipends to all British citizens 19 years of age and over for training program participation are reported. Implications for the US are drawn. (AG)

This seminar provided for exchange of current experiences and views on active manpower policy by management and trade unionists in the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The present volume consists of a report of the proceedings, the conclusions reached by the participants, and reprints of the three…

In this article I shall first try to review major trends in training in Europe, and, secondly examine in what way the new institutions, structures and policies in Great Britain represent an attempt to deal with problems which Great Britain appears to share with most other European countries. (Author)

Econometric forecasting models were used to forecast employment levels in the hotel and catering industry in Great Britain through 1993 under several different forecasting scenarios. The growth in employment in the hotel and catering industry over the next 5 years is likely to be broadly based, both across income levels of domestic consumers,…

Multinational corporations operating in Great Britain, specifically American industry, are arousing fears on the part of British labor, which can be grouped into these categories: (1) a threat to the job security of union members, (2) a change in the balance of power at the collective bargaining table in favor of the employers, (3) a clash of…

Three nations, Great Britain, Sweden, and the United States, participated in the conference with representatives from management, trade unions, government, academic institutions, and interested observers. The International Labor Office and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development also participated. Speakers from each of the three…

Contends that unemployment is an example of market failure. Argues that explaining unemployment from this supply-demand approach is preferable to the traditional explanation that high "real wages" are the cause. Reveals that many prominent economists entered the field because of their concern for the social problems caused by…

The expansion of higher education in Great Britain since World War II has been accompanied by a corresponding growth in research and publications analyzing its causes and consequences. Many have seen it as a forerunner of a type of social organization, the "post-industrial society," one in which educational and scientific training and…

IN 1964-65, THE INDUSTRIAL MANPOWER PROJECT MADE A PILOT STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF BRITISH INDUSTRIAL FIRMS AND THE EDUCATION OF THEIR WORKERS. THROUGH INTENSIVE STUDY OF FIVE FIRMS, AGE-EARNINGS PROFILES FOR VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS WERE DRAWN UP, WITH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO DRAW UP TENTATIVE PROFILES FOR…

This book's objective is to stimulate the type of thinking and develop the attitudes destined to raise the tone of industrial training management. All twelve chapters are devoted to training needs, training management problems, and the means to solutions. Topics include growth of and demand for industrial training; the training manager's role in…