Employed 923 nonprofessional, nonmanagerial workers in a study of the relationship of general adjustment to vocational adjustment through a canonical correlation procedure. Results suggested a significant positive relationship between personal and vocational adjustment. Vocational adjustment seems to be a specific aspect of personal adjustment.…

Examined the effects of organizational context on subordinates' use of power tactics in upward influence attempts. Subjects (N=36) were assigned one of two forms of an organizational scenario. Results showed respondents to the positive scenario were more likely to choose rational power tactics over political power tactics. (JAC)

The paper focuses on the importance of a psychiatric orientation in an employee-counseling program through the examination of two previously unreported Job Improvement Service cases. (Author/AG)

Indicates that city employees in 11 large cities held pay advantages over their federal and private industry counterparts. (BH)

Flexible scheduling and reduced work time programs can help alleviate some of the pressures on public and private employers to develop innovative solutions to problems caused by inflation, unemployment, the transition in the composition of the workforce, and changes in life-styles. (Author/IRT)

Outlines a technique for making a tight economy and energy shortages more palatable by supplementing employee wage increases with benefits such as alternative three and four day "weekends" without loss of regular pay and by enabling business to increase profits. (Author/IRT)

Proponents stress the increased productivity that results for job sharers' ability to work harder for shorter periods of time. Opponents stress the increased expenses, such as fringe benefits, that result. The issue, then, is whether increased productivity outweighs increased expenses. (Author/IRT)

Binding arbitration in public employment, in contrast to its use in the private sector, results in policy making which has the force of law. (Author)

The results show that approximately 33 percent of the variance in control can be accounted for by structural characteristics, as well as by a characteristic of the environment--namely, the nature of the clientele served. (Author)

Examined the knowledge used by motel office personnel to manipulate computer software for everyday tasks. Results suggest that many of the competencies identified were context-specific, and that it may not be possible to apply generic knowledge if the user cannot relate it to the context. (SLD)

Suggests that, although a crisis in government service is widely recognized, understanding the motives of public servants and the way to stimulate public service motivation are at a preliminary stage. (Author)

Examined merit pay among 175 employees in midwestern manufacturing plant. Found that 11 percent and 24 percent of variance in employee salary increases were attributable to supervisory and employee characteristics, respectively. Results suggest that supervisory characteristics should be included in future research involving correlates of employee…

Examines bargaining representation and union membership data among the three principal federal-employee unions. Finds that each union faces a free rider problem and the magnitude of the problem differs across unions. Discusses the financial implications of the problem and offers insights toward future directions. (JOW)

Discussion of management styles and front-end analysis focuses on a review of Douglas McGregor's theories. Topics include Theories X, Y, and Z; leadership skills; motivational needs of employees; intrinsic and extrinsic rewards; and faulty implementation of instructional systems design processes. (LRW)