Employed adults were studied with respect to their report of occupational stresses, strains, and coping behaviors using the Occupational Environment Scales. Older repondents reported more overload and responsibility and fewer stresses than did younger respondents. Older respondents also displayed decreasing strain and greater coping resources than…

Describes the economic incentives to employees and employers for providing occupational social services. Suggests that growth in such services will coincide with growth in high-technology industries and service industries employing highly skilled workers. (BL)

Employees of 15 organizations (N=8,600) completed questionnaires concerning whistle-blowing. Discriminant analysis revealed that organization members who had observed alleged wrongdoing were more likely to blow the whistle if they had convincing evidence of wrongdoing, if the wrongdoing were serious, and if it directly affected them. (Author/BL)

Examined formal sexual harassment charges (N=81) to identify the characteristics of individuals who file formal sexual harassment charges and describes the behaviors and employment-related consequences associated with such charges. Sex, age, marital status, educational level, occupation, and salary distributions of complainants differed…

A study was conducted to determine if a structured support group with a counseling format could prevent or reduce the burnout of professional nurses in an acute care institution. Results of the study were inconclusive, leading the author to call for more research on the subject of burnout in nurses. (CT)

A worker-to-job congruence model of a classic motivation theory was tested using 401 registered nurses as the sample, with weights applied to intrinsic and extrinsic workplace factors reflecting the importance they held for individual respondents. When importance increases, intrinsic factors have a greater effect on job satisfaction. (CT)

Discusses institutional regularities of elementary and secondary schools, the nature of teaching, and the teacher as semi-professional in regard to two basic kinds of master teacher plans: one suggesting that master teachers are "better than" and another suggesting that they do "more than" their peers. (RH)

Studied the effect of changes in the work environment using the Work Environment Scale as pre- and post-test with full-time (N=17) and part-time (N=25) youth workers. Burnout in full-time workers was low and supervisor support was high. Part-time workers evidenced unrealistic expectations of the work environment. (MCF)

Shows how to design workshop activities that can increase the likelihood that learning outcomes will be transferred to the participant's work environment. (JOW)

The mediating effect of organizational "time investments" on the relationship between work environment perceptions and mental health was explored in two work settings. Participants were 257 managerial-level employees in a line organization and 214 in a staff setting. Results are discussed and implications for the social responsibilities of…

Career development theories have focused on the human lifespan, traits, vocational choice, assessment tools, values and self-understanding to guide adults in their career decisions. However, many of these early theories have questionable value in today's diverse workforce and where business practices have changed to reflect emerging economic…

The career development of gay men and lesbian women is complicated by both internal and external factors. Internally, they are at different stages of integrating and appreciating their gay and lesbian identities, and they will consequently make different decisions regarding their career choice and their level of outness in the work environment.…

This article examines the listening process and factors affecting listening. It also suggests general guidelines for teaching and assessing listening and gives examples of activities for practicing and developing listening skills for the workplace. Listening is a demanding process that involves the listener, speaker, message content, and…

This study proposed a model of administrative job satisfaction and tested the model using a database of 1,178 administrators at 120 public and private universities. The robust model explained 54% of the variance in ones overall job satisfaction. Overall, the results show that state, campus, and most of the personal characteristics variables do not…

Successful large-scale school reforms require 5 years or more of a superintendent's attention. There is an implication that excessively short tenures, particularly if experienced in a brief span of time, could prove detrimental to systemwide improvement efforts. This study examines the survival of school superintendents in office, using data from…