It is the opinion of the authors of this position paper that collective bargaining in the public sector causes an increase in strikes and employee unrest, resulting in a diminution of public services. The authors assert that public employee collective bargaining means giving unions the power to control government through intimidation of the…

This study of state employees pursues the hypothesis that inertia accounts for most workers' continuing employment. (Available from Public Personnel Management, Room 240, 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637; $15.00 annually, $3.00 single copy.) (Author/IRT)

To compensate for the inherent advantages of public employment, public employees should have representational rights that are different from, and significantly less than, private sector bargaining rights. (Author/IRT)

Virginia provides an example of how states whose legislatures continue to resist collective bargaining can establish an equitable system of work place jurisprudence. (Author/IRT)

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…