Examines (1) the relationship of the control structure in selected schools as perceived by teachers and (2) the expressed willingness of teachers to adopt trusting attitudes. (Author/JH)

Twenty-two decision groups in three manufacturing and three research and development organizations are studied to identify the characteristics of the environment that contribute to decision unit members experiencing uncertainty in decisionmaking. (Author)

This first part of a two part series describes the activity of the York County (Canada) Board of Education's Organization Development Unit, designed to provide assistance for individuals or groups so that they may improve their own effectiveness. (Author/JH)

A system of organizational analysis which focuses on leadership, followership, and the job to be done, utilizing an objective scale of effectiveness. Actual situations are plotted on the scale, which simplifies analysis of problems. (JB)

The present search and selection procedures to fill presidential vacancies serves to reduce the conflict caused by presidential succession. (Editor/IR)

Author suggests increasing worker productivity and developing leadership skills through analyzing, then changing, environmental influences, including supervisory and management personnel's attitudes toward retrained employees. He includes examples of what went wrong" with sound programs and recommends climate that stimulates employees' freedom to…

Critiques Robert Geeslin's article on HEW's Targeted Research and Development Program on Reading which appeared in Journal of Reading Behavior, Volume 2, Number 3, Summer, 1970, and describes the project as providing a flexible framework and a broad base for further research in reading. References. (VJ)

This article collates some of the existing notions about the outcomes of organizational activity into an output analysis framework and implications for organizational practice are drawn. (Author/MF)

Study describes the development and testing of questionnaire measures of role conflict and ambiguity. Analyses of responses of managers show these two constructs to be factorially identifiable and independent. (Author/KJ)

Stresses importance of company size and orientation, offers factual questions to ask prospective employer, before making decisions on where to seek employment. (Author/CJ)

Julian Simon and Herman Kahn argue that population growth is good, not bad; they ignore or dismiss critical environmental issues. Fallacies in their arguments about predicting the future from the past, climate change, population growth, air quality, resource expansion, the finite earth, and technological growth are examined. (SR)

Surveyed career services directors (N=154) to determine the nature and extent of burnout. Results showed a low burnout rate for this sample. Possible explanations include a combination of personal characteristics and working environment, although denial is also possible. Further investigation of characteristics that prevent burnout is needed. (JAC)

The nature of financial and enrollment problems facing graduate social work education are outlined, and it is suggested that traditional approaches to these problems are likely to prove ineffective. Approaches suggested include serious curricular review and revision to reflect fiscal and political realities, refinancing, improved revenue sources,…