A Management Perspective on the Controlled Substance Testing Issue: Management\u27s Newest Pandora\u27s Box

A new literal meaning has been given to the adage of offering one\u27 sweat and blood to the employer - to which is added as well, one\u27s urine. Little wonder then that so many private and public employers have rushed into drug screening programs. Given the trend of recent events, it would seem that an imperative does exist for drug testing at the workplace. However, before organizations establish testing programs, management should consider the known problems associated with substance testing and the organizational implications of such testing

A Management Perspective on the Controlled Substance Testing Issue: Management\u27s Newest Pandora\u27s Box

A new literal meaning has been given to the adage of offering one\u27 sweat and blood to the employer - to which is added as well, one\u27s urine. Little wonder then that so many private and public employers have rushed into drug screening programs. Given the trend of recent events, it would seem that an imperative does exist for drug testing at the workplace. However, before organizations establish testing programs, management should consider the known problems associated with substance testing and the organizational implications of such testing

American trade unions and public approval: can unions please all of the people all of the time?

Public opinion about labor unions has long been viewed as an important determinant of industrial relations outcomes. Yet, analyses of changes in union popularity over time have been largely qualitative and have focused on the impact of short-term idiosyncratic events. This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the determinants of American public approval of unions from 1936 to 1991. Hypotheses relating to the union wage advantage, strike activity, the national unemployment rate, and World War II, receive the strongest support. The implications of these results for organized labor and future research on attitudes toward unions are discussed