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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1979
This report, prepared by the United States General Accounting Office, focuses on the forecasting of science and engineering personnel in the 1980's and the use of the information in policy formation. The General Accounting Office recommends steps to be taken by the Office of Science and Technology Policy in evaluating the effects of major federal…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Federal Government, Higher Education, Labor Supply
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1979
This report represents the National Science Foundation's fourth projection analysis of science and engineering doctorate supply and utilization through 1987. The 1979 study incorporates the effect of the domestic market for highly trained science and engineering (S/E) personnel upon the numbers of S/E doctorates awarded by American universities.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Educational Supply, Engineers, Higher Education
Berry, John A.; Roberson, Robert – 1967
A computerized system for maintenance management is described in terms of components--inventory control, scheduling of custodial work, preventive maintenance, new work and review and analysis. A flow chart for the system is presented showing the interrelation of the components and the details of each component, for example, 'New Work' includes…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Data Collection, Equipment Maintenance
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1965
THE LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STIPULATED THAT IT MAINTAIN A REGISTER OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL AND IN OTHER WAYS PROVIDE A CENTRAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION COVERING ALL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS PUBLICATION BRINGS TOGETHER INFORMATION FROM MANY SOURCES ON THE…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Employment Experience, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Ginsburg, Eli; Brown, Carol A. – 1967
The present state of library manpower and the outlook for the future is assessed in terms of manpower analysis. The field of library service is appraised within the larger framework of such comparable fields as teaching, social work, and nursing which also make use of large numbers of female workers. Important findings and conclusions are: (1) the…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Females, Labor Needs, Labor Utilization
California Univ., Los Angeles. Inst. of Industrial Relations. – 1968
Five conference papers covering research studies and problems related to effective utilization of manpower in southern California are presented. "The Impact of Technological Change on Employees in the Southern California Aerospace Industry," by Paul Prasow, reports a longitudinal study of social and psychological adjustment factors…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Automation, Conference Reports, Employment Projections
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1967
Continuing programs in the field of manpower research were originated at seven educational institutions to utilize the resources of universities to investigate problems of unemployment, under-utilization of workers, labor force requirements and resources, and vocational training. At Oklahoma State University, studies underway include an…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Labor Force, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
Niehaus, Richard J. – 1977
This monograph reviews the development of goal programming models, discusses their current status, and projects research frontiers. An introductory section presents a brief history of the models and acknowledges the work of several authors in the field. The bulk of the paper is devoted to the presentation of aggregate model structures (including…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Labor Force Development, Labor Utilization, Mathematical Models
Lierheimer, Alvin P. – 1976
A two-year study was undertaken of the contraction in the traditional career market for individuals with advanced training in the humanities. The focus was on how, in new circumstances, gifted people trained in humanities disciplines can best contribute to society. Employment of these individuals outside the education sector is a relatively new…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Choice, Career Opportunities, Degrees (Academic)
Applegate, H. C. – 1974
To improve its response time on interlibrary loan requests within the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (MCLS), the Glendale Public Library is considering the consolidation of its response process within the Circulation Department (CD). At present this response is a joint effort between the CD, the Readers' Assistance Section, and the…
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Job Simplification, Labor Utilization, Library Circulation
Bayunus, Owais – 1975
A time and cost study and a work sampling study were conducted during the period of June 1974 to November 1974 in the Central Technical Services department of the Cornell University Library System. This department renders acquisitions and cataloging services to all the endowed college and departmental libraries in the system except the Hotel…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Costs, Job Analysis
McElroy, Robert C. – 1973
Information on the size and composition of the 1972 hired farm working force (HFWF) and on the employment and cash earnings from farm and nonfarm wagework obtained during the year is presented. Data were obtained from a survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census as a supplementary part of the regular Current Population Survey made in December…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employment, Employment Statistics, Farm Labor
Rowe, Gene A. – 1975
Information is given on the number, characteristics, employment, and earnings of persons 14 years of age and over who performed hired farm wagework at any time during 1974. The brief analysis highlights some of the most pertinent changes and trends in the size and composition of the hired farm working force. Data were obtained through a survey…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employment, Employment Statistics, Farm Labor
Parnes, Herbert S.
Human resource policies are those courses of action designed to enhance the effectiveness of human beings in their productive roles and to make the productive role best serve the other needs of man. There are several categories of human resource policy: (1) policies designed to achieve the fullest development of human resources, (2) policies…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Educational Needs, Educational Policy, Human Development
Cain, Glen G.; And Others – 1973
The study employs economic models of supply decisions, employer demand decisions and market interactions to examine scientific, engineering, and technical manpower utilization. The introduction surveys the major reasons for the perennial concern about manpower supply in the field, and examines problems of defining the occupations under study. A…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Engineering Technicians, Engineers, Labor Force Development
