Reviews the development of IBM's program to recruit persons with disabilities beginning with the hiring of Mike Supa, their first director of handicap programs. Describes sensitive recruiting procedures and mainstreaming to give all employees full access to all aspects of employment. Gives examples of IBM's accommodations for persons with…

Initially designed in response to substance abuse, employee assistance programs are now recognizing needs of family caregivers of the elderly by providing such services as referral, education, information, flexible schedules/leaves, counseling, health promotion, financial assistance, and direct services--respite care and onsite adult day care. (SK)

Analysis of data from 804 African Americans and 2,101 Whites supported the particularistic mobility thesis. African Americans' promotion to managerial-administrative or professional-technical occupations was restricted by particularistic employment practices to those who acquire significant human capital credentials and experience. These practices…

Older employees have needs, values, and interests that must be met for them to choose to remain, and jobs have requirements they must meet. As the workplace changes, the individual/job fit will also change. Factors affecting older employees' ability to adapt include training, personnel policies, and age discrimination. (SK)

Presents issues concerning return on investment (ROI) and its use in education and training. Discussion includes building a feasible ROI process; criteria for an effective ROI process; a practical model for ROI, which includes preliminary evaluation, data collection, isolating program effects, converting data to monetary values, tabulating program…

This study investigated the use of "natural supports" in the workplace in tandem with supported employment services for employees with severe disabilities. Analysis of data from 462 people in eight states on how "typical" the individual's employment setting was found that incorporating "typical" employment features in workplaces was associated…

Proposes the following empowerment objectives be used for placing individuals with visual impairments in jobs: compensation and benefits package, proximity to community, ethics and respect for human dignity, self-fulfilling opportunities, physical and emotional safety, sense of belonging, and opportunities for personal improvement and upward…

Presents findings from a survey of 159 community colleges to determine their use of part-time faculty, hiring and employment practices, and training and evaluation methods. Indicates that colleges made considerable use of part timers but that few provided benefits or adequate resources for development. (14 citations) (BCY)

Discusses how some colleges are letting tenured and tenure-track professors cut their hours and pay to spend more time with their families. (EV)

Interviews with 21 school-to-work partnership directors identified initiatives that assist minority youth: (1) school based (integrated curriculum, staff training, mentoring, career exploration, parent involvement); (2) work based (diversity training, mentoring, career development, equity policies); and (3) sensitive workplaces (successful…

A survey of 3,200 employers (67% responded) showed that affirmative action increases the number of recruitment and screening practices and willingness to hire and provide training for women and minorities. Even when the credentials of those hired are somewhat weaker, job performance was not diminished. (SK)

Discusses hiring students with disabilities in the academic library, focusing on experiences of the library at Northern Illinois University. Discussion includes identifying a position; recruiting; interviewing; collegial support; adaptations and training; and evaluation. (AEF)

A scale to measure higher education institutions' organizational health was developed and tested using 198 survey responses. Scale dimensions include communication adequacy, participation/involvement, commitment/loyalty, morale, external reputation, ethics, performance recognition, goal alignment, leadership, development, and resource use.…

There is nothing like a campus environment to reinforce the concept of teamwork. Few on a campus can do their jobs alone. From the loftiest endowed chair holder, hefty salary in pocket, to the newest assistant professor, everyone makes a contribution, of sorts, and relies on others to reinforce that contribution. But in the campus world, the…

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a function that transcends, but includes, making profits, creating jobs, and producing goods and services. The effectiveness with which corporations perform this function determines their contribution (or lack of contribution) to social cohesion. This article therefore presents a discussion of some of the…