This study explored supervision experiences in 69 U.S. racial/ethnic minority supervisees working with White supervisors. The results demonstrated that perceived prejudice was associated with role ambiguity and role conflict in supervision, suggesting that supervision may not occur in isolation from trainees' lived experience. Implications for…

The gap (structural hole) between the manner in which rehabilitation agencies and business are structured, organized and managed has grown exponentially over the past 10-20 years. Three key changes have radically transformed American business: the globalization of financial capital and competition, the information technology revolution, and the…

Studied the amount of supervision, and the congruence of theoretical orientation between the supervisor and trainee in relation to patient change (N=237). Amount of supervision was not related to therapy outcome, but patients showed significantly greater improvement when their trainee-therapists reported theoretical orientations congruent with…

Surveys substance abuse counselor supervisors to examine their perceptions of anxiety and resistance reactions in their supervisees, how they responded to these reactions, and how these reactions impacted the supervisory relationship. Supervisors indicated that personal insecurity was the most common reaction, with discussing the issue the most…

Examines audiotapes from 42 counseling supervisory dyads for the effects of supervisor and supervisee gender on the influence strategies used in the session. Gender of the supervisor was not related to influence strategy. Supervisors of both genders were significantly more likely to accept or build upon ideas generated by female supervisees and…

Survey responses from 264 manufacturing workers revealed a significant relationship between job satisfaction and perceived accountability to coworkers and managers. Accountability was significantly positively related to trust in supervisors/managers. The only aspect of accountability that had explanatory power was manager and coworker awareness of…

Case studies of four British companies showed that management legitimacy and authority were negotiated along the axes of technical expertise and abstract knowledge. Employees required evidence of management competence, and structural indicators such as management degrees or courses did not confer unquestioned legitimacy. (Contains 62 references.)…

Explains why effective teachers need relationships of mutual respect and understanding with their supervisors. Makes suggestions for building relationships: understand administrators' objectives, pressures, strengths, weaknesses, and preferred styles; communicate needs clearly; and keep administrators informed. Describes incompetent types of…

Discusses a unit on performance appraisals, including writing comments to support ratings, drawing conclusions concerning performance, and making recommendations to improve performance. Provides an assignment requiring students to complete an appraisal form. (SR)

Shows that relationship duration (in a vignette describing a manager and an employee) significantly affected whether respondents thought the employee should telecommute; and that managerial reaction to criticism and managerial loyalty significantly affected forecasts of the worker's and manager's working together successfully. Suggests that…

A study of 117 university employees found that supervisor support and adult attachment orientation (secure, preoccupied, fearful, dismissive) predicted outcomes on three work strain indices. The interaction of supervisor support and attachment orientation significantly predicted intensity of job stress and job satisfaction. (Contains 51…

A literature review concluded that supervisor/supervisee relationships are critical to job satisfaction; workplace bullying in the form of a management style of aggressive and intimidating behaviors is widespread; certain types of organizations foster bullying; and bullying has high costs for the targeted employee and the organization. (Contains…

Managers are increasingly being held accountable for providing resources that support employee development, particularly in the form of feedback and coaching. To support managers as trainers and coaches, organizations must provide managers with the tools they need to succeed in this area. This article presents a new tool to assist in the diagnosis…

Enhanced interest in supervision training has corresponded with recognition of supervision as a profession in its own right. For many practicing professional counselors, supervision training has traditionally been unavailable. The present research used the Clinical Supervision Questionnaire to evaluate the effect of a supervision training program…

The 15 articles in this volume comprise the refereed proceedings of the 2009 ATLAANZ (Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors Aotearoa/New Zealand) conference. The first three chapters focus on collaborative work. In Chapter 1, Ann Pocock shares her experiences of working with other university support services. In Chapter 2, Berni Cooper and…