The I.A.S. approach to employee development requires that one identify the skills employees need, analyze which skills employees possess, and select methods of developing the needed skills. (Author/IRT)

Unlike organizations, persons with master's degrees in business administration do not perceive the benefit package to be an important recruiting device. However, most of those surveyed underestimated the monetary value of fringe benefits. (Author/IRT)

Characteristics of a temporary system seemed to contribute to role strain which in turn was conducive to decreased productivity. Further research should focus on the independent effects of specific aspects of temporary systems such as newness, brevity, and diversified role sets on goal attainment and productivity. Available from: Journal of…

Describes the Congressional Science Fellows program. (SL)

Examines the development and reporting of knowledge about employee alcoholism programs. Argues that specialists in this field frequently have overstated both the severity of the problem and the effectiveness of rehabilitative measures. Compares their claims with evidence from the limited body of systematic research on this topic. (Author/KS)

The authors discuss typical industrial relations in Italy. Two case studies are contrasted. (CH)

Evaluated methods for selecting respondents who would respond accurately to items on a job-analysis questionnaire. One method involved obtaining from employees measures that assessed background, performance, and organizational information. A second method involved collecting job-analysis data from all potential job-analysis respondents and…

The moderating effect of self-actualization need strength on the relationships between job characteristics and job outcomes was investigated. Results provide strong support for its effect on the relationships between job complexity and four of five outcome measures and suggest that responses of workers in the public and private sector are similar.…

Cautions that the emergence of industry as an arena for social work practice warrants thoughtful study rather than rhetorical justification. Presents the results of one such study of the need for and nature of social services at the workplace. Discusses questions the study raises for future consideration. (Author/JAC)

Examines the relationship between employee gender and gender similarity on supervisor-subordinate cross-evaluations and subordinate rewards (N=651). Results indicated that evaluations of women are more positive and opposite-sex evaluations tend to be higher than same-sex evaluations, but men subordinates receive more promotions, and same-sex…

This article profiles the principal practitioners of the craft of intelligence. It also examines other agencies that play supporting roles in this arcane arena, including the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the service intelligence branches of the Department…

Examines post-retirement benefit increases in 76 large state pension plans and the impact of such increases on the purchasing power and adequacy of pension benefits. Although nearly all plans increased benefits for retirees, increases were much less than needed to maintain the purchasing power of pension benefits. (Author/JAC)

Examined the effects of an incentive procedure designed to decrease attrition in a behavioral worksite weight-loss intervention (N=48). The results indicated that the incentive procedure significantly decreased attrition. More participants in the incentive condition completed treatment (60 percent vs. 20 percent) and attended significantly more…

Presents issues surrounding the definition, identification, and handling of emotional problems in the work environment. Reviews the history and current scope of employee counseling and the role of the practitioner in industry and provides some strategies for counselors to clarify the roles of all participants. (JAC)

Examines some legislative strike remedies that have been enacted in various states and assesses their effectiveness in deterring strikes by public employees. Concludes that most such remedies are minimally effective at best. (For availability see EA 507 343) (Author/JG)