Tuesday, February 26, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 27 February 2008
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, 27 February 2008
Academic Research
International
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf [full-text, 20 pages] and Supplemental Files Table of Contents http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
Census QUARTERLY RETAIL E-COMMERCE SALES--4th QUARTER 2007 [15 February 2008] http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/ecomm.html [General Page] and http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/data/html/07Q4.html or http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/data/pdf/07Q4.pdf [full-text, 3 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
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.
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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_______________________________
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, 27 February 2008
Academic Research
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
- Discussion Paper 185/2007
- Corporate social responsibility in multinational companies: Management initiatives or negotiated agreements?
- by Tony Edwards, Paul; Marginson, Paul; Edwards, Anthony; Ferner, Olga Tregaskis
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp18507.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
- Research Series 114
- In the wake of the crisis: Argentina's new economic and labour policy directions and their impact [2007]
- Marta Novick, Carlos Tomada, Mario Damill, Roberto Frenkel and Roxana Maurizio
- Introduction by Juan Somavia
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/114e.pdf
- [full-text, 144 pages]
- Also in Spanish (en Español )
- Tras la crisis: El nuevo rumbo de la política económica y laboral en Argentina y su impacto
- http://www.ilo.org/public/spanish/bureau/inst/download/114.pdf
- U.S. Anti-Union Consultants: A Threat to the Rights of British Workers
- John Logan
- Employment Relations and Organizational Behavior Group, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science
- http://www.tuc.org.uk/extras/loganreport.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include --
- 3365
- 3364
- 3363
- 3362
- Discussion Paper 185/2007
International
- The Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (ILO/Cinterfor)
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Gender, training and work
- http://www.cinterfor.org.uy/public/english/region/ampro/cinterfor/temas/gender/index.htm
- also in Spanish (En Español ) at
- http://www.cinterfor.org.uy/public/spanish/region/ampro/cinterfor/temas/informal/sobre.htm
- National Statistics (UK)
- INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF PRODUCTIVITY [19 February 2008]
- http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/icp0208.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- OECD
- A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century: Data from OECD Countries [20 February 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,3343,en_2649_37415_40110299_1_1_1_37415,00.html
- World Bank
- Policy Research Working Paper 4519
- Is Africa's Economy At A Turning Point? [February 2008]
- Jorge Arbache, Delfin S. Go, John Page
- http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/IW3P/IB/2008/02/15/000158349_20080215130614/Rendered/PDF/wps4519.pdf
- [full-text, 57 pages]
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Administration on Aging
- A PROFILE OF OLDER AMERICANS: 2007 [February 2008]
- http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/profiles.asp
- or
- http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/2007/2007profile.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/2007/2.asp
- Administration on Aging
- A STATISTICAL PROFILE of BLACK OLDER AMERICANS AGED 65+ [February 2008]
- http://www.aoa.gov/press/fact/pdf/Facts-on-Black-Elderly2008.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Administration on Aging
- A Statistical Profile of Older Americans Aged 65+ [February 2008]
- http://www.aoa.gov/PRESS/fact/pdf/ss_stat_profile.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Census
- LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF CHILDREN: 2004 [20 February 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p70-114.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Detailed Tables
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/children.html
- Press Release
- Majority of Children Live With Two Biological Parents [20 February 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/011507.html
- Census
- Household Economic Studies
- Issued February 2008
- P70-113
- Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers: 19612003 [25 February 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p70-113.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Press Release
- Women More Likely to Work During Pregnancy [25 February 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/employment_occupations/011536.html
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan [21 February 2008]
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/effects_of_childhood_stress.htm
- or
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/pdf/Childhood_Stress.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34381
- European UnionU.S. Trade and Investment Relations: Key Issues
- February 14, 2008
- Raymond J. Ahearn, Coordinator, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- John W. Fischer, Charles B. Goldfarb, and Charles E. Hanrahan, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
- Walter W. Eubanks, Government and Finance Division
- Janice E. Rubin, American Law Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34381_20080214.pdf
- [full-text, 39 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34375
- Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations in 2007
- February 14, 2008
- John Williamson, Information Research Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34375_20080214.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34385
- Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: New Independent Agency Status
- February 20, 2008
- Harold C. Relyea, Specialist in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34385_20080220.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Department of Labor
- Press Release
- U.S. Labor Department unveils online resource to help Americans chart retirement finances [21 February 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/ebsa20080224.htm
- see
- Taking The Mystery Out Of Retirement Planning [21 February 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/nearretirement.html
- [each chapter separately with interactive charts]
- or
- http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/nearretirement.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
- Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05 [20 February 2008]
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cle0405.htm
- or
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/cle0405.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade (Annual Reports) 1998 to date
- http://www.usitc.gov/ind_econ_ana/research_ana/Ongoing_Inv/recent_trends.htm
- A PROFILE OF OLDER AMERICANS: 2007 [February 2008]
- AFL-CIO, U.K. Unions Join Forces Against Union-Busters
- by James Parks, Feb 22, 2008
- http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/02/22/afl-cio-uk-unions-join-forces-against-union-busters/
- and
- Protocol between AFL-CIO and the TUC [12 February 2008]
- http://www.tuc.org.uk/extras/protocolagreement.pdf
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- FAST FACTS from EBRI
- FFE #73, Feb. 21, 2008
- Employee Benefits: Where Money Comes From, Where It Goes
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/facts/fastfacts/fastfact02212008.pdf
- RAND
- Occasional Paper
- Education and the Asian Surge
- A Comparison of the Education Systems in India and China
[20 February 2008]- By: Charles A. Goldman, Krishna B. Kumar, Ying Liu
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP218/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/2008/RAND_OP218.pdf
- [full-text, 55 pages]
- and
- Summary
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/2008/RAND_OP218.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Telework Exchange
- Telework Eligibility Profile: Feds Fit the Bill [19 February 2008]
- http://www.teleworkexchange.com/eligibility/
- [PowerPoint Slides]
- Press Release
- Study Reveals $13.9 Billion Annual Federal Telework Deficit
- Feds Can Telework and Spare the Environment 21.5 Billion Pounds of Pollutants
- Or Plant 32 Million Trees Annually to Offset CO2 Emissions
- http://www.teleworkexchange.com/pdfs/Telework-Eligibility-Profile-Feds-Fit-the-Bill-Press-Release.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- Navigating Enrollment - Leveraging Technology To Engage Employees
- Executive Summary
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=2007-WT-0007&page=1
- or
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/deliverPDF.asp?catalog=2007-WT-0007&r=x.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages] [FREE REGISTRATION may be necessary]
- Press Release
- Employers Using Benefits Enrollment Systems To Drive Employee Behavior Change, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [21 February 2008]
- Employers Most Satisfied When Enrollment Systems, Related Resources Are Integrated
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=18678
- by James Parks, Feb 22, 2008
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34383
- Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers: Current Issues and Legislation
- February 20, 2008
- John J. Topoleski, Analyst in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34383_20080220.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22812
- February 20, 2008
- Constitutional Limits on Hate Crime Legislation
- Alison M. Smith, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22812_20080220.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
- FIELD ASSISTANCE BULLETIN NO. 2008-02
- WELLNESS PROGRAM ANALYSIS [14 February 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/fab2008-2.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Order Code RL34383
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - January 2008
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
- Greener World Media
- GreenBiz.com
- State of Green Business 2008 [30 January 2008]
- http://www.stateofgreenbusiness.com/
- or
- http://www.stateofgreenbusiness.com/files/StateOfGreenBusiness2008.pdf
- [full-text, 64 pages]
- Press Release
- http://greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=36600
- GreenBiz.com
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.
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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