Personnel Review: Volume 9 Issue 3

Home Relationships and Work Behaviour, Part I: Family Relations in the Multi‐Worker Family

Thomas Johnston

In many studies of the family there is an assumption that the family unit consists of the father as the principal (or even sole) wage earner and contributor to the family finance…

The Personality of Unemployed Managers: Myths and Measurement

Jean F. Hartley

The study examines the widely held assertion that unemployed managers will possess the characteristics traditionally associated with managerial ability to a lesser degree than…

For Whom the Axe Falls: The Profile of the Outplaced Executive

Edward H. Scissons

Fired — Outplaced — Dehired — Terminated … there are few life events more stressful to the modern executive than the unplanned loss of a job. Coming as it often does in the mid‐30…

Reactions to Redundancy: A First Test of a Response Typology

Roy Payne, Tanya Arroba

Two recent papers on the psychological impact of redundancy, have pointed out that there are frequently very positive reactions to the experience. Their remarks do not apply to…

Work Role Transitions and Stress in Managers: Illustrations from the Clinic

Chris Brewin

Clinical case histories can contribute to our knowledge of the types of person‐situation interaction which produces managerial stress. Three case histories reveal similar…

Problems with Participation at Work

Mick Marchington

This paper describes and analyses a system of participation operating in a firm manufacturing kitchen furniture (labelled as Kitchenco). It assesses the way in which the attitudes…

The Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the Stochastic Rewards Model for Human Resource Valuation: A Field Study

Eric Flamholtz

A recent paper by Flamholtz and Wollman described the conceptualisation, development, and implementa‐tion of the stochastic rewards model for human resource valuation (SRVM) in a…

Recent Trends in the Managerial Use of Flexible Working Hours

R.A. Lee

The intention of this paper is to draw attention to recently observed developments in the application of “flexible working hours” or “flexitime” systems. The idea that…

How Inclusive Should a Consulting Report Be in a Participative Decision‐Making Situation?

Richard P. Nielsen

In the past year I have found myself in two consulting situations where management said it wanted to operate in a participative decision‐making mode. That is, management said it…