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Book reviewed in this article: London , Manuel . Developing Managers. Sorcher , Melvin . Predicting Executive Success: What it Takes to Make it into Senior Management. Friedman , Paul G. AND Yarbrough , Elaine A. Training Strategies from Start to Finish. Neff , Walter S. Work and Human Behavior (3rd Ed.). Czepiel , John A., Solomon , Michael R., AND Surprenant , Carol F. The Service Encounter: Managing Employee/Customer Interactions in Service Businesses. Schein , Edgar H. Organization Culture and Leadership: A Dynamic View. Farmer , Richard N. AND Hogue , W. Dickerson . Corporate Social Responsibility (2nd Ed.). Berk , Ronald A. (Ed.). A Guide to Criterion-Referenced Test Construction. Wlodkowski , Raymond J. Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn. Cummings , L. L. AND Frost , Peter J. (Eds.). Publishing in the Organizational Sciences. Bell , Chip R. AND Nadler , Leonard (Eds.). Clients and Consultants: Meeting and Exceeding Expectations (2nd Ed.). Connor , Richard A., Jr . AND Davidson , Jeffrey P. Marketing Your Consulting and Professional Services. Lawler , Edward E., Ill, Mohrman , Allan M, Jr ., Mohrman , Susan A., Ledford , Gerald E., Jr ., Cummings , Thomas G. AND Associates . Doing Research That is Useful for Theory and Practice. Elliston , Frederick , Keenan , John , Lockhart , Paula , AND Van Schaick , Jane . Whistleblowing: Managing Professional Dissent in the Workplace. Pennings , Johannes M. AND Associates . Organizational Strategy and Change: New Views on Formulating and Implementing Strategic Decisions. Brakel , Aat (Ed.). People and Organizations Interacting. Vaughn , Bobby C, Hoy , Frank , AND Buchanan , W. Wray . Employee Development Programs: An Organizational Approach. Rosenblat , Paul C, De Mik , Leni , Anderson , Roxanne , Marie , AND Johnson , Patricia . The Family in Business. Weihrich , Heinz . Management Excellence: Productivity Through MBO. Hanlon , Martin D., Nadler , David A. and Gladstein , Deborah . Attempting Work Reform: The Case of “Parkside” Hospital. Davis , Keith and Newstrom , John W. Human Behavior at Work: Organizational Behavior (7th Ed.). Davis , Keith and Newstrom , John W. Organizational Behavior: Readings and Exercises (7th Ed.). Megginson , Leon C. Personnel Management: A Human Resources Approach (5th Ed.). Davidson , Marilyn J. AND Cooper , Cary L. (Eds.) Working Women: An International Survey. Hartmann , Heidi I. (Ed.) Comparable Worth: New Directions for Research. Dennis Doverspike Assistant Professor of Psychology University of Akron Akron, Ohio Rosenbach , William E. and Taylor , Robert L. (Eds.). Contemporary Issues in Leadership. Blake , Robert R. and Mouton , Jane S. The Managerial Grid HI: The Key to Leadership Excellence (3rd Ed.). Federico , Pat -Anthony with the assistance of Kim E. Brun and Douglas B. Mc Calla . Management Information Systems and Organizational Behavior (2nd Ed.). Ronen , Simcha , Alternative Work Schedules: Selecting, Implementing and Evaluating. George , Claude S. Supervision in Action: The Art of Managing Others (4th Ed.). Beehr , Terry A. AND Bhagat , Rabi S. (Eds.). Human Stress and Cognition in Organizations: An Integrated Perspective. Globerson , Schlomo . Performance Criteria and Incentive Systems (Advances in Industrial Engineering, 1). Kravetz , Dennis J. Getting Noticed: A Manager's Success Kit.     

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HANSEN, CURTISS P. and CONRAD, KELLEY A. (Eds.). A Handbook of Psychological Assessment in Business. SIMS, HENRY, P., JR. and LORENZI, PETER. The New Leadership Paradigm. GORDON, EDWARD E., PONTICELL, JUDITH A., and MORGAN, RONALD R. Closing the Literacy Gap in American Business: A Guide for Trainers and Human Resource Specialists. MINER, JOHN B. Industrial-Organizational Psychology. CARNEVALE, ANTHONY PATRICK. America and the New Economy: How New Competitive Standards are Radically Changing American Workplaces. MURPHY, KEVIN R. and CLEVELAND, JEANETTE N. Performance Appraisal: An Organizational Perspective. WORCHEL, STEPHEN, WOOD, WENDY and SIMPSON, JERRY A. (Eds.). Group Process and Productivity. GOODWIN, PAUL and WRIGHT, GEORGE. Decision Analysis for Management Judgment. FAIRHOLM, GILBERT W. Values Leadership: Toward a New Philosophy of Leadership. KETS DE VRIES, MANFRED F. R. and Associates. Organizations on the Couch: Clinical Perspectives on Organizational Behavior and Change. THOMAS, R. ROOSEVELT, JR. Beyond Race and Gender: Unleashing the Power of Your Total Work Force by Managing Diversity. SHARP, RICHARD S. Applying Career Development Theory to Counseling. BOYD, CHARLES. Individual Commitment and Organizational Change: A Guide for Human Resources and Organizational Development Specialists. MAURER, RICK. Caught in the Middle: A Leadership Guide for Partnership in the Workplace. SMITH, MARTIN R. Contrarian Management: Commonsense Antidotes to Business Fads and Fallacies. DENTON, D. KEITH. Horizontal Management: Beyond Total Customer Satisfaction. NELSON-JONES, RICHARD. Group Leadership: A Training Approach. BRODIE, DONALD W. Individual Employment Disputes: Definite and Indefinite Term Contracts. COOPER, CARY L. and PAYNE, ROY (Eds.). Personality and Stress: Individual Differences in the Stress Process. NADLER, LEONARD and NADLER, ZEACE. Every Manager's Guide to Human Resource Development. LOCKE, EDWIN A. and Associates. The Essence of Leadership: The Four Keys to Leading Successfully. BRUCE, WILLA M. and REED, CHRISTINE M. Dual-Career Couples in the Public Sector: A Management Guide for Human Resource Professionals. COCKBURN, CYNTHIA. In the Way of Women: Men's Resistance to Sex Equality in Organizations.     

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Book review in This Article: PEDLER, MIKE (Ed.). Action Learning in Practice (2nd ed.). MORRISON, JOHN E. (Ed.). Training for Performance: Principles of Applied Human Learning. BIGELOW, JOHN D. (Ed.). Managerial Skills: Explorations in Practical Knowledge. DASTMALCHIAN, ALI, BLYTON, PAUL, and ADAMSON, RAYMOND. The Climate of Workplace Relations. LEVESQUE, JOSEPH D. The Human Resource Problem-Solver's Handbook. SURI, G.K., SINGH, AJIT and AKHTAR, SYED (Eds.). Quality of Worklife and Productivity. DORNSTEIN, MIRIAM. Conceptions of Fair Pay: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Research. GILOVICH, THOMAS. How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life. FRAYNE, COLETTE A. Reducing Employee Absenteeism Through Self-Management Training: A Research-Based Analysis and Guide. TOCH, HANS and GRANT, J. DOUGLAS. Police as Problem Solvers. TJOSVOLD, DEAN and TJOSVOLD, MARY M. Leading the Team Organization: How to Create an Enduring Competitive Advantage. BAZERMAN, MAX H. and NEALE, MARGARET A. Negotiating Rationally. JONES, JOHN W. (Ed.). Preemployment Honesty Testing: Current Research and Future Directions. BORMAN, KATHRYN M. The First “Real” Job: A Study of Young Workers. KLINGNER, DONALD with Nancy G. O'Neil. Workplace Drug Abuse and AIDS: A Guide to Human Resource Management Policy and Practice. KOSSEK, ELLEN ERNST (Ed.). Child Care Challenges for Employers. SCANLON, WALTER F. Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in the Workplace: Managing Care and Costs Through Employee Assistance Programs (2nd ed.). GOFF, J. LARRY and GOFF, PATRICIA J. Organizational Co-Dependence: Causes and Cures. BACKER, THOMAS E. and O'HARA, KIRK B. Organizational Change and Drug-Free Workplaces: Templates for Success. JAIN, HARISH, PITTS, BARBARA M. and DE SANTIS, GLORIA (Eds.). Equality for All: National Conference on Racial Equality in the Workplace–Retrospect and Prospect. KAPONYA, PAUL G. The Human Resources Professional: Tactics and Strategies for Career Success. BATTEN, JOE D. Tough-Minded Leadership. GATTO, REX P. Controlling Stress in the Workplace. MORRISON, ROBERT F. and ADAMS, JEROME (Eds.). Contemporary Career Development Issues. ROSENZWEIG, MARK R. and PORTER, LYMAN W. (Eds.). Annual Review of Psychology, Volume 43, 1992.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Ancella B. Livers and Keith A. Carver. Leading in Black and White: Working Across the Racial Divide in Corporate America. Rhona Rapoport, Lotte Bailyn, Joyce K. Fletcher, and Bettye H. Pruitt. Beyond Work‐Family Balance: Advancing Gender Equity and Workplace Performance. Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher. Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing. Michele Paludi and Carmen A. Paludi, Jr. (Editors). Academic and Workplace Sexual Harassment: A Handbook of Cultural, Social Science, Management, and Legal Perspectives. Richard E. Nisbett. The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently…and Why. Robert J. Sternberg, James C. Kaufrnan, and Jean E. Pretz. The Creativity Conundrum: A Propulsion Model of Kinds of Creative Contributions. Lisa Feldman Barrett and Peter Salovey (Editors). The Wisdom in Feeling: Psychological Processes in Emotional Intelligence. Susan E. Murphy and Ronald E. Riggio. The Future of Leadership Development. Robert G. Lord and Douglas J. Brown. Leadership Processes and Follower Self‐Identity. Jack E. Edwards, John C. Scott, and Nambury S. Raju (Editors). The Human Resources Program‐Evaluation Handbook. Robert L. Heneman and David B. Greenberger (Editors). Human Resource Management in Virtual Organizations. Charles A. Handler and Steven T. Hunt. Rocket‐Hire: Buyer's Guide to Web‐Based Screening and Staffing Systems. Heather Shea‐Schultz and John Fogerty. Online Learning Today: Strategies that Work. John H. McConnell. How to Design, Implement, and Interpret an Employee Survey. George C. Thornton III and Rose A. Mueller‐Hanson. Developing Organizational Simulations: A Guide for Practitioners and Students. Mitchell Lee Marks. Charging Back Up the Hill: Workplace Recovery After Mergers, Acquisitions, and Downsizing. Michael M. Beyerlein, Craig McGee, Gerald D. Klein, Jill E. Nemito, and Laurie Broedling (Editors). The Collaborative Work Systems Fieldbook Strategies, Tools, and Techniques. Theresa J.B. Kline. Teams that Lead: A Matter of Market Strategy, Leadership Skills, and Executive Strength. Gary B. Brumback. Tall Performance from Short Organizations Through We/Me Power. Adam Bellow. In Praise of Nepotism: A Natural History. Joel B. Bennett and Wayne E.K. Lehman (Editors). Preventing Workplace Substance Abuse: Beyond Drug Testing to Wellness. Linda Klebe Trevino and Gary R. Weaver. Managing Ethics in Business Organizations: Social Scientific Perspectives . Abbass F. Alkhafaji. Strategic Management: Formulation, Implementation, and Control in a Dynamic Environment. Haridimos Tsoukas and Christian Knudsen (Editors). The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Theory: Meta‐Theoretical Perspectives.     

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Book Review in This Article: FLAMHOLTZ, ERIC G. Growing Pains: How to Make the Transition from an Entrepreneurship to a Professionally Managed Firm (Rev. ed.). HUNT, JAMES G. Leadership: A New Synthesis. ADAIR-HEELEY, CHARLENE B. The Human Side of Just-Zn-Time: How to Make the Techniques Really Work. DUNNETTE, MARVIN D. and HOUGH, LEAETTA M. (Eds.). FOULKES, FRED K. (Ed.). Executive Compensation: A Strategic Guide for the 1990s. BRAY, DOUGLAS W. and Associates. Working with Organizations and Their People: A Guide to Human Resources Practice. SCHNEIDER, BENJAMIN (Ed.). Organizational Climate and Culture. WILLINGHAM, WARREN W., LEWIS, CHARLES, MORGAN, RICK, and RAMIST, LEONARD. Predicting College Grades: An Analysis of Institutional Trends Over two Decades. RYAN, KATHLEEN D. and OESTREICH, DANIEL K. Driving Fear Out of the Workplace: How to Overcome the Invisible Barriers to Quality, Productivity and Innovation. BERRY, THOMAS H. Managing the Total Quality Transformation. ARTHUR, DIANE. Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting and Orienting New Employees (2nd ed.). ROCK, MILTON L. and BERGER, LANCE A. (Eds. in Chief). The Compensation Handbook A State-of-the-Art Guide to Compensation Strategy and Design (3rd ed.). COOPER, CARY L. and ROBERTSON, IVAN T (Eds.). International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1991: Vol. 6. MERCER, MICHAEL W. Turning Your Human Resources Department into a Profit Center. SCHERMERHORN, JOHN R., HUNT, JAMES G., and OSBORN, RICHARD N. Managing Organizational Behavior (4th ed.). WILLIS, SHERRY L. and DUBIN, SAMUEL S. (Eds.). Maintaining Professional Competence: Approaches to Career Enhancement, Vitality, and Success Throughout a Work Life. BRISLIN, RICHARD W. The Art of Getting Things Done: A Practical Guide to the Use of Power. FORRER, STEPHEN E. and LEIBOWITZ, ZANDY B. Using Computers in Human Resources: How to Select and Make the Best Use of Automated HR Systems. BRIEF, ARTHUR P. and NORD, WALTER R. (Eds.). Meanings of Occupational Work A Collection of Essays. KILMANN, RALPH H., KILMANN, INES, and Associates. Making Organizations Competitive: Enhancing Networks and Relationships Across Traditional Boundaries.     

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Book Reviewed in this article: HAWTHORNE, ELIZABETH M. Evaluating Employee Training Programs: A Re- search-Based Guide for Human Resources Managers NALBANTIAN, HAIG R. (Ed.). Incentives, Cooperation, and Risk Sharing: Eco- nomic and Psychological Perspectives on Employment Contracts BARD, RAY, BELL, CHIP, STEPHEN, LESLIE and WEBSTER, LINDA. The Trainer's Professional Development Handbook REDDY, W. BRENDAN and HENDERSON, CLENARD C. (CHIP) JR. (Eds.). Train- ing Theory and Practice TUNG, ROSALIE L. The New Expatriates: Managing Human Resources Abroad KOTER, JOHN P. The Leadership Factor KOUZES, JAMES M. and POSNER, BARRY 2. The Leadership Challenge: How to Get Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations HUNT, JAMES GERALD, BALJGA, B. RAJARAM, DACHLER, H. PETER and SCHRIESHEIM, CHESTER A. (Eds.). Emerging Leadership Vistas CHALOFSKY, NEAL E. and REINHART, CARLENE. Effecrive Human Resource Development: How to Build a Strong and Responsive HRD Function ROTHMAN, ROBERT A. Working: Sociological Perspectives OBORNE, DAVID J. Ergonomics at Work (2nd ed.) HIRSH, HANNAH ROTHSTEIN (Ed.). Megatrends in Indusfriaii Organizational Psychology (A special issue of Journal of Business and Psychology, Vol. 2, No. 1) HA'TEN, KENNETH J. and HATTEN, MARY LOUISE. Eflective Strategic Man- agement: Analysis and Action LUTHANS, FRED, HODGETTS, RICHARD M. and ROSENKRANTZ, STUART A. Real Managers ROWE, ALAN J. and MASON, RICHARD 0. Managing with Style: A Guide to Understanding, Assessing, and Improving Decision Making JOHNS, GARY. Organizational Behavior: Understanding Life at Work (2nd ed.) ORGAN, DENNIS W. Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Good Soldier Syn. drome REITZ, H. JOSEPH. Behavior in Organizations (3rd ed.) KOSSEN, STAN. The Human Side of Organizations (4th ed.) ROBINERE, HILLARY M. Burnout in Blue: Managing the Police Marginal Per- former IVANCEVICH, JOHN M. and GANSTER, DANIEL D. (Eds.) Job Stress: From Theory to Suggestion DAVIDSON, MARILYN J. and COOPER, CARY L. (Eds.). Women and Information Technology WERWIE, DORIS M. Sex and Pay in the Federal Government: (Jsing Job Evalimtion Systems to Implement Comparable Worth SIITERLY, CONNIE and DUKE, BETH WHITLEY. A Woman's Place: Management TOULSON, NORMAN. Preparing Staff for Retirement     

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Books reviewed in this article: Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray. The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life. Jeremy Main. Quality Wars: The Triumphs and Defeats of American Business. Stephen Fineman (Ed.). Emotion in Organizations. Richard A. Swanson. Analysis for Improving Performance: Tools for Diagnosing Organizations and Documenting Workplace Expertise. David L. De Vries. Executive Selection: What We Know and What We Need To Know. Wilfred H. Drath. Why Managers Have Trouble Empowering: A Theoretical Perspective Based on Concepts of Adult Development. Ann M. Morrison, Marian M. Ruderman, and Martha Hughes- James. Making Diversity Happen: Controversies and Solutions. Marian W. Ruderman and Patricia J. Ohlott. The Realities of Management Promotion. Mark Cook. Personnel Selection and Productivity Cary L. Cooper and Ivan T. Robertson (Eds.). International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1994, Volume 9. New York: Anthony R. Montebello. Work Teams That Work: Skills for Managing Across the Organization. T. J. Larkin and Sandar Larkin. Communicating Change: Winning Employee Support for New Business Goals. Frank H. Freeman, Katherine B. Knott, and Mary K. Schwartz (Eds.). Leadership Education 1994-1995: A Source Book. Wendell French. Human Resource Management Willem F. G. Mastenbroek. Conflict Management and Organization Development Jeffrey Goldstein. The Unshackled Organization. Phyl Smith and Lynn Kearny. Creating Workplaces Where People Can Think. Charlotte McDaniel. Health Care Benefits Problem Solver for Human Resource Professionals and Managers. R. Richard Ritti. The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know: Studies in Organizational Behavior Julie Adair King. The Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation. Janet Hauter. The Smart Woman's Guide to Career Success. Bernard A. Ramundo. The Bargaining Manager: Enhancing Organizational Results Through Effective Negotiation. Edward E. Lawler, III. Motivation in Work Organizations. Alberto Galgano. Companywide Quality Management. Dennis Jaffe, Cynthia D. Scott, and Glen Tobe. Rekindling Commitment: How to Revitalize Yourself, Your Work, and Your Organization.     

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Book Reviewed in this article: SCANLON, WALTER E. Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in the Workplace: Employee Assistance Programs. SHAIN, MARTIN, SUURVALI, HELEN and BOUTILIER, MARIE. Healthier Workers: Health Promotion and Employee Assistance Programs. SONNENSTUHL, WILLIAM J. Inside an Emotional Health Program: A Field Study of Workplace Assistance for Troubled Employees. SONNENSTUHL, WILLIAM J. and TRICE, HARRISON M. Strategies for Employee Assistance Programs: The Crucial Balance (Key Issues-Number 30). BELLMAN, GEOFFREY M. The Quest for Staff Leadership. CAMP, RICHAURD R., BLANCHARD, P. NICK and HUSZCZO, GREGORY E. Toword a More Organizationally Effective Training Strategy and Practice. LANDY, FRANK J. Psychology of Work Behavior (3rd ed.). SCHNEIDER, BENJAMIN and SCHMITT, NEAL. Staffing Organizations (2nd ed.). RUBIN, BETH, SCHNEIDER, BENJAMIN, SCHMITT, NEAL and SCHNEIDER, LEE A. Instructor's Manual: Staffing Organizations (2nd ed.). STEELE, FRITZ. Making and Managing High Quality Workplaces: An Organizational Ecology. GAVIN, JAMES. Organizational Development in the Mining Industry: Theory and Practice. HAIDER, MANFRED, KOLLER, MARGIT and CERVINKA, RENATE (Eds.). Night and Shiftwork: Longterm Effects and Their Prevention (Studies in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Volume 3). STAHL, MICHAEL J. Managerial and Technical Motivation: Assessing Needs for Achievement, Power, and Affiliation. LANDY, FRANK J. (Ed.). Readings in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. LORSCH, JAY W. (Ed.). Handbook of Organizational Behavior. NADLER, LEONARD and WIGGS, GARLAND D. Managing Human Resource Development: A Practical Guide. LEWIS, CHRISTOPHER. Employee Selection. HALL, DOUGLAS T. and ASSOCIATES. Career Development in Organizations. MORGAN, GARETH. Images of Organization. CRANE, DONALD P. Personnel: The Management of Human Resources (4th ed.). DEEGAN, ARTHUR X, II. Succession Planning: Key to Corporate Excellence. FRESE, MICHAEL and SABINI, JOHN (Eds.). Goal Directed Behavior: The Concept of Action in Psychology. MANESE, WILFREDO R. Fair and Effective Employment Testing: Administrative, Psychometric and Legal Issues for the Human Resources Profession. HALL, RICHARD H. Dimensions of Work.     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
BEER, MICHAEL, SPECTOR, BERT, LAWRENCE, PAUL R., MILLS, D. QUINNAND WALTON, RICHARD E. Managing Human Assets: The Groundbreaking Harvard Business School Program.
LUTHANS, FREDAND KREITNER, ROBERT. Organizational Behavior ModiJication and Beyond: An Operant and Social Learning Approach.
BLAKE, ROBERT R. AND MOUTON, JANESRYGLEY. Solving Costly Organizational Conflicts: Achieving Intergroup Trust, Cooperation, and Teamwork.
DRENTH. P. J. D., THIERRY. H., WILLEMS, P. J. AND DE WOLFF, C. J. (Editors). Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology (Vol. 2).
KILMANN, RALPH H. Beyond the Quick Fix: Managing Five Tracks to Organizaiional Success.
SRINIVAS, KALBURGIM. (Ed.) Human Resource Management: Contemporary Perspectives in Canada.
ROSENBAUM. JAMESE. Career Mobility in a Corporate Hierarchy.
SCHERMERHORN, JOHN R. JR., HUNT, JAMESG. AND OSBORN, RICHARD N. Managing Organizational Behavior (2nd ed.).
HUNT, JAMESG., HOSKING. DIAN-MARIE. SCHRIESHEI M. CHESTER A. AND STEW ART, ROSEMARY (Eds.). Leaders and Managers: International Perspectives on Managerial Behavior and Leadership.
FOMBRUN. CHARLES, TICHY, NOEL M. AND DEVANNA. MARY ANNE (Eds.). Strategic Human Resource Management.
BLACKLER. FRANK AND SHIMMIN. SYLVIA.Applying Psychology in Organizations.
LEGGE, K. Evaluating Planned Organizational Change.
GENEEN, HAROLDS, with Alvin Moscow. Managing.
BROWN, DUANE, BROOKS, LINDAAND ASSOCIATES. Career Choice and Development: Applying Contemporary Theories to Practice.
GERSTEL, NAOMIAND GROSS, HARRIET. Commuter Marriage: A Study of Work and Family.
BENNER, PATRICIAE. Stress and Satisfaction on the Job: Work Meanings and Coping of Mid-Career Men.     

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book Review in This Article: COATES, JOSEPH E, JARRATT, JENNIFER, and MAHAFFIE, JOHN B. Future Work: Seven Critical Forces Reshaping Work and the Work Force in North America. FUCINI, JOSEPH J. and FUCINI, SUZY. Working for the Japanese: Inside Mazda's American Auto Plant. HOPKINS, KEVIN R., NESTLEROTH, SUSAN L., and BOLICK, CLINT. Help Wanted: How Companies Can Survive and Thrive in the Coming Worker Shortage. BELLMAN, GEOFFRY M. The Consultant's Calling: Bringing Who You Are to What You Do. LEDVINKA, JAMES and SCARPELLO, VIDA G. Federal Regulation of Personnel and Human Resource Management (2nd ed.). ROMAN, PAUL M. (Ed.). Alcohol Problem Intervention in the Workplace: Employee Assistance Programs and Strategic Alternatives. SONNENSTUHL, WILLIAM J. and TRICE, HARRISON M. Strategies for Employee Assistance Programs: The Crucial Balance (2nd ed., rev.). NORO, KAGEYU and BROWN, OGDEN, JR. (Eds.). Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management–III (Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management, Kyoto, Japan, July 18-21, 1990). MURPHY, KEVIN R. and SAAL, FRANK E. (Eds.). Psychology in Organizations: Integrating Science and Practice. FUKUDA, RYUJI. CEDACA Tool for Continuous Systematic Improvement. RUMMLER, GEARY A. and BRACHE, ALAN P. Improving Performance: How to Manage the White Space on the Organization Chart. TICHY, NOEL M. and DEVANNA, MARY ANNE. The Transformational Leader. SRIVASTVA, SURESH, COOPERRIDER, DAVID L. and Associates. Appreciative Management and Leadership: The Power of Positive Thought and Action in Organizations. WHEELAN, SUSAN A. Facilitating Training Groups: A Guide to Leadership and Verbal Intervention Skills. BAUM, HOWELL S. Organizational Membership: Personal Development in the Workplace. ASTRACHAN, JOSEPH H. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Employee Anxiety: A Study of Separation Anxiety in a Corporate Context. PARKER, GLENN M. Team Players and Teamwork: The New Competitive Business Strategy. RIZZO, ANN-MARIE and MENDEZ, CARMEN. The Integration of Women in Management: A Guide for Human Resources and Management Development Specialists. MAYER, RICHARD J. Conflict Management; The Courage to Confront. RAHIM, M. AFZALUR (ED.). Theory and Research in Conflict Management. HITT, WILLIAM D. Ethics and Leadership: Putting Theory into Practice. BOWEN, DAVID E., CHASE, RICHARD B., CUMMINGS, THOMAS G., and Associates. Service Management Effectiveness: Balancing Strategy, Organization and Human Resources, Operations and Marketing.     

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Book review in This Article: Roy Jacques. Manufacturing the Employee: Management Knowledge from the 19th to the 21st Centuries. Bob Zelnick. Backfire: A Reporter's Look at Affirmative Action. Joe L. Kincheloe, Shirley R. Steinberg, and Aaron D. Gresson III (Editors). Measured Lies: The Bell Curve Examined. Stephen Jay Gould. The Mismeasure of Man (revised and expanded). Bryan Downie and Mary Lou Coates (Editors). Managing Human Resources in the 1990s and Beyond: Is the Workplace Being Transformed? Karen E. Watkins and Victoria J. Marsick (Editors). In Action: Creating the Learning Organization (Vol. 1). Janelle Barlow and Claus Moller. A Complaint is a Gift: Using Customer Feedback as a Strategic Tool. Mark R. Edwards and Ann J. Ewen. 360° Feedback: The Powerful New Model for Employee Assessment and Performance Improvement. John E. Jones and William L. Bearley. 360° Feedback: Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques for Developing Leaders. David B. Peterson and Mary Dee Hicks. Development First: Strategies for Self-Development. David B. Peterson and Mary Dee Hicks. Leader as Coach: Strategies for Coaching and Developing Others. Kevin R. Murphy (Editor). Individual Differences and Behavior in Organizations. Richard E. Nisbett and Dov Cohen. Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South. Jeanne M. Plas. Person-Centered Leadership: An American Approach to Participatory Management. Scott Adams. The Dilbert Principle: A Cubicle's-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads and Other Workplace Afflictions. John B. Miner. The 4 Routes to Entrepreneurial Success. Peter L. Brill and Richard Worth. The Four Levers of Corporate Change. Allard E. Dembe. Occupation and Disease: How Social Factors Affect the Conception of Work-Related Disorders. Jerry L. McAdams. The Reward Plan Advantage: A Manager's Guide to Improving Business Performance Through People. Hay Group, Hewitt Associates LLC, Towers Perrin, and William M. Mercer, Inc. Raising the Ban Using Competencies to Enhance Employee Performance. Curtis H. Engelmann and Robert C. Roesch. Managing Individual Performance: An Approach to Designing an Effective Performance Management System. William M. Lindsay and Joseph A. Petrick. Total Quality and Organization Development. Donald Shandler. Reengineering the Training Function: How to Align Training with the New Corporate Agenda. Arne L. Kalleberg, David Knoke, Peter V. Marsden, and Joe L. Spaeth (Editors). Organizations in America: Analyzing their Structures and Human Resources Practices.     

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Books reviewed in this article: James O'Toole. Leading Change: Overcoming the Ideology of Comfort and the Tyranny of Custom. Serge Moscovici and Willem Doise. Conflict and Consensus: A General Theory of Collective Decisions. Rochelle Kopp. The Rice-Paper Ceiling: Breaking through Japanese Corporate Culture. K.S. Yang and A.P. Yu (Editors). [The Psychology and Behavior of the Chinese: Concepts and Methods (1992)]. Alfie Kohn. Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes. Bob Nelson. 1001 Ways to Reward Employees. Thomas B. Wilson. Innovative Reward Systems for the Changing Workplace. Margaret Thaler Singer with Janja Lalich. Cults in Our Midst: The Hidden Menace in Our Everyday Lives. Marianne Minor. Preventing Workplace Violence: Positive Management Strategies. Michael Mantell with Steve Albrecht. Ticking Bombs: Defusing Violence in the Workplace. Thomas Gabor. Everybody Does It! Crimes by the Public. Lynn Tylczak and Thomas E. Sheets. Preventing Workplace Theft: They're Stealing From You. William P. Bridges and Wayne J. Villemez. The Employment Relationship: Causes and Consequences of Modern Personnel Administration. Jerald Greenberg (Ed.). Organizational Behavior: The State of the Science. Ronald R. Sims and Serbrenia J. Sims. Changes and Challenges for the Human Resources Professional. George Henderson. Cultural Diversity in the Workplace: Issues and Strategies. David K. Banner and T Elaine Gape. Designing Effective Organizations. Daniel Druckman and Robert A. Bjork (Eds). Learning, Remembering, Believing: Enhancing Human Performance. Edward E. Gordon, Ronald R. Morgan, and Judith A. Ponticell. Future Work: The Revolution Reshaping American Business. Joseph S. Wholey, Harry P. Hatry, and Kathryn E. Newcomer (Eds.). Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation. Philip Bobko. Correlation and Regression: Principles and Applications for Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Management. Ralph Windle. The Poetry of Business Life: An Anthology. Denis Waitley. Empires of the Mind Lessons to Lead and Succeed in a Knowledge-Based World. Walter C. Borman (Ed.). Performance Evaluation in Organizations (a Volume in the International Library of Management). HOW TOLMAN'S LEARNING THEORY GAVE BIRTH TO TASK CYCLE THEORY CLARK L. WILSON Inspiration 4.0 (for Windows).     

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Books reviewed in this article: GALBRAITH, JAY R., LAWLER, EDWARD E., III and Associates Organizing for the Future: The New Logic for Managing Complex Organizations. COHEN, ALLAN R. The Portable MBA in Management. SCHMITT, NEAL, BORMAN, WALTER C. and Associates, Personnel Selection in Organizations. GOLDSTEIN, IRWIN L. Training in Organizations: Needs Assessment, Development, and Evaluation LEIDNER, ROBIN. Fast Food, Fast Talk: Service Work and the Routinization of Everyday Life. GUTMAN, ARTHUR. EEO Law and Personnel Practices. NEUHAUSER, PEG C. Corporate Legends and Lore: The Power of Storytelling as a Management Tool. GRYSKIEWICZ, STANLEY S. and HILLS, DAVID A. (Eds.). Readings in Innovation. CHRISTOPHER, WILLIAM F. and THOR, CARL G. (Eds.). Handbook for Productivity Measurement and Improvement. FURNHAM, ADRIAN. Personality at Work: The Role of Individual 09-Differences in the Workplace. SIMS, RONALD R. Training Enhancement in Government Organizations. WICK, CALHOUN W. and LEON, LU SANTON. The Learning Edge: How Smart Managers and Smart Companies Stay Ahead. WILLIAMS, LLOYD C. The Congruence of People and Organizations: Healing Dysfunction from the Inside Out. CALVERT GENE. High Wire Management: Risk-Taking Tactics for Leaders, Innovators, and Trailblazers. MENTHANE, ANTHONY, FORSTER, NICK, ALTMAN, YOCHANAN, and GREENBURY, LINDA. Job Relocation: Managing People on the Move. MAWHINNEY, THOMAS C. (Ed.). Organizational Culture, Rule-Governed Behavior and Organizational Behavior Management: Theoretical Foundations and Implications for Research and Practice. FAIRHOLM, GILBERT W. Organizational Power Politics: Tactics in Organizational Leadership. NIRENBERG, JOHN. The Living Organization: Transforming Teams into Workplace Communities. BANTA, WILLIAM F. AIDS in the Workpace: Legal Quesitons and Practical Answers. TOMASKO, ROBERT M. Rethinking the Corporation: The Architecture of Change. SPENCER, LYLE M. JR. and SPENCER, SIGNE M. Competence at Work: Models for Superior Performance. BELKER, LOREN B. The First-Time Manager QUIGLEY, JOSEPH W. Vision: How Leaders Develop It, Share It, Sustain It. BURACK, ELMER H. Corporate Resurgence and the New Employment Relationship After the Reckoning. TJOSVOLD, DEAN. Learning to Manage Conflict: Getting People to Work Together Productively. NOER, DAVID M. Healing the Wounds: Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations. MANN, REBECCA B. Behavior Mismatch: How to Manage “Problem” Employees Whose Actions Don't Match Your Expectations.     

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Books reviewed in this article: Richard Bernstein. Dictatorship of Virtue: Multiculturalism and the Battle for America's Future. Linda L. Murphy, Jane Close Conoley, and James C. Impara (Eds.). Tests in Print IV. Benjamin Schneider and David E. Bowen. Winning the Service Game. David Dorsey. The Force. Frank Pacetta with Roger Gittines. Don't Fire Them, Fire Them Up: A Maverick's Guide to Motivating Yourself and Your Team. John F. Fielder, Mental Disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Concise Compliance Manual for Executives. Pierce J. Howard. The Owner's Manual for the Brain: Everyday Applications from Mind-Brain Research. Richard S. Wellins, William C. Byham, and George R. Dixon. Inside Teams: How 20 World-Class Organizations Are Winning Through Teamwork. Kimball Fisher, Steven Raper, William Belgard, and the Belgard-Fisher-Rayner Team. Tips for Teams: A Ready Reference for Solving Common Team Problems. Charles Heckscher and Anne Donnellon (Eds.). The Post-Bureaucratic Organization: New Perspectives on Organizational Change. Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt. The New American Workplace: Transforming Work Systems in the United States. Gerard Egan. Walking the Shadow Side: A Guide to Positive Behind-the-Scenes Management. Lawrence G. Hrebiniak. The We-Force in Management: How to Build and Sustain Cooperation. Charles D. Winslow and William L. Bramer. Future Work: Putting Knowledge to Work in the Knowledge Economy. The Price Waterhouse Change Integration Team. Better Change: Best Practices for Transforming Your Organization. Cynthia D. McCauley and Martha W. Hughes-James. An Evaluation of the Outcomes of a Leadership Development Program. Elaine Biech. TQM for Training. Sheila Ostrander and Lynn Schroeder with Nancy Ostrander. Superlearning 2000. Arthur R. Pell. The Supervisor's Infobank: 1000 Quick Answers to Your Toughest Problems. R. Bruce McAfee and Paul J. Champagne, Effectively Managing Roublesome Employees. Frank E. Saal and Patrick A. Knight. Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Science and Practice (2nd ed.). Performance Now! (version 2.01) . The Negotiator . Janet T. Spence, John M. Darley, and Donald J. Foss (Eds.). Annual Review of Psychology, Volume 46, 1995. A CHANCE ENCOUNTER HERBERT H. MEYER     

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Book Review in This Article:
JACKSON, SUSAN E. and Associates. Diversity in the Workplace: Human Resources Initiatives.
CRANNY, C.J., SMITH, PATRICIA CAIN, and STONE, EUGENE F. Job Satisfaction: How People Feel About Their Jobs and How It Affects Their Performance.
CONGER, JAY A. Learning to Lead: The Art of Transforming Managers into Leaders.
WEITZUL, JAMES B. Evaluating Interpersonal Skills in the Job Interview: A Guide for Human Resource Professionals.
GEISINGER, KURT (Ed.). Psychological Testing of Hispanics.
SULLIVAN, JEREMIAH J. Invasion of the Salarymen: The Japanese Business Presence in America.
TRACEY, WILLIAM R. Designing Training and Development Systems (3rd ed.).
SACKMANN, SONJA A. Cultural Knowledge in Organizations: Exploring the Collective Mind.
VAN VELSOR, ELLEN and LESLIE, JEAN BRITTAIN. Feedback to Managers. Vol. I: A Guide for Evaluating Multi-Rater Feedback Instruments.
BRYMAN, ALAN. Charisma and Leadership in Organizations. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1992. Pp.x + 198. $49.95 cloth, $17.95 paper
WARME, BARBARA D., LUNDY, KATHERINA L. P., and LUNDY, LARRY A. (Eds.). Working Part-Time: Risks and Opportunities.
ROBERSON, CLIFF. Hire Right/Fire Right: A Manager's Guide to Employment Practices that Avoid Lawsuits.
ASHERMAN, IRA G. and ASHERMAN, SANDRA VANCE (Eds.). The Sales Management Sourcebook.
PESTONJEE, D. M. Stress and Coping: The Indian Experience.
PORTER, LYMAN W. and ROSENZWEIG, MARK R. (Eds.). Annual Review of Psychology, Vol. 44,1993.     

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Book Reviewed in this Article: SILBERMAN, MEL assisted by Carol Auerbach. Active Training: A Handbook of Techniques, Designs, Case Examples, and Tips. BASS, BERNARD M. Bass & Stogdill's Handbook of Leadership: Theory, Research, and Managerial Applications (3rd ed.). CODY, THOMAS G. Strategy of a Megamerger: An Insider's Account of the Baxter Travenol-American Hospital Supply Combination. LAWLER, EDWARD E. III. Strategic Pay: Aligning Organizational Strategies and Pay Systems. SIMS, RONALD R. An Experiential Learning Approach to Employee Training Systems. KILLINGSWORTH, MARK R. The Economics of Comparable Worth. LONDON, MANUEL, BASSMAN, EMILY S., and FERNANDEZ, JOHN P. (Eds.). Human Resource Forecasting and Strategy Development: Guidelines for Analyzing and Fulfilling Organizational Needs. GATEWOOD, R. D. and FEILD, H. S. Human Resource Selection (2nd ed.). NEWSTROM, JOHN W. and PIERCE, JON L. Windows into Organizations. Professor of Management and Administrative Studies The University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana BEER, MICHAEL, EISENSTAT, RUSSELL A., and SPECTOR, BERT. The Critical Path to Corporate Renewal. TZINER, AHARON. Organization Staffing and Work Adjustment. NADLER, LEONARD and NADLER, ZEACE (Eds.). The Handbook of Human Resource Development (2nd ed.). TURNER, RONALD. The Past and Future of Affirmative Action: A Guide for Human Resource Professionals and Corporate Counsel. JEWELL, L. N. and SIEGALL, MARC. Contemporary Industrial/Organizational Psychology (2nd ed.). OSKAMP, STUART and SPACAPAN, SHIRLYNN (Eds.). People's Reactions to Technology in Factories, Offices and Aerospace. MATEJKA, KEN. Why This Horse Won't Drink: How to Win and Keep Employee Commitment. SCHEIN, EDGAR H. Organizational Culture and Leadership: A Dynamic View. ARGYRIS, CHRIS. Overcoming Organizational Defenses: Facilitating Organizational Learning. ANSARI, MAHFOOZ A. Managing People at Work: Leadership Styles and Influence Strategies. DENTON, D. KEITH and BOYD, CHARLES. Employee Complaint Handling: Tested Techniques for Human Resource Managers. OZEKI, KAZUO and ASAKA, TETSUICHI (Eds.). Handbook of Quality Tools: The Japanese Approach. GREENBERG, JEANNE and GREENBERG, HERB. What it Takes to Succeed in Sales: Selecting and Retaining Top Producers. BROWN, MARVIN T. Working Ethics: Strategies for Decision Making and Organizational Responsibility. ROSENZWEIG, MARK R. and PORTER, LYMAN W. (Eds.). Annual Review of Psychology, Volume 42, 1991.     

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Book Review in This Article: CASCIO, WAYNE F. (Ed.). Human Resource Planning, Employment and Placement. HARTIGAN, JOHN A. and WIGDOR, ALEXANDRA K. (Eds.). Fairness in Employment Testing: Validity Generalization, Minority Issues, and the General Aptitude Test Battery. ROBINSON, DANA GAINES and ROBINSON, JAMES C. Training for Impact: How to Link Training to Business Needs and Measure the Results. ARGYLE, MICHAEL. The Social Psychology of Work (2nd ed.). KANTER, DONALD L. and MIRVIS, PHILIP H. The Cynical Americans: Living and Working in an Age of Discontent and Disillusion. HILL, M. ANNE and KILLINGSWORTH, MARK R. (Eds.). Comparable Worth: Analyses and Evidence. SMITH, MIKE and ROBERTSON, IVAN (Eds.). Advances in Selection and Assessment. ANTHONY R. MONTEBELLO Senior Vice President for Research and Development Psychological Associates NADLER, LEONARD and NADLER, ZEACE. Developing Human Resources (3rd ed.). COOPER, CARY L. and ROBERTSON, IVAN T. (Eds.). International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1989. RANDOLPH, W. ALAN and BLACKBURN, RICHARD S. Managing Organizational Behavior. EDER, ROBERT W. and FERRIS, GERALD R. (Eds.). The Employment Interview: Theory, Research, and Practice. BENNIS, WARREN. Why Leaders Can't Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy Continues. GOLEMBIEWSKI, ROBERT T. Organization Development: Ideas and Issues. WHITE, LOUIS P. and WOOTEN, KEVIN C. Professional Ethics and Practices in Organizational Development: A Systematic Analysis of Issues, Alternatives, and Approaches. SURI, G. K. and MONGA, R. C. (Eds.). Linking Wages With Productivity: Papers, Case Studies and Proceedings of a National Tripartite Seminar. GARRISON, STEPHEN, A. Institutional Search: A Practical Guide to Executive Recruitment in Nonprofit Organizations. DILLON, RONNA F. and PELLEGRINO, JAMES W. (Eds.). Testing: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives. CARR, CLAY. The New Manager's Survival Manual: All the Skills You Need for Success. BELKAOUI, ADMED. Behavioral Accounting: The Research and Practical Issues. GARDNER, JOHN W. On Leadership. SURI, G.K. and KUMAR, JAGDISH (Eds.). In Search of Productivity.