Book Reviews Section

Book reviews in this article: More than Ping-pong Balls: A Review of Current Personnel Management Texts Cascio , Wayne F. Costing Human Resources: The Financial Impact of Behavior in Organizations. Cook , John D., Hepworth , Sue J., Wall , Toby D. and Warr , Peter B. The Experience of Work: A Compendium and Review of 249 Measures and their Use. Mant , Alistar . The Dynamics of Management Education: Observations on the Mid-Career Development Process. Montross , David H. and Shinkman , Christopher J. (Editors) Career Development in the 1980s: Theory and Practice. Burke , W. Warner . Organization Development: Principles and Practices. Thornton , George C., III and Byham , William C. Assessment Centers and Managerial Performance. Work in America Institute . Productivity through Work Innovations. Zager , Robert and Rosow , Michael P. (Editors) The Innovative Organization: Productivity Programs in Action. Nadler , David A., Tushman , Michael L. and Hatvany , Nina G. Managing Organizations: Readings and Cases. Frederiksen , Lee W. (Editor) Handbook of Organizational Behavior Management. Berk , Ronald A. (Editor) Handbook of Methods for Detecting Test Bias. Koolhaas , Jan . Organization Dissonance and Change. Edwards , P. K. and Scullion , Hugh . The Social Organization of Industrial Conflict: Control and Resistance in the Workplace. Ledvinka , James . Federal Regulation of Personnel and Human Resource Management. Kaufman , H. G. Professionals in Search of Work: Coping with the Stress of Job Loss and Underemployment. Practical Participation and Involvement: 3. The Individual and the Job. Practical Participation and Involvement: 4. Meeting Education and Training Needs. Hays , Steven W. and Kearney , Richard C. (Editors) Public Personnel Administration: Problems and Prospects. Freedman , Richard D., Cooper , Cary L. and Stumpf , Stephen A. (Editors) Management Education: Issues in Theory, Research and Practice. Stewart , Valerie and Stewart , Andrew . Managing the Poor Performer. Fear , Richard A. and Ross , James F. Jobs , Dollars and EEO: How to Hire More Productive Entry-Level Workers. Gmelch , Walter H. Beyond Stress to Effective Management. Lehrer , Robert N. White Collar Productivity. Bacharach , Samuel B. (Editor) Research on the Sociology of Organizations: A Research Annual. Williams , J. Clifton . Human Behavior in Organizations. Winter , Richard E. (Series Editor, Executive Health Examiners.) Coping with Executive Stress. Macarov , David . Worker Productivity: Myths and Reality. Mc Lean , Adrian , Sims , David , Mangham , Iain and Tuffield , David . Organization Devetopment in Transition: Evidence of an Evolving Profession. Stewart , Phyllis L. and Cantor , Muriel G. (Editors) Varieties of Work. Thornton , George C., III, and Oetting , Eugene R. Exercises in Psychological Testing. Jackson , John H. and Morgan , Cyril P. Organization Theory: A Macro Perspective for Management.