John B. Miner

With the demise of the polygraph following the passage of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, honesty testing has come to be seen as an alternative approach. But it has become the subject of considerable controversy, some legal enactments, a barrage of union opposition, and a great deal of employer interest. Miner and Capps provide an understanding and the tools necessary to help human resource managers make decisions regarding the use of honesty testing. Generic types of testing instruments are assessed; the writing is straightforward, with all statistical and mathematical concepts presented with sufficient detailed explanation for those without technical training. The employers' need to protect their organizations and reduce the potential for theft and white-collar crime versus the individual's right to privacy are polarized issues in discussing the use of honesty testing. The authors deal with the restrictions imposed by the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991 and show that certain features of test scoring were directly influenced by legal considerations. The authors then extend the discussion to the Americans with Disabilities Act and how this enactment affects honesty testing.

"To understand how organizations function in modern society Role Motivation Theories examines four types of organization and what makes them work. The theories deal with the relationships between these organizational types and the role requirements for their key performers that follow from them, as well as the motivational patterns that fit these roles." "The theories specify a set of informal role requirements that are derived from the form of organization involved and the relation of the key performers to that organization. A matching set of motive patterns is then specified, one for each role requirement. If the role-motivation match is good, the likelihood increases that the role requirements will be carried out and that effective performance will occur. So, when a particular organizational system is staffed appropriately, it will run smoothly and produce output, and will use human motivation as its primary energy source." "In Role Motivation Theories, John B. Miner describes these theories in detail, the evidence supporting their validity, and any difficulties in their interpretation associated with differences in age, race, and gender. He also deals with the use of training to change role-motivational patterns and discusses changes in managerial motivation in recent times." "Of enormous interest to managers as well as to those researching in the psychology of work, Role Motivation Theories is the most up-to-date distillation of Professor Miner's work on motivation."--BOOK JACKET.