Data from a survey of personnel directors in United Kingdom universities were used to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of job sharing from the institutions' perspective. Results show a 5% rise in productivity would raise the ratio of benefits to cost to 14.3 to 1. Retention of staff, reduction of stress, and reduced unemployment are also benefits.…

Critiques the process for selecting academic librarians. Discusses the role of job analysis, the use of reference checks, structured interviews, open sessions, candidate presentations, and performance testing. Concludes that many of the deficiencies in academic library selection could be corrected without undermining the collegial and…

This practical guide for making a company user friendly for all potential employees, including the disabled, includes a test of attitudes toward disabled, a discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989, and a list of agencies that can provide information and services. (JOW)

Examines the following possible sources of measurement error in pay analysis and proposes methods to alleviate the problems: (1) choice of the number and type of job factors; (2) method of assigning values to each job factor; (3) method of selecting factor weights; and (4) political modifications made when a plan is implemented. (JS)

Reviews evidence of sex bias in job evaluation judgments and analyzes research methods used to study the issue. Explores the following types of bias: (1) direct; (2) indirect; and (3) sex of rater. Findings indicate evidence of indirect bias, showing that high paying jobs tend to be evaluated higher than those with low pay. (JS)

Describes the development of a job evaluation plan by the University of Minnesota based on employee values of job worth. Items for the point-factor plan were selected by employee committees, grouped into factors, and weighted by means of a general employee survey. Discusses the plan's use in implementing comparable worth. (JS)

Presents a brief history of minority involvement in journalism, focusing on the effects of the Kerner Commission Report of 1979. Points out that 20 years later, the number of minority journalists has increased only slightly. Suggests that professional groups should work together to urge the media to diversify. (LS)

Reviews history and application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to argue that adverse impact definition of test discrimination embodied in unanimous 1971 Supreme Court decision in Griggs versus Duke Power Company and its progeny is the product of successful advocacy of unelected bureaucrats rather than a product of public…

The agenda for a vital professoriate in an era of great changes in higher education requires of administrators a long-term perspective on faculty careers, from graduate school through retirement. Faculty renewal can be positively affected by the actions and decisions of individuals and institutional officers. (Author/MSE)

Discusses issues in diversity management, based on the experiences of Harry S Truman College, in Illinois. Describes the important characteristics of different ethnic and racial groups that affect their outlook and approach to management and steps that leaders must take to create a climate of diversity. (MAB)

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is criticized by some members for delaying publication of a report of its investigation of St. Bonaventure University (New York) for firing 22 male professors in 1994. Delay of the report blocked a national conference vote on institutional censure in the case. (MSE)

The debate about political correctness on college campuses focuses not on the goals of diversity and equity but on strategies to attain them. Underlying the debate are different assumptions about our society's nature. Synthesis is needed in alternative models of campus order and openness, curricula, and admissions and hiring policies. (MSE)

Describes the benefits of minority faculty at community colleges for minority and majority students and other faculty members. Discusses methods for recruiting and retaining minority faculty, from setting a commitment at the highest levels of the college, to broadening the recruitment base and maintaining a supportive environment to ensure…

College administrators have an obligation to educate faculty and staff as consumers of retirement plan services. Employers can face liability if they limit plan participation to overly restrictive investment alternatives. A task force representing employees should be appointed to make vendor selections. (MSE)

This article describes the Japanese quota system for the employment of people with disabilities and assesses the potential of a quota law that includes financial incentives for compliance. It concludes that laws to compel the employment of people with disabilities are unlikely to be effective and may be counterproductive. (Author/DB)