A nine-month field study of a software-engineering firm's work practices revealed that the group's collective use of time perpetuated its members'"time famine." A crisis mentality and rewards for individual heroics were responsible. Altering the way engineers used their time at work enhanced their collective productivity. (66 references)…

Reviewed worksite health-promotion program evaluations from 1968 to 1994 that addressed the health impact of worksite smoking-cessation programs and smoking policies. Results indicated that smoking-cessation group programs were more effective than minimal treatment programs. Tobacco policies reduced worksite cigarette consumption and environmental…

Provides a framework of analysis for determining whether workers' nonmonetary interests regarding the workplace are taken into account during the process of economic development. Argues for including attention to workplace quality and mechanisms for worker voice as a requirement for meaningful work. (JOW)

Describes the Ethics Challenge Game (developed by Lockheed Martin Corp. and free to educators), which is a board game based on the Dilbert comic strip character that provides realistic scenarios for discussion of ethical behavior in various business/workplace situations. Describes the game, offers comments on faculty reactions after playing the…

A case study investigated the effectiveness of a new technology to aid people who are deaf or hard of hearing to participate fully in meetings held in the workplace through the use of Computer Assisted Remote Transcription (CART), in which a stenographer transcribes a meeting from a remote location. Results indicated some problems with using the…

Most tests of congruence in Holland's theory are flawed because they are cross-sectional, use samples of persons already in congruent environments, classify environment casually, fail to relate congruence to relevant aspects of work environments, and have not assessed environment accurately. The centrality of congruence makes the improvement of…

Investigates issues of empowerment and language learning for English-as-a-Second-Language workers (in workplace literacy projects) making the transition from one type of workplace culture to another. Describes the project and participants, how workplace structures and linguistic hierarchies disempowered second-language learners, benefits of…

Applies research on the adult work environment to schoolchildren's daily lives, using health survey data from 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old students in Finland, Latvia, Norway, and Slovakia. The most important school-setting predictor of students' perception of their academic achievement is satisfaction with school, teachers, and classmates. (59…

According to a recent study, about 43% of women faculty at all college types have never published a journal article, compared to 23% of male counterparts. At universities, the gap narrows only slightly. A number of factors are cited as reasons, including type of faculty assignment, fewer mentors for women, and different approaches to work…

Claims the emotional labors of the majority of service workers are neither fully recognized nor compensated. Uses A. Hochschild's surface, passive deep, and active deep acting notions to identify the emotional labors (effort and dissonance) employees experience communicating with customers when trying to feel and/or display emotions that are…

A preschool staff project was undertaken to develop and implement a more efficient curriculum organization plan and curriculum rotation system. The aim of the project was to provide a healthier working environment by improving communication among the teaching team, organizing curriculum storage outside the classroom, designing curriculum rotation…

In the summer 1996 issue of this journal, Donal M. Sacken analyzed 252 cases of administrator-initiated litigation arising from adverse personnel decisions. Chester C. Kent criticizes Sacken for specifically: (1) the indiscriminate mixture of involuntary demotions with demotions and terminations for cause; (2) creating a nontraditional format as a…

Discusses satisfaction and issues pertaining to job retention among college faculty of color. Considers their satisfaction in environments where they are a minority, their perseverance and survival in tenure and promotion, reactions to a nonsupportive environment, and specific factors contributing to job satisfaction. Concludes that faculty of…

Examines concepts from diversity theory and research using selected film scenes. Describes major workforce diversity concepts and then describes and analyzes film scenes for many concepts. Film continues to give the classroom instructor major resources for enhancing the teaching of diversity theory and concepts. (Author/AEF)

Analysis of Australian and U.S. data suggests key features likely to characterize high-performance workplaces: adoption of global best practices, leveraging of knowledge as a competitive tool, emphasis on translating workers' tacit knowledge for use, need for functional and numerical flexibility of the labor force, and a shift from labor relations…