Examined relationship between cognitive style and alcohol/work-related problems among 899 naval personnel with less that 2 years of service. Diffuse orientations scores were positively related to both alcohol- and work-related problems, whereas norm and information orientation scores were negatively related to both measures. (Author/NB)

Examines how sense-making facilitates employee adjustment when employees experience geographic transfers, a form of transition. Studies 91 transferees, finding that transferees experienced unmet expectations during transitions. Finds employees who were better able to make sense of appropriate forms of task communication in new environments tended…

Through current hiring practices, many school districts may be missing an untapped pool of potential employees--individuals with disabilities. In this article, the authors describe the Hiring Practice Initiative (HPI) and its implementation in 17 Florida school districts. The Hiring Practice Initiative Project goals are to: (a) increase the…

The central aim of the present paper is to analyse the degree to which welfare problems accumulate over time and to what extent such an accumulation is related to class position and household formation. We utilize longitudinal data from the Swedish Survey of Living Conditions, following a panel that was first interviewed in 1979 and, thereafter,…

Despite governmental efforts and organizational initiatives, the number of disabled professionals in full-time employment is small, and the number of those occupying leadership positions remains even smaller. Past research into disability and employment has outlined a range of barriers that disabled people face in seeking and maintaining…

The purpose of this study was to explore the general professional experiences of educators with learning disabilities, the unique skills and challenges among this group attributable to their experience as persons with learning disabilities, and their experience of schools as an employment context. There are several important reasons to develop a…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE (1) TO DETERMINE THE AVAILABILITY, NATURE, AND RELIABILITY OF DATA ON THE RAPID CHANGE IN THE WAREHOUSING FUNCTION IN INDUSTRY AND (2) TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR DECISIONS CONCERNING THE DESIRABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF CONDUCTING SUBSEQUENT STUDIES. THREE MAJOR SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON,…

Family breadwinners are individuals primarily responsible for the support of family members. This report provides an economic profile of the breadwinners and outlines their special training needs. The unemployment of more than 1.7 million of the 39 million family breadwinners in the labor force in March 1962 affected the welfare of approximately…

Statistics concerning employment of scientists were obtained from 59,300 scientists responding to an Engineers Joint Council questionnaire. Findings reported are: (1) the overall unemployment rate was 3 percent for engineers compared to a rate of 5.8 percent for all other workers; (2) considering engineers not having engineering jobs, the…

Summarized is an employment survey, conducted by the Engineers Joint Council for the National Science Foundation. Twenty percent of the membership of 23 engineering societies were sampled. The results are reported as unemployment rates for selected degree and age groups, field of specialization, geographical areas, citizenship, and type of…

The author offers suggestions on how to make the job application process both efficient (for the institutions) and courteous (to the applicant). (MJB)

Personnel movements (transfers, promotions, etc.) are included in the scope of private sector collective bargaining, but excluded from the scope of public sector bargaining. The authors discuss the relationship between the merit principle and public sector bargaining with regard to conflicts and legislative experience, and they present a proposal…

The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that publicly employed teachers may not be denied a new contract because they have exercised a right secured by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Editor)

Provides some information on the extra benefits and costs that one group of employers associate with hiring handicapped persons. (MU)

When the mature woman has finished rearing a family, she may face many problems in seeking to reenter the vocational world. A counselor can be of immense help in helping the adult woman overcome many of these problems. (MR)