Perceptions of supervisor bias can profoundly affect organizational climate and employees' morale. Based on attribution theory, it was predicted that bias would be used to explain denial of promotion when the employee had been expected to succeed. It was also predicted that social comparison information detailing the similar plight of peer women…

Intended for employers, human resource staff, and adult educators, this digest addresses the purposes of career development programs in the workplace and describes the components of such programs. In the first section, the term career development is defined and labeled as just one component of organizations' human resource management. Eight…

Issues concerning the participation of women in college administration in Australia are presented in this conference report. Of concern were structural and attitudinal barriers to greater participation of women in educational management and the role of government in fostering equal opportunity. Included are an overview of the conference,…

Federal and State employment data were examined in a study of the industrial, occupational, and job segmentation of Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites by sex in New York City's private sector. Primary focus was placed on the effects of the city's growing service-oriented economy on the employment patterns of Blacks and Hispanics. The study found that…

Changes during 1972-1984 in the status of women faculty and administrators in higher education are examined, based on a literature review. While the proportion of women faculty has increased, women still are concentrated in a small number of fields, including English, foreign languages, nursing, home economics, fine arts, and library science. The…

Research investigating why women are underrepresented in college and private organizational administrative positions is reviewed. It was found that the differential rate of women in administrative positions is not due to their lack of proper credentials. Other reasons that have been cited are: typical female characteristics make it impossible for…

Based on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women aged fourteen to twenty-four in 1968, a study was made to determine the impact that women's ex ante labor market expectations have on their salary and development and to examine the effect of women's postschool training and maturation (human capital accumulation) on wages. Six findings…

Teacher salaries across the country were examined to determine whether collective bargaining is a prime determinant of the rate of increase in teacher salaries. It is suggested that many teachers join a union and seek collective bargaining in order to achieve higher pay. The percentage change in primary and secondary teacher salaries was compared…

Although there were improvements in salary levels, percentage and total numbers of blacks employed in Kentucky State government between 1974 and 1975, a disproportionate number of blacks were still concentrated in a few job categories, primarily in the lower half of the pay scale. Major agencies such as transportation, agriculture, and state…

Career motivation is an important aspect of career planning for managers experiencing the challenges and stresses of mid-life career issues. Data from the Management Progress Study, the Bell System's 24-year longitudinal study of the lives and careers of managers, were analyzed to document changes in career motivation over time and to relate…

The May, 1974, bulletin issued by the Civil Service Commission deals with job restructuring, the process of realigning job duties to develop technician-type or "bridge" jobs in Federal agencies, as a means to provide upward mobility for employees. Besides being highly beneficial to employees in dead end jobs at low grade levels, job restructuring…

This study examined the satisfaction of master of education degree recipients with the Frostburg State College graduate program. Respondents were asked to evaluate the effects of their program experience on their personal growth and on their occupational performance. From 60 to 95 percent of evaluative ratings across items were positive.…

The status of women and ethnic minorities in the libraries of the California State University and Colleges (CSUC) system was investigated. Questionnaires were administered to a random sample of CSUC librarians in order to discover information about demographic characteristics, entry level, promotions, mobility, unionism, perceptions of a recent…

Intended to provide information to employers who want to hire and train hard-to-employ, disadvantaged workers, this manual summarizes and distills the most important lessons learned from the experiences of a great many employers involved in the National Alliance of Businessmen (NAB) Job Opportunities in the Business Sector (JOBS) Program and other…

This monograph was prepared for the Correctional Officers Educational Program, a joint project of the AACJC and the ABA Commission on Correctional Facilities and Services, which works toward the expansion of associate degree programs for line personnel through junior and community colleges. The monograph: (1) considers the role of the legislature…