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Noer, David – 1976
Written by a professional personnel recruiter, this book deals with many aspects of job layoff in relation to the hiree's potential ability to control his occupational future. By citing case histories of layoff victims, examples of company changes that result in layoff are pointed out. Psychological shields and tested strategies are provided, and…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment, Employment Practices
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 1997
Recent changes in the workplace have given rise to the following misconceptions or "myths" about the future of career development: loyalty and job security have disappeared; contingent employment reflects the "end of the job"; and the workplace of the future will continue to be youth focused. In reality, concerns over loyalty and job security have…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Career Development, Career Education, Contracts
Gordon, Ruth – 1985
Young workers should know what employers' standards are for hiring and job performance and behave accordingly in order to obtain and keep a job. This finding is based on a study that examined the perceptions of high school graduates and their employers' reports of hiring and job performance standards and employment outcomes. High school students…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Thomas, C. R. – 1976
Distinct questions come up concerning industrial seniority practices and higher education. (1) Would retrenchment by seniority--rank or institutional--destroy academic tenure as such and institute instead a new system? (2) Can "bumping" be used in academe? (3) Would seniority discourage academic transfers? (4) Would seniority effect disciplinary…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrators, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
LOOMBA, R.P. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS (1) TO ANALYZE SELECTED ASPECTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES OF 1,184 ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS WHO WERE PERMANENTLY LAID OFF BY 62 DEFENSE-ORIENTED AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONICS COMPANIES DURING AN 18-MONTH PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 1965, AND (2) TO DESCRIBE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA'S…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Educational Background, Electronics, Electronics Industry
Brown, Richard K., Ed. – 1997
This book contains nine papers that were presented to the Sociology and Social Policy section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. The first paper, "Introduction: Work and Employment in the 1990s" (Richard Brown), puts work and employment in a historical context and examines how globalization of the economy has…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Economic Change, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
Card, David E., Ed.; Blank, Rebecca M., Ed. – 2000
This book contains 13 papers on labor market and welfare reform, with special emphasis on the demand for low-wage workers, wages and job characteristics in the less skilled labor market, public politics to increase employment and earnings of less skilled workers, and the impact of welfare reform. The following papers are included: "The Labor…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Choice, Day Care, Economic Climate