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Six months after closure of their steelworks, 1655 ex‐employees were interviewed. The main purpose of the study was to evaluate a programme of retraining provided to assist redundant people to obtain new work. Job finding was seen to be associated with a combination of retraining, age and work orientation. Ex‐employees who had received pre‐closure training reported a stronger preference for their new jobs than did non‐trainees, but there were no differences between these groups in post‐redundancy wage levels. Job‐seeking behaviour was also examined and compared to the patterns described in earlier studies. Recommendations were made for retraining procedures in future redundancy

ISSN:0305-8107    

DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1977.tb00361.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

数据来源: WILEY

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The present study attempts to find out the differential effects of supervisory behaviour on morale of blue‐collar workers (n= 200). The ‘Supervisor's Orientation Schedule’ was specially designed to determine employee‐oriented and production‐oriented styles of supervision. Morale was measured with the help of the ‘Employees’ Morale Scale' which includes four subscales (fairness of employer's policies and behaviour, adequacy of immediate leadership, sense of participation, and sense of worth of the organization). The results show that global morale scores as well as scores on the subscale of fairness of employer's policies and behaviour, adequacy of immediate leadership, and sense of participation are all significantly higher (α = 0·01) under employee‐oriented supervision. The findings are suggested to have relevance to the economic growth and industrial wellbeing i

ISSN:0305-8107    

DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1977.tb00362.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

数据来源: WILEY

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Programming languages embody two principal forms of conditional statement, the nestingif … then … else… form and thegotoform. Sime, Green&Guest (1974) compared these two and a third variety not in common use, nesting with redundancy, and they found that non‐programmers learning to write programs based on conditionals obtained best results with this last variety. Their explanation emphasized the need to comprehend a program, and distinguished between two comprehension processes applicable to conditionals: tracing through a program like a computer, and finding how a particular point in a program might be reached. They hypothesized that comprehensibility differences occurred mainly in the second process. The present experiments compared response times of professional programmers in comprehension tasks requiring either the first process (Expt. I) or the second (Expt. II). Much larger differences between the three styles of conditional statements were found in the second task, favouring nesting with redundancy and thus supporting the hypothesis. Implications for research in this area and for programming language design are di

ISSN:0305-8107    

DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1977.tb00363.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

数据来源: WILEY

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An experimental training scheme, based on methods derived from the CRAMP system, was introduced for London Transport Underground guards. The existing training period and content were not altered. The objectives were to increase the pass rate and reduce the resignation rate of trainees during training, especially of both older men and those born overseas who are less likely to leave their jobs once they have passed the training period. Comparison of conventionally trained groups with experimental groups showed encouraging trends and the experimental scheme has now been adopted as the standard training programme by London Transport.

ISSN:0305-8107    

DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1977.tb00364.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

数据来源: WILEY

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This study examines Homans' proposition that an inconsistent status profile causes individuals to feel dissatisfied and to balance rankings at as high a level as possible on the various status dimensions being considered.The sample (n= 501) comprised a diverse group of technicians in a large federal agency. Six status dimensions were considered: knowledge, skill, responsibility, prestige, authority and opportunity for advancement. The criterion measures associated with status inconsistency included: job dissatisfaction; increased levels of interest in unionization; heightened interest in occupational certification; and reduced occupational and organizational commitment.In general, technicians possess extremely high levels of confidence in their knowledge and skill, but in self‐comparisons with professionals they do not fare well on the status dimensions of authority, prestige and opportunity for advancement. Important sources of this imbalance in the technician's status profile are identified. Attitudinal and behaviour consequences are discussed, and organizational alternatives for responding to this occupational concern are also suggeste

ISSN:0305-8107    

DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1977.tb00365.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

数据来源: WILEY

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For a sample of 150 housekeeping and food service personnel employed in a large university hospital and their immediate superiors, several moderator candidates of the relationships between self and superior evaluations of job performance were assessed. Only tenure was found to moderate significantly (P≤0·05) the relationship between self and superior ratings of one dimension of subordinate performance. The practical significance of the study's largely negative findings are discussed and a set of alternative explanations offer

ISSN:0305-8107    

DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1977.tb00366.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

数据来源: WILEY

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This study's aim was to investigate preferences for different work functions between men and women employees according to their Protestant Ethic (PE) orientation and personality.It was found that men with high PE values most preferred Self‐realization and Intrinsic work satisfaction. The Economic function was least important to them. Men with low PE values most preferred Self‐realization and Social contact; their least important functions were Security and Power.Women high on PE preferred Social contact and Self‐realization and Security. All women subjects ranked Patterning of time and Power as the least preferred functions of work.Three work functions—Social contact, Patterning of time and Power were most important for men and women high on neuroticism and extraversion. Two additional functions were significantly more important for high N, high E men only: Economic and Social p

ISSN:0305-8107    

DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1977.tb00367.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:Cases in Organizational Behaviour. By RoyMcLennan.The DEVAT (Department of Employment Vocational Assessment Test) Manual.Job Enrichment and Organizational Change. A study in participation at Gallaher Ltd. By G. L. Buckingham, R. G. Jeffreyand B. A. Thorne.New Forms of Work Organisation. By LislKlein.

ISSN:0305-8107    

DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1977.tb00368.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0305-8107    

DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1977.tb00369.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

数据来源: WILEY