Wednesday, January 24, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 24 January 2007
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 24 January 2007
Academic Research
International
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 24 January 2007
Academic Research
- Institute for the Study of labor
- Discussion Paper Series
- IZA DP No. 2545
- David Neumark, Junfu Zhang, Stephen Ciccarella:
- The Effects of Wal-Mart on Local Labor Markets [January 2007]
- http://ftp.iza.org/dp2545.pdf
- [full-text, 54 pages]
- The Farm, the City, and the Emergence of Social Security
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12854.pdf
- [full-text, 43 pages]
- Elizabeth M. Caucutt, Thomas F. Cooley, Nezih Guner
- NBER Working Paper No. 12854
- Issued in January 2007
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://www.nber.org/papers/w12854
- CAHRS Working Paper 06 15
- Globalisation of HR at Function Level: Exploring the Issues Through International Recruitment, Selection and Assessment Processes
- Paul R. Sparrow
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP06-15.pdf
- [full-text, 35 pages]
International
- European Commission
- Eurobarometer [Special]
- Discrimination in the European Union [6 January 2007]
- [Full Report]
- Fieldwork: June July 2006
- Publication: January 2007
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_263_en.pdf
- [full-text, 172 pages]
- Summary
- Fieldwork: June July 2006
- Publication: January 2007
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_263_sum_en.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- European Commission > 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All > Welcome
- New Website!
- 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All!
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/eyeq/index.cfm
- Press Release 23 January 2007
- European Year for Equal Opportunities for All gears up to fuel the debate on diversity
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/emplweb/news/news_en.cfm?id=203
- EUROPA> European Commission> Enterprise and Industry> e-Business W@tch> Home
- New e-Business W@tch Sector Studies [17 January 2007]
- http://www.ebusiness-watch.org/Sector-Studies-06.htm
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Programme of work 2007 [19 January 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0675.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2006/75/en/1/ef0675en.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [Dublin Foundation]
- First European Quality of Life Survey: Participation in civil society [11 January 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0676.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2006/76/en/1/ef0676en.pdf
- [full-text, 83 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Works Councils and transnational restructuring [11 January 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0683.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2006/83/en/1/ef0683en.pdf
- [full-text, 96 pages]
- ILO, Lima
- Panorama Laboral 2006: America Latina el Caribe [December 2006]
- http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/pl_2006_esp_final.pdf
- [full-text, 87 pages]
- Press Release
- PANORAMA LABORAL DE AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE 2006: BAJA EL DESEMPLEO Y MEJORAN LOS SALARIOS REALES. OIT PROPONE APROVECHAR LA COYUNTURA FAVORABLE PARA ENFRENTAR CON TRABAJO DECENTE LA PERSISTENCIA DE LA POBREZA Y LA DESIGUALDAD
- 6 de diciembre 2006
- http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/noticias.php?docCodigo=587
- OECD
- WOMEN and MEN in OECD COUNTRIES [19 January 2007]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/44/52/37962502.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- Press Release [19 January 2007]
- Women and Men in OECD Countries
- http://www.oecd.org/LongAbstract/0,2546,en_2649_201185_37443380_119690_1_1_1,00.html
- Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
- Virtual Academy
- PRC e-Government Directory
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/prcEgovDir/dirEgovPRC.php
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22568
- Updated January 16, 2007
- Stafford Loan Interest Rate Reduction: Background and Issues
- David P. Smole, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22568_20070116.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Employment Standards Administration
- Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
- 2006 Annual Report
- Office of Labor-Management Standards [19 January 2007]
- January 2007
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/olms/highlights_06.htm
- For other earlier annual reports see -- http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/olms/OLMS_Annual_Reports.htm
- Federal Reserve Board (FRB)
- January 17, 2007
- THE BEIGE BOOK:
- Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2007/20070117/default.htm
- or
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2007/20070117/FullReport.htm
- FirstGov.gov is Now USA.gov [18 January 2007]
- New name; same great services!
- http://www.usa.gov/About/New-Name.shtml
- USA.gov offers Web Chat at --
- http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/live.php?p_sid=BYsZ1_ri&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD0yMTUzJnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9wYWdlPTE *
- Health & Human Resources (HHS)
- The 2007 HHS Poverty Guidelines [24 January 2007]
- http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/07poverty.shtml
- State Department
- Released by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
- http://www.state.gov/g/tip/
- Trafficking in Persons Interim Assessment
- January 19, 2007
- http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/rpt/78948.htm
- Conference Board
- 2006 Corporate Contributions Report [Charity] [17 January 2007]
- http://www.conference-board.org/publications/describe.cfm?id=1261
- [for purchase]
- Press Release / News
- Corporate Contributions Rise Again [17 January 2007]
- http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3044
- or
- http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressPrinterFriendly.cfm?press_ID=3044
- Foundation for Child Development (FCD)
- http://www.fcd-us.org/
- 19 January 2007
- For the decline in qualifications and compensation among workers in early childhood education programs.
- Losing Ground in Early Childhood Education
- Declining Workforce Qualifications in an Expanding Industry, 1979-2004
- < http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=zohcp8bab.0.98mcz8bab.b9yowzaab.11179&ts=S0218&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epi.org%2Fcontent.cfm%2Fece >
- For the role that policy played in the decline of qualifications and compensation among teachers and administrators in early childhood programs.
- Roots of Decline:
- How Government Policy Has De-Educated Teachers of Young Children
- < http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=zohcp8bab.0.58mcz8bab.b9yowzaab.11179&ts=S0218&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iir.berkeley.edu%2Fcscce%2Fpdf%2Froots_decline06.pdf >
- Carrots and Sticks: New Jerseys Effort To Create a Qualified PK-3 Workforce
- < http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=zohcp8bab.0.gwz5t9bab.b9yowzaab.11179&ts=S0218&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fcd-us.org%2Fpdfs%2FCarrotsSticksBrief.pdf >
- Telework Exchange and Federal Managers Association
- Face-to-Face with Management Reality
- A Telework Research Report
- January 22, 2007
- http://www.teleworkexchange.com/managementstudy/Face-to-Face-with-Management-Reality-Study-012207.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- Press Release 22 January 2007
- Telework Exchange and Federal Managers Association Study Reveals Only 35 Percent of Managers Believe Their Agencies Support Telework
- Highlights Major Management/Agency Telework Misalignment; Provides Management Training Recommendations
- to Make Telework a Standard Operating Practice for Federal Agencies
- http://www.teleworkexchange.com/managementstudy/TANDBERG-Disruptive-Study-Press-Release_012207.pdf
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- SPEAKERS
- http://www.nlrb.gov/about_us/speakers.aspx
- UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (USITC)
- Washington, DC 20436
- Investigation No. 332-483
- ADVICE CONCERNING POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS TO THE U.S. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES, 2006 REVIEW [18 January 2007]
- http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/332/332-483.institution.1169503190.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2006 [23 January 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: FOURTH QUARTER 2006 [19 January 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: DECEMBER 2006 [18 January 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN DECEMBER 2006 [18 January 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Pew/Internet
- Pew Internet & American Life Project
- Election 2006 Online
- The number of Americans citing the Internet as the source of most of their political news and information doubled since the last midterm election
- January 17, 2007
- http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Politics_2006.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- Questionnaire
- http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/Topline_Campaign_2006.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- *Special Edition* Super Bowl XLI
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/009486.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/cb07ffse-01.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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