THE BASES OF INVOLVEMENT IN WORK AND FAMILY CONTEXTS*

This binational study explored the need importance patterns and involvement in work and family contexts. Results reveal that in the work context, growth needs are most important, followed by affiliative and subsistence needs. In the family context, affiliative needs are most important, followed by subsistence and growth needs. Involvement in work and family contexts was found to be influenced by the need satisfaction potential of the respective contexts. This explained the nature of relationship between work and family involvement. The cross-national generalizability and usefulness of a motivational model for research on involvement in multilife-spheres are discussed.     

THE STATISTICAL DEFINITION OF FAIRNESS IN THE FEDERAL SELECTION GUIDELINES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR MINORITY EMPLOYMENT

The definition of fairness in the guidelines is the same as Cleary's regression model of test bias, which results in a lower proportion of new hires that is minority than the proportion of qualified applicants that is minority. This article explains the disparity, reviews alternative definitions that reduce the disadvantage, and discusses legal arguments. Apparently the guidelines definition is widely disregarded in practice–a color-blind model seems to be the definition generally used by employers. That definition puts minorities at less of a disadvantage than the federal guidelines definition does.