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Gary Blau, PhD

Tom Day mont, PhD

Art Hochner, PhD

Karen Koziara, PhD

Kay Doyle, PhD

Pat Ellinger, MS

Dr. Blau is Chair Dr. Daymont and Dr. Hochner are Associate Professors, and Dr. Koziara is Professor in the Human Resource Management Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Dr. Doyle is Professor at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA; and Ms. Ellinger is Chair of the Board of Governors of the Board of Registry, American Society for Clinical Pathology, Chicago, IL.

Portions of this report were written while Dr. Blau received 2005 summer fellowship research support from Temple University (Philadelphia, PA).

Received June 16, 2005; revision accepted Fehruary 3, 2006.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Gary Blau, PhD, HRA Department, 384 Speakman Hall, Temple University, 1810 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122; tel 215-204-6906; e-mail ghlau@temple.edu.