Wednesday, April 15, 2009
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 15 April 2009
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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 15 April 2009
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.
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, 15 April 2009
Academic Research
- Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College
- CRR WP 2009-11
- Released: March 2009
- HOW MUCH DO HOUSEHOLDS REALLY LOSE BY CLAIMING SOCIAL SECURITY AT AGE 62?
- Wei Sun and Anthony Webb*
- http://crr.bc.edu/images/stories/Working_Papers/wp_2009_11.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
- http://www.oecd.org/document/4/0,3343,en_2649_33927_2380420_1_1_1_1,00.html
- latest papers in this series:
- No. 84: Pension Schemes for the Self-Employed in OECD Countries (2009)
- Jongkyun Choi
- http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/linkto/delsa-elsa-wd-sem(2009)14
- or
- http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/LinkTo/NT000028DE/$FILE/JT03262724.PDF
- No. 85: Inequality, Poverty and Social Policy: Recent Trends in Chile (2009)
- Osvaldo Larranaga
- http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/linkto/delsa-elsa-wd-sem(2009)13
- or
- http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/LinkTo/NT000010DE/$FILE/JT03262713.PDF
- No. 86: Pension Reform in Chile Revisited: What has been Learned? (2009)
- Augusto Iglesias-Palau
- http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/linkto/delsa-elsa-wd-sem(2009)12
- or
- http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/LinkTo/NT0000292A/$FILE/JT03262803.PDF
- Jongkyun Choi
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include ---
- 4124
- 4123
- 4122
- 4121
- 4120
- 4119
- 4118
- 4117
- 4116
- 4115
- 4114
- 4113
- 4112
- 4111
- CRR WP 2009-11
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- SECTOR PROFILES with regard to working conditions in the 27 Member States.
- Each fact sheet presents a snapshot of working conditions for the sector indicated [8 April 2009]
- 'Education (Fact sheet)'
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08142.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/142/en/1/EF08142EN.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- 'Food, beverages and tobacco (Fact sheet)'
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08143.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/143/en/1/EF08143EN.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- 'Hotels and restaurants (Fact sheet)'
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08144.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/144/en/1/EF08144EN.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- 'Mining and quarrying (Fact sheet)'
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08145.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/145/en/1/EF08145EN.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- 'Printing and publishing (Fact sheet)'
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08146.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/146/en/1/EF08146EN.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- 'Clothes, textiles and leather (Fact sheet)'
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08147.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/147/en/1/EF08147EN.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- 'Wood and paper manufacturing (Fact sheet)'
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08148.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/148/en/1/EF08148EN.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08142.htm
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- OECD Factbook 2009 focuses on inequality
- http://www.oecd.org/document/6/0,3343,en_2649_34487_42537798_1_1_1_1,00.html
- and
- Web Version (FREE)
- OECD Factbook 2009: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics [8 April 2009]
- http://lysander.sourceoecd.org/vl=16240106/cl=27/nw=1/rpsv/factbook2009/index.htm
- OECD
- Composite Leading Indicators continue to signal deep slowdown in OECD area (10 April 2009)
- http://www.oecd.org/document/3/0,3343,en_2649_34349_42547075_1_1_1_1,00.html
- or
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/11/42546996.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- World Bank
- East Asia and Pacific Update April 2009: Battling the Forces of Global Recession
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/EXTEAPHALFYEARLYUPDATE/0,,menuPK:550232~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:550226,00.html
- or
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTEAPHALFYEARLYUPDATE/Resources/550192-1238574864269/5976918-1239010682147/update_april09_fullreport.pdf
- [full-text, 100 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTEAPHALFYEARLYUPDATE/Resources/550192-1238574864269/5976918-1239010682147/update_april09_execsum.pdf
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE
- http://www.bls.gov/iag/home.htm
- Industries in Alphabetical Order
- http://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag_index_alpha.htm
- Industries by Supersector and NAICS Code
- http://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag_index_naics.htm
- http://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag_index_alpha.htm
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Office of Immigration Statistics
- ANNUAL FLOW REPORT
- Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States: 2008
[10 April 2009]- http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ni_fr_2008.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Leadership and Knowledge Management Resources
- http://www.opm.gov/hcaaf_resource_center/4-8.asp
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- A Guide to the Strategic Leadership Succession Management Model [6 April 2009]
- http://www.opm.gov/hcaaf_resource_center/assets/Lead_Guide.pdf
- [full-text, 168 pages]
- INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE
- AARP
- Research Report
- The Boomer Factor: Rethinking an Underutilized Workforce in Nevada
- Jennifer H. Sauer, M.A., AARP Knowledge Management
- April 2009
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/issues/nv_work_09.html
- and
- Carson City/Douglas County
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/nv_work_09_carson.pdf
- [full-text, 43 pages]
- Clark County
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/nv_work_09_clark.pdf
- [full-text, 45 pages]
- Washoe County
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/nv_work_09_washoe.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- NOTE: These materials may be very slow to download. The AAUP servers are overloaded today.
- American Association of University Professors (AAUP
- 2008-09 Report on the Economic Status of the Profession [14 April 2009]
- http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/Z/ecstatreport08-09/
- or
- http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/0A07ADBE-930F-461E-9140-C74F24122949/0/zreport.pdf
- [full-text,
- List of Tables and Figures
- http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/Z/ecstatreport08-09/TOC.htm
- Explanation of Statistical Data
- http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/Z/ecstatreport08-09/explan.htm
- tables as one file (.pdf)
- http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/62878A49-20D1-4324-A568-1B00B5078CB9/0/Alltabs.pdf
- Appendix I State tables (for specific institutions) (.pdf)
- http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/5DD7E489-5048-4035-AE40-0CA1A39E9780/0/AppI0809.pdf
- Appendix II Two-Year Institutions without Academic Ranks (.pdf)
- http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/00D1FCF4-B560-4ACE-BBBC-C00D7C70CB9D/0/AppendixII.pdf
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI Issue Brief #328
- The 2009 Retirement Confidence Survey: Economy Drives Confidence to Record Lows; Many Looking to Work Longer [14 April 2009]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=4226
- or
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_4-2009_RCS1.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI NOTES
- April 2009, Vol. 30, No. 4
- Public Pension Plan Asset Allocations [9 April 2009]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=4232
- or
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_04-Apr09.PubPnsPln.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Institute for Employment Studies (IES)
- Research Report RR693, Health and Safety Executive, March 2009
- Organisational Responses to the HSE Management Standards for Work-related Stress
- Progress of the Sector Implementation Plan Phase 1
- by Tyers C, Broughton A, Denvir A, Wilson S, O'Regan S
- ISBN: (no ISBN), pp. xiv + 149
- http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=hse693
- or
- http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pdflibrary/hse693.pdf
- [full-text, 166 pages]
- Institute for Employment Studies (IES)
- Research Report RR694, Health and Safety Executive, March 2009
- Managing Stress and Sickness Absence
- Progress of the Sector Implementation Plan Phase 2
- by Broughton A, Tyers C, Wilson S, O'Regan S
- ISBN: (no ISBN), pp. xii + 158
- http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=hse694
- or
- http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pdflibrary/hse694.pdf
- [full-text, 172 pages]
- RAND
- Research Brief > RB 9425
- Designing Effective Pay-for-Performance in K-12 Education [8 April 2009]
- By: Dan D. Goldhaber, Laura S. Hamilton, Daniel Koretz, Victor Lavy, R. L. Linn, Daniel F. McCaffrey, J. R. Lockwood, Karthik Muralidharan, Venkatesh Sundararaman, M. J. Podgursky, M. G. Springer
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9425/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9425/index1.html
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2009/RAND_RB9425.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- RAND
- Technical Reports > TR-689
- The affordability of alcoholic beverages in the European Union
- Understanding the link between alcohol affordability, consumption and harms
[10 April 2009]- By: Lila Rabinovich, Philipp-Bastian Brutscher, Han de Vries, Jan Tiessen, Jack Clift, Anais Reding
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR689/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR689.pdf
- [full-text, 145 pages]
- Summary
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR689.sum.pdf
- SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
- Financial Challenge to the U.S. & Global Economy and its Impact on Organizations
- http://www.shrm.org/Research/SurveyFindings/Articles/Documents/w031109%20-%20Economy%202%20Final_v4.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- STRATEGIES TO MANAGE SALES FORCE INVESTMENTS IN THE GLOBAL RECESSION, Update: April 2009 [9 April 2009]
- www.watsonwyatt.com/salesinvestments
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Press Release
- Companies See Fewer Sales Force Reductions In 2009, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [9 April 2009]
- Other Cost-Cutting Measures to Ease as Companies Look to Grow Revenue
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=20951
- Research Report
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- RL34524
- International Trade: Rules of Origin
- March 06, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=81011
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- 97-104
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: An Overview
- March 24, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=81064
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- U.S. Labor Department's OSHA orders Southern Air Inc. to withdraw retaliatory lawsuit and pay more than $7.9 million to 9 whistleblowers [7 April 2009]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/osha20090346.htm
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ)
- Whistleblower Collection
- http://www.oalj.dol.gov/LIBWHIST.HTM
- Recent Significant Whistleblower Decisions
- April 10, 2009
- http://www.oalj.dol.gov/PUBLIC/WHISTLEBLOWER/REFERENCES/REFERENCE_WORKS/WNEW_042009.HTM
- RL34524
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES February 2009 [9 April 2009]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/trad0209.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad0209.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/xls/trad0209.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad0209_fax.pdf
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MARCH 2009 [15 April 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN MARCH 2009 [15 April 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - March 2009 [14 April 2009]
- 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
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2009 - [9 April 2009]
- 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
- BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: THIRD QUARTER 2008 [8 April 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- DOL
- Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
- UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT [9 April 2009]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/eta20090360.htm
- OECD
- OECD unemployment rate rises to 7.3% in February 2009 [10 April 2009]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/10/35/42549748.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/trad0209.htm
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Mobidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- April 3, 2009 / 58(12);301-304
- Sociodemographic Differences in Binge Drinking Among Adults --- 14 States, 2004
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5812a1.htm
- Plant-Level Interest Representation in German Private Companies
- With its institution of Works Councils, Germany has one of the strongest legal structures of workers' participation at plant or factory level in the world. However, representative surveys pointed out that only 10 per cent of German private companies have Works Councils, which represent only half of the employees. A recent study conducted by the Chair of Sociology/Organisation, Migration, Participation at the Ruhr-University Bochum and funded by the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (German Trade Union Foundation) showed that so-called 'alternative representation bodies' which are not legally based exist in 19 per cent of the companies. Based on survey data from 3.250 companies, the study analysed the distribution, patterns and functions of Works Councils and alternative representation bodies with respect to the interest representation, as well as the contextual preconditions which influence their installation. While Works Councils are strong in large companies of tradtional sectors, alternative representation bodies can be found in smaller companies of the low and high-qualified service sectors.
- Reference:
- Hauser-Ditz, Axel/ Hertwig, Markus/ Pries, Ludger (2008): Betriebliche Interessenregulierung in Deutschland. Arbeitnehmervertretung zwischen demokratischer Teilhabe und ökonomischer Effizienz. Frankfurt am Main/New York: Campus
- http://www.campus.de/isbn/9783593387383
- Hauser-Ditz, Axel/ Hertwig, Markus/ Pries, Ludger (2008): Formal and Informal Patterns of Workers' Participation at Plant Level: Works Councils and Other Forms of Collective Representation (submitted to ILR)
- For all correspondence:
- Prof. Dr. Ludger Pries
- Department of Social Sciences
- Chair of Sociology/Organisation, Migration, Participation
- Building GB 04/42
- 44780 Bochum - Germany
- Telephone +49-234-32-25429
- FAX +49-234-32-14446
- E-Mail: Ludger.Pries@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
- THE BACHARACH BLOG
- http://bacharachblog.com/
- 3 Leadership Traps: Elitism, Hypocrisy, and Emotional Deception
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/three-leadership-traps-elitism-hypocrisy-and-emotional-deception/
- April 8, 2009
- Proactive Leadership - Cornell Entrepreneurial Network
- http://bacharachblog.com/political-leadership/proactive-leadership-cornell-entrepreneurial-network/
- April 3, 2009
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/three-leadership-traps-elitism-hypocrisy-and-emotional-deception/
- Mobidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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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