Stress affects everyone in his/her work and everyday life. Some persons are more effective when they are under a certain level of stress, but there are limits to the amount of stress under which one can perform effectively. Competition within complex organizations today is a risk factor not often recognized by the organizations. All organizations…

This paper, one of three related documents, explains a model for school finance in Michigan. First, it analyzes where school districts get their money and how they spend it. Next, it details a financial model that identifies the factors related to staff adequacy levels, estimates the strength of those factors, offers ideas for the components of a…

Data from five separate samples were weighted using the vertical percent method (England) and the rare response method (Telenson, Alexander, and Barrett) to investigate their relative effectiveness for scoring biographical information blanks. Vertical percent scoring yielded significant validity coefficients for all samples, while rare response…

A survey gauging superintendents', principals', and teachers' expectations for the principalship revealed great similarities among all three groups' perceptions of what principals should do and what principals actually accomplish. However, teachers noted principals' low regard for creative teaching, a situation impeding educational progress.…

The article reviews the literature on self-control training with mentally retarded persons. Considered are applications of the strategies of self-monitoring, self-reinforcement, antecedent cue regulation, and self-instruction in work settings. (DB)

Reviews court cases since the classic Brito v. Zia (l973) decision dealing with terminations based on subjective performance appraisals. Examines professional interpretations of Brito v. Zia, criticizing them in light of professional practice and subsequent court decisions. Distills major themes and issues from the review of cases and discusses…

Job performance is affected by the conflicting demands of work and family life. Some employers have begun to take steps to help employees cope. Educators, too, can help high school and adult students develop a realistic outlook on family life-styles and the coping skills needed to deal with stress. (SK)

Studied motivational and environmental influences on training effectiveness. Tested an exploratory model describing the influence on trainee career and job attitudes on training outcomes (learning, behavior change, performance improvement). Results suggest that job involvement and career planning are antecedents of learning and behavior change.…

Explores the relationships between employee satisfaction with various types of organizational communication, employee job satisfaction, and job performance as evaluated by supervisors, in a field study of 327 hospital nurses. Correlates results with results of other studies. (MS)

Factor analysis of 556 responses to survey of mental health workers distinguished four factors involved in workers' attitudes about their performance ratings: objective validity, negative emotional response, supervisory direction, and incentives. Results showed that state workers did not view their present performance ratings, based on worker…

Argues that personnel departments should increase their involvement in promoting organizational performance and suggests the creation of a database of detailed performance information related to the alignment of people with their positions as an initial step. The contents and specific uses of such a database are discussed. (MBR)

A form of occupational analysis called DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) and its advantages in course development and performance assessment are discussed and specific suggestions on conducting a DACUM session are provided. (CT)

Tested a theory suggesting three distinct career stages between 21 and 60, each with its own career issues, job attitudes, and behavior. Attitudinal and career measures from 675 salespersons supported the theory. Within each stage, different attitudes and behaviors predicted sales performance in accordance with the theory. (Author/NRB)

Developed and illustrated a technique depicting the fit between training curriculum content and job performance requirements for three Coast Guard schools. Generated a listing of tasks which receive undue emphasis in training, tasks not being taught, and tasks instructors intend to train, but which course graduates are unable to perform.…

Provides basic guidelines for supervisors to assess the evaluative competence of staff and offers specific suggestions about what questions to ask and how to explore staff's motivations and methods of self-assessment. (BH)