Will drug testing in sports play for industry?

Article Abstract:

A history of drug testing by the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball Players Association, and National Football League details the issues surrounding such testing from 1981 to the present. Labor agreements between player associations and the professional leagues are discussed, as are various arbitration hearings occasioned by proposals to increase testing before such increased testing had been authorized in union contracts. The lessons to be learned from this history include: employees oppose random testing as a violation of their privacy; employees and unions suspect that testing may be used against certain people; drug testing should cover all employee levels; restricting drug tests to a few drugs such as heroin and cocaine may make testing more acceptable; union leaders will oppose drug tests suggested by employers unilaterally; and drug test results must be kept confidential.

Contracts, Mandatory drug testing, Drug testing, National Basketball Association, Drugs and athletes, Professional sports, Employee drug abuse, National Football League, National Football League Players Association, National Basketball Association Players Association, Major League Baseball Players Association

---

Addictive Type A behavior undermines employee involvement

Article Abstract:

Corporate strategy for efficient organization and total employee involvement can be hampered by the human element. The success of employee involvement is determined by supportive managers. Managers with addictive Type A behavior patterns of being aggressive, action-oriented, and impatient precipitate personal crises and organizational stress. The situation can be remedied by personal help for the manager from an employee assistance program or health management program. Changes in the organizational structure can permit employees to redirect their efforts for increased productivity and involvement.

Usage, Executives, Stress (Psychology), Employee assistance programs, Type A behavior, Type A personality

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Backlash: why single employees are angry. A strike puts employees up to bat. Keeping an "I" on power
• Abstracts: Recruitment: a manager's checklist for labor leasing. Paul Revere Group forges new approaches in employee involvement

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.