Reprinted in this pamphlet is the fifth annual directory of air pollution control products as compiled in the "Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association" for December, 1971. The 16-page guide lists manufacturers of emission control equipment and air pollution instrumentation under product classifications as derived from McGraw-Hill's "Air…

A textile manufacturer's (Graniteville Co.) highly successful management assessment procedures are explained by describing a one-day management simulation workshop. (AG)

An analysis of unemployment in four regions of the United States during 1983 showed that unemployment declined most in states that had the largest decreases previously and least in states dependent on the oil market. Most job expansion occurred in the South and West in the services and trade industries. (SK)

This section of the annual report on the chemical industry presents data on these areas of chemical production: growth rates, man-made fibers; the 50 largest volume chemicals, major inorganics and organics, plastics, drugs, magnesium, and paint. Includes production figures for 1961, 1969, 1970, 1971 and percent change for 1970-71 and for 1961-71.…

The foreign trade of the United States chemical industry is reviewed in this section of the annual chemical industry report, including data presented for: U.S. chemical trade, U.S. trade as per cent of world trade, total U.S. trade, chemical trade growth, and U.S. chemical trade partners. (PR)

Manufacturers of chemicals used in pollution control are listed alphabetically under product headings. (LK)

Manufacturing productivity slowed or declined in 1980 and unit labor costs accelerated, as output generally turned downward in the United States and 10 industrial nations; compensation was up in most countries but was offset by gains in consumer prices. (Author)

The workplace is embedded in three force fields: the macro field of globalization/technology, the meso field of transnational production networks, and the micro field of local labor markets and organizations. Each field influences the way flexibility and cost reduction are prioritized and has consequences for workplace structures and relations.…

Social Security Administration determines existence and prevalence of 125 sedentary, unskilled occupations in making decisions about disability awards. Surveyed manufacturing and service industries in Chicago to determine extent to which sedentary and light, unskilled jobs and those with sit-stand options actually exist. Found that more light than…

This student learning activity explores the history and evolution of packaging technology and concerns about plastics and other packaging materials. (SK)

A study of numeracy practices in metal engineering companies found that, rather than increasingly being shared, decision making of workers and managers rarely overlapped. Basic numeracy has come to mean a way of knowing that differs from the competence needed to pass mathematics examinations. (SK)

Of 74 Fortune 250 companies surveyed (30% responses), 51 had diversity training programs; length of training had no impact on level of backlash; some issues having more impact included programs being substituted for affirmative action or focused on productivity. Backlash was unaffected by inclusion of diversity goals in managers' performance…

The perception of job instability is an important measure of subjective wellbeing of individuals, because most people derive their income from selling their labour services. The study explores the determination of perception of job instability in Europe. The study is based on a large-scale survey from the year 1998. There are evidently large…

Manufacturing plants have a clear life cycle: they are born small, grow substantially with age, and eventually die. Economists have long thought that this life cycle is driven by organization capital, the accumulation of plant-specific knowledge. The location of plants in the life cycle determines the size of the payments, or organization rents,…

A laboratory experiment for students in the last year of degree program in chemical engineering, chemistry, or industrial chemistry is presented. It models the chlor-alkali process, one of the most important industrial applications of electrochemical technology and the second largest industrial consumer of electricity after aluminium industry.