Directing the reader to books and articles making significant contributions to theory and research in the field of organizational communication, this annotated bibliography contains 43 entries, including seminal works, exemplars, and state-of-the-art pieces primarily by authors within the field of communication. The entries are grouped into 9…

Most research on choosing jobs has not acknowledged the influence of organizational recruiting practices on applicants' perceptions of job desirability. Some studies address this issue by examining recruiters' roles, knowledge and personal characteristics, recruitment interviews, and follow-up with applicants. More research is needed on how to…

In order to better understand this paper, it is important to consider the process and context in which it was prepared. The paper was written and presented at the Austin conference and reflects the author's efforts as a participant-conceptualizer who spent a good deal of time visiting and listening to as many task groups as possible. He dropped…

Brief abstracts are presented of recent articles dealing with teacher stress and burnout. The first section of this bibliography includes writings on the causes of stress and burnout. The second section concentrates on the symptoms and effects of teacher burnout upon the teacher, students, and schools. In the last section, methods of stress…

This bibliography is compiled for persons who wish to understand organizational change as it occurs in the schools or who wish to enable it to happen more surely. Most of the entries deal with processes, structures, or events in the schools or their environments. Writings about other organizations are included only when they translate easily to…

Twenty-seven key resources for understanding, researching, and managing organizational climates and cultures are cited and described. The articles, books, and monographs reflect a relatively recent wave of interest in culture as a tool for understanding organizational settings. (Author/MSE)

The role of women in management has become a topic of interest and importance during the last few years. This bibliography was compiled as a contribution to the Krannert Graduate School of Industrial Administration's seminar, The Emerging Role of Women in Management, held March 19, 1976. The materials included have been limited to those dealing…

Principals today are expected to maximize their schools' performances with limited resources while also adopting educational innovations. This synopsis reviews five recent publications that offer some important insights about the nature of principals' leadership strategies: (1) "Leadership Styles and Strategies" (Larry Lashway); (2) "Facilitative…

This study examined the causes of teacher stress and the stress management techniques that are available. An annotated bibliography of research reports on the causes and management of stress focuses upon the areas of the classroom, the school organization, and individual and personal factors. The purpose of the study was to present evidence…

Even though educators and researchers agree that school climate is important, questions exist in two major areas. First, what actually constitutes school climate, and, second, can research indicate in concrete, useful terms what impact school climate has on morale and productivity and, conversely, what effects leader behavior and other…

An annotated bibliography of 40 articles on participative decision making (PDM) published from 1968 through 1975 is presented. The following categories were used in summarizing each article: description, sample, type of study, variables, PDM variables, results and discussion. An introduction to the bibliography discusses some issues related to…

Over 400 publications related to all aspects of the Management Information Systems concept are listed in this bibliography. The materials deal not only with the Management Information Systems concept specifically, but with the organizational and theoretical context in which the systems approach to management operates. In other words, the topics…

This bibliography contains annotations of 12 journal articles and documents, all indexed in the ERIC system. The entries deal with various aspects of school climate and generally emphasize climate improvement. Annotated materials cover such topics as school climate and principal behavior, school climate and educational change, organizational…

The role of communication in conflict and conflict resolution is the focus of the items listed in this two-part extensive bibliography. Entries are arranged alphabetically and are listed under the following five categories in each section: intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict, group and societal conflict, organizational conflict, political and…

The 47 references, dating mostly from 1976 to 1990, in this annotated bibliography provide information about the effect of humor in written and spoken messages and its role in interpersonal relationships, especially within the context of small groups and organizational environments. The materials in the bibliography are cited according to academic…