Tuesday, August 26, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 27 August 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, 27 August 2008
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, 27 August 2008
Academic Research
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- RG-P1149
- Country Studies Initiative
- Income Mobility in Latin America (Non-Edited Draft)
- http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=CSI-106
- or
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubCSI-106.pdf
- [full-text, 43 pages]
- Pizzolitto, Giorgina; Ñopo, Hugo; Cuesta, José
- August 2008
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- PE-P1070
- Country Studies Initiative
- A Panorama of the Peruvian Labor Markets in 2006 (Non-Edited Draft)
- http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=CSI-105
- or
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubCSI-105.pdf
- [full-text, 55 pages]
- Ñopo, Hugo; Silva, Joana
- August 2008
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- GU-P1031
- Country Studies Initiative
- Tearing Down the Walls: Growth and Inclusion in Guatemala (Non-Edited Draft)
- http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=CSI-120
- or
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubCSI-120.pdf
- [full-text, 100 pages]
- Artana, Daniel; Cuevas, Mario; Auguste, Sebastián
- August 2008
- ILR Impact Briefs
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/explore/research/impactBriefs.html
- Recent issues include
- # Industry Clusters Affect Job Mobility and Earnings Growth, Matthew Freedman
- # Collective Bargaining Remains the Linchpin of Worker Representation, Rebecca Givan
- # Deconstructing Absenteeism: Satisfaction, Commitment, and Unemployment, John Hausknecht, Nathan J. Hiller, and Robert J. Vance
- # Employee Attributions about HR Practices Lead to Customer Satisfaction, Lisa Hisae Nishii, David P. Lepak, and Benjamin Schneider
- # Building Trust and Cooperation in Boundary-Spanning Teams, Michele Williams
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3663
- 3662
- 3661
- 3660
International
- Conference of Ministers of Gender and Women's Affairs jointly organized by the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 25 to 29 August 2008.
- Africa Union Gender Policy [Final Draft] [25 August 2008]
- http://www.uneca.org/eca_programmes/acgd/events/cfmgender/Conference%20of%20Ministers_doc/Final%20Gender%20Policy.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages] [Note: This document may load slowly].
- See additional information at
- http://www.uneca.org/eca_programmes/acgd/events/cfmgender/Resources.html
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Families and childcare services - Conference report [21 August 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0867.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/67/en/1/ef0867en.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Restructuring Monitor Quarterly - Issue 2, summer 2008 [7 August 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0869.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/69/en/1/ef0869en.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Sea and coastal water transport [11 August 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0707017S/index.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0707017S/tn0707017s.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0707017s/tn0707017s.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- BLS
- TED: The Editor's Desk
- Workplace Homicides in 2007 [26 August 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2008/aug/wk4/art02.htm
- BLS Bulletin 2592
- Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Counts, Rates, and Characteristics, 2005 [15 August 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshbulletin2005.htm
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- August 2008
- Report 1006
- A Profile of the Working Poor, 2006 [25 August 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2006.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Census
- MINORITY LINKS
- http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/hotlinks.html
- Census
- Current Population Survey (CPS)
- Current Population Reports
- Consumer Income
- P60-235
- Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007 [26 August 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p60-235.pdf
- [full-text, 84 pages]
- Press Release 26 August 2008
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/012528.html
- Census
- American Community Survey Reports
- ACS-09
- Income, Earnings, and Poverty Data From the 2007 American Community Survey [26 August 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/acs-09.pdf
- [full-text, 51 pages]
- See also DATA TABLES
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en&_ts=143132879879
- Census
- Fertility of American Women 2006 [18 August 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/fertility.html
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/fertility/cps2006.html
- Press Release
- New Analysis Offers State-by-State Look at Fertility [18 August 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012510.html
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- A CBO Paper
- Updated Long-Term Projections for Social Security [21 August 2008]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/96xx/doc9649/08-20-SocialSecurityUpdate.pdf
- [full-text, 45 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34091
- Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches
- Updated July 31, 2008
- Raymond J. Ahearn, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34091_20080731.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code 97-104
- Updated February 11, 2008
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: An Overview
- Wendy H. Schacht, Specialist in Science and Technology, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/97-104_20080211.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33534
- China's Economic Conditions
- Updated August 7, 2008
- Wayne M. Morrison, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33534_20080807.pdf
- [full-text, 30 pages]
- DisabilityInfo.gov
- Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 301
- Interim Emergency Management Planning Guide for Special Needs Populations
- Federal Emergency Management Agency and DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Version 1.0 (August 15, 2008)
- http://www.fema.gov/txt/media/2008/301.txt
- or
- http://www.fema.gov/pdf/media/2008/301.pdf
- [full-text, 80 pages]
- QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
- Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 301: Special Needs Planning
- Release Date: August 15, 2008
- Release Number: HQ-08-165FAQ
- http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=45436
- DOL
- [Disabled] AMERICA'S HEROES at WORK WEB SITE
- www.americasheroesatwork.gov
- Press Release
- AMERICA'S HEROES at WORK WEB SITE announced [22 August 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/index.htm#infocus
- soon to be at
- http://www.dol.gov/dol/highlights/infocusarchive.htm
- EEOC
- Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Fiscal Year 2007 [19 August 2008]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/fsp2007/index.html
- Press Release
- EEOC ISSUES FEDERAL WORK FORCE REPORT FOR 2007
- Federal Complaints and Processing Times Down; Government Diversity Improves
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/8-19-08.html
- Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics.
- Selected Indicators of Retirement Resources Among People Aged 55 - 64: 1984, 1994, and 2004 [July 2008]
- http://agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/main_site/Data/2008_retirement.aspx
- or
- http://agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/main_site/Data/2008_Retirement/Retirement.resources.pdf
- [full-text, 58 pages]
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- PBGC Assets: Implementation of New Investment Policy Will Need Stronger Board Oversight. GAO-08-667, July 17. [online 18 August 2008]
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-667
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08667.pdf
- [full-text, 62 pages]
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08667high.pdf
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Community Colleges: Special Supplement to The 2008 Condition of Education [20 August 2008]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008033
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008033.pdf
- [full-text, 75 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- NSF 08-314 | August 2008
- Science and Engineering State Profiles: 2005-07 [15 August 2008]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf08314/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf08314/tables/summary.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf08314/tables/summary.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- and
- Select an individual STATE by clicking on the provided MAP at
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf08314/
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Facts & Figures on the
- Plum Book
- http://www.opm.gov/ses/facts_and_figures/plumbook.asp
- Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the "United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions" is published. It is commonly known as the Plum Book and is alternately published between the House and Senate.
- The Plum Book is available online at
- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/index.html
- or
- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/2004/2004_plum_book.pdf
- [full-text, 234 pages]
- MARKETPLACE (Radio) from American Public Media and Homelands Productions
- WORKING
- http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/
- Each month, WORKING brings us into the life of a single worker in the global economy. Intimate profiles of real people with real families, real struggles, real dreams, and real jobs.
- THIS MONTH --
- Samanta
- http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/samanta.html
- Hewitt
- Retiring Boomers Prompt Increased Employer Interest in Phased Retirement Programs, According to Hewitt Survey [30 July 2008]
- Looming Talent Shortage, Concerns About Retirement Income Needs Make Phased Retirement Programs Attractive Options for Both Employers and Workers
- http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/AboutHewitt/Newsroom/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?cid=5451
- Mercer
- Base pay expected to rise more slowly in 2009 than 2008, even among high-performing industries
- Differentiation by employee performance and industry groups becoming more prominent [14 August 2008]
- http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?idContent=1317060
- National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA)
- NAGDCA 2008 Survey of Defined Contribution Plans II
- https://www.nagdca.org/publications/survey/2008-2.cfm
- Documents:
- National Summary
- * https://www.nagdca.org/publications/survey/documents/FINAL_2007_NATIONAL_SUMMARYPart%202.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Overall Survey Results
- * https://www.nagdca.org/publications/survey/documents/Complete%20Survey%20Results.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- PEW Research Center
- Men or Women: Who's the Better Leader?
- A Paradox in Public Attitudes [25 August 2008]
- http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/708/gender-leadership
- or
- http://pewsocialtrends.org/assets/pdf/gender-leadership.pdf
- [full-text, 73 pages]
- RAND
- The Impact of Educational Quality on the Community: A Literature Review [20 August 2008]
- By: Stephen J. Carroll, Ethan Scherer
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB562/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/2008/RAND_DB562.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
- U.S. Courts Web Site
- 2007 Judicial Facts and Figures [20 August 2008]
- http://www.uscourts.gov/judicialfactsfigures/2007.html
- or
- http://www.uscourts.gov/judicialfactsfigures/2007/all2007judicialfactsfigures.pdf
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34486
- Rejection of Collective Bargaining Agreements in Chapter 11 Bankruptcies: Legal Analysis of Changes to 11 U.S.C. Section 1113 Proposed in H.R. 3652 The Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007
- May 9, 2008
- Carol A. Pettit, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34486_20080509.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- EEOC COMPLIANCE MANUAL: SECTION 12: RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION [22 July 2008]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/religion.html
- or
- http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/religion.pdf
- [full-text, 97 pages]
- The section provides guidance and instructions for investigating and analyzing charges alleging discrimination based on religion.
- Questions and Answers: Religious Discrimination in the Workplace [22 July 2008]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/qanda_religion.html
- EEOC
- Best Practices for Eradicating Religious Discrimination in the Workplace [23 July 2008]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/best_practices_religion.html
- or
- http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/best_practices_religion.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN JULY 2008 [22 August 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: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY: WHOLESALE TRADE, RETAIL TRADE, AND FOOD SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES INDUSTRIES, 2007 [21 August 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin1.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin1.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- BLS: Worker Displacement, 2005-2007 [20 August 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/disp.toc.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/disp.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/disp.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- BLS: NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2007 [20 August 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes -- July 2008 [19 August 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- National Vital Statistics Report
- Volume 57, Number 4 August 27, 2008
- U.S. Decennial Life Tables for 1999 - 2001: Methodology of the United States Life Tables [online 21 August 2008]
- By Rong Wei, Ph.D.; Lester R. Curtin, Ph.D.; Elizabeth Arias, Ph.D.; and Robert N. Anderson, Ph.D.
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_04.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- InfoBrief
- NSF 08-320
- August 2008
- Universities Report Continued Decline in Real Federal S&E R&D Funding in FY 2007 [21 August 2008]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08320/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08320/nsf08320.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Behavioral Economics: Lessons from Retirement Research for Health Care and Beyond
- A Presentation by CBO Director Peter Orszag to the Retirement Research Consortium
- August 7, 2008
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/96xx/doc9673/Presentation_RRC.1.1.shtml
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/96xx/doc9673/08-07-Presentation_RRC.pdf
- [full-text, 14 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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