The most traumatic managerial changes that will take place in the decade ahead will be in management concepts and styles. To be a manager will require a person to be a trained professional in the most up-to-date human processes as well as in the traditional management functions. (LRA)

Two levels of prevention can be used to counter the key stressors of personnel at work; the first deals with organizational techniques and the second with individual techniques such as systematic desensitization, biofeedback, or aerobic exercise. (Author)

Dramatic savings are possible by implementing minor modifications including: energy efficient light bulbs and tubes, ballasts, luminaires (fixtures), controls, operating practices, and revised maintenance. Many different changes can be made without affecting productivity, safety and security, visual comfort, aesthetic appeal, consumer discretion,…

Advocates an American Declaration for the information age to guide development of the information industry. The information revolution is discussed in terms of technological advancement, copyright issues, international policy, and telecommunications. Information is compared to money as a universal commodity. (SW)

This article describes the organization and training process of surf lifeguard operations. (JMF)

In an examination of administrative organization of higher education institutions, colleges and universities are viewed as organized anarchies and loosely coupled systems. Ambiguity inherent for leadership and administration in these organizations is discussed. (SF)

This article discusses international migration as an economic and political concern, comments on recent literature dealing with social aspects of migration, and introduces the articles which follow in this special journal issue dedicated to Caribbean migration to New York. (MC)

As both advertising and training exist to indoctrinate a certain group and move it to action, five advertising techniques that trainers might use in their work are described and applied to training: culture (organization) building, market planning, promotion, educational techniques, and motivational techniques. (MF)

Presents an exercise to facilitate employee understanding and implementation of planned organizational change, along with techniques to introduce the concept of change into organization development workshops or supervisory training efforts. Describes barriers that stimulate resistance to change and ways to promote acceptance of organizational…

Examines the searching environment at Amoco Research Center as it affects the performance of online searching, regardless of the subject matter of the search itself. A comparison of general search strategies using various models is also presented. (CWM)

This study focuses on the ideas that are articulated within architectural firms and how these ideas affect basic dimensions of organization: task and structural complexity and successful innovation, as measured by the firm's success in winning design awards. (Author)

Investigates sex-role stereotyping in social service organizations. These organizations are traditionally female-dominated work cultures in which women have shared leadership roles with men. (Author/RK)

Focuses on the unemployment problem among Vietnam veterans and on the various Federal and private employment programs open to these veterans. Discussion also covers labor force statistics, readjustment to civilian life, changes in the American economy, and the role of the Department of Defense and civilian employers in helping veterans to find…

Discusses fieldwork in library and information science education and reviews some of the current issues influencing employers' support for fieldwork placement, with specific reference to the Queensland Institute of Technology library's approach to fieldwork placement and management. Topics include time investment, organizational issues, and…

A study investigated how sustained faculty participation in research fund raising produced substantial increases in external funding while faculty morale eroded. Seven mechanisms based on principles of work motivation had been developed and implemented to help faculty increase external funding. It is suggested this situation resulted from…