Wearing, B & Wearing, S 1988, '‘All in a day's leisure’: gender and the concept of leisure' in Rojek, C (ed), Leisure Studies: Key Issues for the 21st Century, Informa UK Limited, UK, pp. 111-123.
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Carroll, E & Dwyer, L 1988, 'The shortages of nurses in NSW: a motivation hygiene approach to identifying problems and solutions.', Aust Health Rev, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 4-20.
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For a number of years public hospitals in NSW have experienced high turnover figures for nursing staff and have been unable to recruit sufficient numbers of registered nurses back into hospital employment. This paper outlines factors on both the demand and the supply side which contribute to the present shortage. It then goes on to argue that a greater appreciation of the causes of the shortage, and strategies for its resolution, can be gained by presenting the issues from the perspective of Herzberg's Motivation--Hygiene Theory. 'Motivation' factors, providing satisfaction to nurses, include achievement and recognition, the work itself, responsibility, advancement and potential for personal growth. 'Hygiene' factors, producing dissatisfaction, include physical working conditions, employer policies and administrative practices, interpersonal relations, salary. Discussion of the issues from this perspective indicates that strategies to resolve the crisis must proceed on two fronts. Continuing efforts must be made to promote job satisfaction among nurses while at the same time reducing the incidence of factors promoting job dissatisfaction.
Clegg, SR 1988, 'Book Reviews : Joyce Rothschild and J. Allen Whitt: The Cooperative Workplace: Potentials and Dilemmas of Organizational Democracy and Participa tion 1986, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ASA Rose Monograph Series. 221 pages', Organization Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 115-117.
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CLEGG, SR 1988, 'THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY', ORGANIZATION STUDIES, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 7-13.
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DOWLING, GR 1988, 'MEASURING CORPORATE IMAGES - A REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES', JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 27-34.
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Dunphy, DC & Hackman, BK 1988, 'Performance Appraisal as a Strategic Intervention', Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 23-34.
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An increasing number of organisations are instituting formal appraisal systems for employees at all levels. This article reviews major reasons for this widespread move and points out the failure of most performance appraisal systems to form an integral part of an organisation's forward strategic plan. While many organisations are adopting strategic plans designed to produce widespread organisational restructuring and the reformulation of organisational functions, the institution of PA systems in these same organisations can create reward structures which reinforce the status quo. PA should be a proactive intervention addressing future issues, supporting rather than subverting corporate strategy. To achieve a supportive link between strategy and PA, we suggest a series of questions to guide the planning of a PA sysiem so that it becomes a vital ingredient in moving the organisation toward a future vision.
DUNPHY, DC & STACE, DA 1988, 'TRANSFORMATIONAL AND COERCIVE STRATEGIES FOR PLANNED ORGANIZATIONAL-CHANGE - BEYOND THE OD MODEL', ORGANIZATION STUDIES, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 317-334.
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Dwyer, L 1988, 'Problems in Policymaking to Reduce Environmental Risks to Life**I wish to thank Peter Forsyth, my colleague Keith Sloan and an anonymous referee for their insightful comments on a previous draft of this paper. Thanks are also due to David Gallagher who stimulated my interest in environmental policy.', Economic Analysis and Policy, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 83-100.
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© 1988 Economic Society of Australia (Queensland) Inc. Authorities in a number of countries, including Australia, have become increasingly concerned about the serious threats to public health and the environment arising from exposure to hazardous wastes. While economists can provide essential information to policymakers regarding the lifesaving benefits of regulatory controls on toxins, certain problems arise from using the economist's preferred method as a basis for policy assessment. One problem concerns the appropriate measure of risk to use in estimating the benefits of reducing environmental risks. Another concerns the possibility that use of the economist's technique of benefit assessment may result in policies which do not maximise the number of lives saved. This paper attempts to clarify the issues and to defend the economist's approach from ill-informed criticism.
Dwyer, L 1988, 'R&D PROJECT ASSESSMENT AS AN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION PROCESS', Prometheus, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 78-93.
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The paper has three main objectives, viz, to emphasize the need for informed project assessment as central to the effective management of R&D by Australian businesses; to argue that different assessment techniques will be applicable to different stages of a project's development; to emphasize the importance of R&D project assessment as an information and communication process which helps to promote a firm's goals. In addressing these issues the paper highlights some of the ways in which managers of Australian companies can learn from overseas experience and outlines some of the challenges facing Australian management at this time.
HIGGINS, W & CLEGG, SR 1988, 'ENTERPRISE CALCULATION AND MANUFACTURING DECLINE', ORGANIZATION STUDIES, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 69-89.
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Taylor, SL & Tress, RB 1988, 'The Time Series Properties of Australian Accounting Data', Accounting & Finance, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 17-28.
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Abstract:This paper reports the results of an examination of the time series properties of a range of accounting numbers and ratios which may be associated with firm valuation. The work extends earlier research, which has concentrated on earnings or its derivatives, and which has found that earnings numbers follow a random walk or similar stochastic process. The tests reported in this paper suggested that, during the 25 year period studied, annual changes in a wide range of accounting variables also were, for the most part, random. Significant departures from randomness occurred only in variables where there were a priori reasons for believing that serial dependence would exist.
