Wednesday, June 25, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 25 June 2008
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, 25 June 2008
Academic Research
Amanda H. Goodall, ILR School, Cornell University and Warwick Business School Lawrence M. Kahn , ILR School, Cornell University Andrew J. Oswald, ILR School, Cornell University and Warwick University http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/upload/GoodallKahnOswaldBasketball_June_2008.pdf [full-text, 35 pages]
University of Texas, School of Information The following is one interview among many by Mike Wallace found at http://solstice.ischool.utexas.edu/tmwi/index.php/The_Mike_Wallace_Interview 33. Walter Reuther 1/25/1958 http://solstice.ischool.utexas.edu/tmwi/index.php/Walter_Reuther
ILR School, Cornell University, Catherwood Library "Best of the Web" Guide on -- WTO Trade and Labor Issues http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/bestOfTheWeb/wto.html
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor) http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers Recent studies include 3559 Long-Run Labour Market Effects of Individual Sports Activities 3558 Allocation of Labour in Urban West Africa: Implication for Development Policies 3557 Short-Run Distributional Effects of Public Education Transfers to Tertiary Education Students in Seven European Countries 3556 Lessons from the Ottoman Harem (On Ethnicity, Religion and War) 3555 Job Protection Legislation and Productivity Growth in OECD Countries 3554 Social Interactions and the Salience of Social Identity 3553 On Gender Gaps and Self-fulfilling Expectations: Theory, Policies and Some Empirical Evidence 3552 Ancestry versus Ethnicity: The Complexity and Selectivity of Mexican Identification in the United States 3551 The Economic Returns to a Second Official Language: English in Quebec and French in the Rest-of-Canada
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flshcindmaq.htm
BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN MAY 2008 [20 June 2008] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf [full-text, 10 pages]
BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-MARCH 2008 [11 June 2008] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf [full-text, 27 pages]
BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES- MAY 2008 - [12 June 2008] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf [full-text, 15 pages] and Supplemental Files Table of Contents http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
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
****************************************
_______________________________
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, 25 June 2008
Academic Research
- Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- SELECTED STATISTICS ON AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2008 [June 2008]
- http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/SELECTED%202008_WEB.PDF
- [full-text, 326 pages]
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries [June 2008]
- http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/GENDER%202008_WEB.PDF
- [full-text, 306 pages]
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations 2008
- http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/COMPENDIUM%202008_WEB.PDF
- [full-text, 198 pages]
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- The ADB Statistics Pocketbook 2008
- http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/POCKETBOOK%202008_WEB.PDF
- [full-text, 167 pages]
- European Commission
- Flash Eurobarometer
- Post-referendum survey in Ireland
- Preliminary results
- Fieldwork: 13-15 June 2008
- Report: June 18 2008
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_245_en.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- European Commission > Public Opinion Analysis > Archives > Standard EB > N°69
- Standard Eurobarometer 69 [24 June 2008]
- First Results
- Fieldwork : April-May 2008
- Publication : June 2008
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb69/eb69_en.htm
- or
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb69/eb_69_first_en.pdf
- [full-text, 138 pages]
- European Commission
- Trade Policy Review of United States
- Statement by Eckart Guth, EC Ambassador at the WTO
- Geneva, 9 & 11 June 2008
- http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/mandelson/speeches_articles/spaw002_en.htm
- Press Release
- The Doha Development Agenda
- EU uses WTO Trade Policy Review of the United States to raise concerns about rising protectionism
- Geneva, 11 June 2008
- http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/newround/doha_da/pr110608_en.htm
- ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization and Resolution on strengthening the ILO's capacity to assist its Members'efforts to reach its objectives in the context of globalization. http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Officialmeetings/ilc/ILCSessions/97thSession/pr/lang--en/docName--WCMS_094042/index.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_094042.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Press Release
- ILO adopts landmark Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization [12 June 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_094186/index.htm
- SELECTED STATISTICS ON AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2008 [June 2008]
- BLS: Occupational Projections and Training Data, 2008-09 Edition [16 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/home.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/optd.pdf
- [full-text, 195 pages]
- Census
- INTERNATIONAL DATA BASE (Update 18 June 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
- * Country summary pages showing key population indicators < http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/summaries.html>
- * Tables of demographic indicators for countries and regions < http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/tables.html>
- * Population pyramids showing age and sex composition < http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/pyramids.html>
- World Population approaching 7 Billion
- http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/worldpopinfo.html
- See PRESS RELEASE
- World Population Approaches 7 Billion
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012112.html
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
- June 20, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 24
- Heat-Related Deaths Among Crop Workers United States, 19922006
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5724.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- Transcript from Media Conference
- Heat-Related Deaths Among Crop Workers
- http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2008/t080619.htm
- Committee on Education and Labor
- Full Committee Hearing: "Hidden Tragedy: Underreporting of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses"
- Thursday, June 19, 2008
- http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/fc-2008-06-19.shtml
- Committe Report:
- HIDDEN TRAGEDY: Underreporting of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
- A MAJORITY STAFF REPORT BY
- THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
- U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- THE HONORABLE GEORGE MILLER
- CHAIRMAN
- June 2008
- http://edlabor.house.gov/publications/20080619WorkplaceInjuriesReport.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32461
- Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data
- Updated May 13, 2008
- James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32461_20080513.pdf
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/520/
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
- Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
- National Resources
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/drugs/nationalresources/nationalresources.htm
- NOTE: DRUG-FREE WORK WEEK will be OCTOBER 20-26, 2008
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/drugs/workingpartners/dfww-introduction.asp
- http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/home.htm
- AARP Public Policy Institute
- Research Report
- FACT SHEET
- Update on the Aged 55+ Worker: 2007
- Sara E. Rix, Ph.D., AARP Public Policy Institute
- May 2008
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/fs142_worker.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fs142_worker.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Brookings Institution
- Policy Brief
- A Bridge to Somewhere: Rethinking American Transportation for the 21st Century [12 June 2008]
- Robert Puentes
- http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2008/06_transportation_puentes/06_transportation_puentes_policybrief.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Development Gateway Foundation (DGF)
- COUNTRY RESOURCES
- http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg
- See also -
- Development Data & Statistics
- http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/dataandstatistics.do
- and --
- Country Gateway Network
- http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/cgn.do
- The Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU)
- Health Insurance Coverage in America, 2006 [ONLINE w/ CHARTS] [June 2008]
- http://facts.kff.org/chartbook.aspx?cb=50
- This chart book provides figures and tables for the following subpopulations:
- · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=136>
- · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=137>
- · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=138>
- · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=139>
- Manpower
- The Borderless Workforce Survey: Global Results [24 June 2008]
- http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MAN/290446505x0x208357/41b8de87-062c-4840-9b0a-8ff48bd175b4/2008_Borderless%20Workforce%20Survey_Global%20Results_FINAL.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- The Borderless Workforce
- http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MAN/290446505x0x208357/41b8de87-062c-4840-9b0a-8ff48bd175b4/2008_Borderless%20Workforce%20Survey_Global%20Results_FINAL.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- PRESS RELEASE 24 June 2008
- Manpower Inc. Research Reveals Competing Agendas of Employers and Jobseekers, With 37% of Individuals Willing to Relocate Anywhere in the World for a Better Career, While 31% of Employers Are Worried About Talent Migrating Abroad [24 June 2008]
- http://www.manpower.com/investors/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=317969
- [NOTE: The following series is appropriately used for teaching in high schools, colleges & universities; training and development in industry; and for general policy discussions].
- Marketplace and Homelands Productions
- Marketplace from American Public Media
- PAKISTANI TEENAGER IS LATEST SUBJECT IN SERIES ON GLOBAL WORK [12 June 2008]
- http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/mohmen.html
- Watson Wyatt
- Changing Strategies in HR Technology and Outsourcing - 2007 HR Technology Trends Survey [24 June 2008]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=2007-US-0151&page=1
- Press Release
- Companies Continue Move Toward Selective Outsourcing Approach, Watson Wyatt Finds [24 June 2008]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=19272
- Research Report
- Congressional Research Service
- Order Code RL34510
- The Fair Labor Standards Act: Continuing Issues in the Debate
- May 28, 2008
- William G. Whittaker, Specialist in Labor Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34510_20080528.pdf
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/519/
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34088
- Leave Benefits in the United States
- Updated May 7, 2008
- Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34088_20080507.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32044
- Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
- Updated May 28, 2008
- Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32044_20080528.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- Order Code RL34510
- BLS: MEXICO: Hourly Compensation Costs for Workers in Maquiladora Manufacturing Export Industries, 1975-2006
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- MOTHERHOOD, THE ELEPHANT IN THE LABORATORY
- Women Scientists Speak Out
- Emily Monosson (Editor)
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4821
- $25.00t cloth
- 2008, 232 pages, 6 x 9, 8 charts/graphs
- ISBN: 978-0-8014-4664-1
- 110th Congress COMMITTEE PRINT 2nd Session
- THE DECLINE IN AMERICA'S REPUTATION: WHY?
- June 11, 2008
- The first of three reports on America's International Image (covering Decline, Impact on U.S. National Interests, and Recommendations) by the
- SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND OVERSIGHT
- of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
- Based on a series of 10 hearings
- http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/110/42566.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- MOTHERHOOD, THE ELEPHANT IN THE LABORATORY
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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