- Relationships between supervisor behavior, family support and perceived time management ability.
The effect of work and family environment on perceived time management ability was investigated. One hundred and sixty-four managers and administrative staff completed scales measuring supervisor behavior, family support, and perceptions of time management ability. Aspects of supervisory style in ......
- People make the difference.
The most valuable resource in a library is its people, especially in an increasingly competitive, dynamic and global environment. The University of Wollongong Library recognises that people and their performance are critical to success and sustainability as reflected in its ......
- Silent risks: the privacy minefield: risks related to privacy are open to interpretation.
These words strike terror into the hearts of employers: "Privacy is the slip-and-fall issue of the decade." Will it ever end? First there was COBRA. Then there was FMLA and now HIPAA. While employers with less than $5 million in ......
- EPL in the Dotcom World.
Dotcoms follow a very different business model from traditional employers. But several recent lawsuits suggest that they share some of the same workplace liabilities. The Internet is the California gold rush of the new millennium. Entrepreneurs with great ideas are ......
- The Death and Life of the Labor-Management Partnership.
A series of reviews, notes, comments, ideas, and references for public sector professionals trying to keep pace with the accelerating rate of change in the information-technological-management environment. On February 17, President Bush issued Executive Order 13203, succinctly revoking all aspects ......
- The case of the spendthrift worker: when a member of the staff borrows money from another employee and does not honour the loan, can the company take action against the borrower or is it a private affair? Be the judge in this case of the employee who lives beyond his monthly salary.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AS A technical writer in Electrode Inc, Christopher Marcus, 43, received about S$3,600 per month. This should be sufficient to support his homemaker wife and a two-year old son. He had to send S$200 monthly to support his ......
- The new non-manager managers.
I. Introduction This report discusses (1) What is happening to middle managers, (2) Summarizes the differences of a traditional manager and the new non-manager, (3) Outlines what type of new managers that will be needed for the competitive environment, and ......
- Human Resource and Contract Management in the Public School.
Bernadette and David Marczely offer an excellent overview of human resource management functions in public schools, offering readers a thorough understanding of what's involved from a legal perspective. In addition to describing contract negotiations in their different forms, the authors ......
- Employer association strategy in a decentralised employment relations system: the case of the retail industry.
In an environment of decentralised employment relations, employers associations must reassess their role if they are to remain relevant. The Australian Retailers' Association faces a particular challenge. On the one hand, it has traditionally focused on the interests of the ......
- IT balanced scorecard as IT governance framework.
Abstract: Information Technology (IT) is one of the leading 'high' technologies and has an increasing role in the area of modern business. IT investments most often result in insufficient returns, which points to the need for development of IT management....
- Human resource professionals: a competitive tool.
How do you view the Human Resource function at your cooperative? Is it the enforcer of governmental regulations as well as cooperative rules and policies? Is it the administrator of the payroll and benefits? Is it the change agent, a ......
- Enlightened leadership--the window or the mirror? Realizing unprecedented success--third in a series of articles.
Leadership has always been a contact sport. It's not a collision sport but more like dancing. To dance, you have to have a partner and together you move in harmony. Your leadership capacity is measured, in large part, by the ......
- BUSINESS PEOPLE.
COLUMN: BUSINESS PEOPLE The Bank of Canton has made three appointments at its Auburn Mortgage Center. Carol A. Green of Littleton has been hired as regional lending manager. A 25-year industry veteran, she most recently served as senior mortgage consultant ......
- Disease Management: Not Just for HR Anymore.
Chronic diseases--such as coronary diseases, diabetes, and asthma--have a tremendous impact on disability costs. Disease management efforts can help employers manage the costs associated with these illnesses. Since being introduced, disease management programs have captured the attention of human resource ......
- Wages and conditions of the Victorian outdoor education profession.
Abstract The aim of this research is to investigate remuneration packages and working conditions of the Victorian Outdoor Education profession. A varying range of Outdoor Educators working in a diverse range of programs and conditions were surveyed at the Victorian ......