Tuesday, October 27, 2009

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 28 October 2009

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, 28 October 2009


Academic Research

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
JILPT Research Report No. 106
Research Study on Diversification of Working Places and Working Hours Summary [21 October 2009]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/documents/jilpt-research/no.106.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
Additional Research Reports at
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/jilpt_01.html


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4459    Asabiyya: Re-Interpreting Value Change in Globalized Societies          
4458    Do All Material Incentives for Prosocial Activities Backfire? The Response to Cash and Non-Cash Incentives for Blood Donations  
4457    The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Britain    
4456    Genes, Legitimacy and Hypergamy: Another Look at the Economics of Marriage      
4455    What Should Be Done About Rising Unemployment in the OECD?      
4454    20 Years of German Unification: Evidence on Income Convergence and Heterogeneity        
4453    Regional Economic Growth and Human Capital: The Role of Overeducation   
4452    Looking Inside the Perpetual-Motion Machine: Job and Worker Flows in OECD Countries     
4451    Evaluating Nonexperimental Estimators for Multiple Treatments: Evidence from Experimental Data  
4450    Happiness and Health Care Coverage


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

African Development Bank (AfDB)
Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries 2009
http://www.afdb.org/en/knowledge/publications/gender-poverty-and-environmental-indicators-on-african-countries-2009/
or
http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/GenderPovertyEnvironmental_IndicatorsAfricanCountries2009_01_Full_Report.pdf
[full-text, 305 pages]

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (EC):
Brussels, 14.10.2009
SEC(2009)1334
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT
TURKEY 2009 PROGRESS REPORT
accompanying the
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-2010
{COM(2009) 533}
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2009/tr_rapport_2009_en.pdf
[full-text, 94 pages]
and
Conclusions on Turkey
(extract from the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European
Parliament "Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-2010", COM(2009)533 final)
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2009/conclusions_on_turkey_en.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
CASE STUDY
Managing restructuring without redundancies in the Austrian banking sector: BAWAG PSK [22 October 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0969.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/69/en/1/EF0969EN.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
CASE STUDY
Added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: A comparison of experiences in Germany and Finland [22 October 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0970.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/70/en/1/EF0970EN.pdf
(full-text, 38 pages]

World Economic Forum (WEF)
The Global Gender Gap Report 2009 [27 October 2009]
http://www.weforum.org/en/Communities/Women%20Leaders%20and%20Gender%20Parity/GenderGapNetwork/index.htm
or
http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2009.pdf
[full-text, 205 pages]
Press Release 27 October 2009
Iceland leads Forum's Global Gender Gap Index 2009
http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/PR_GGG09


Federal

Census
2006-2008 American Community Survey Data Tables
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=&_lang=en&_ts =
Media Kit Toolkit
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/NewsMediaKit.html
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases 2006-2008 American Community Survey Data [27 October 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/014340.html


Census
Government Employment & Payroll 2008
http://www.census.gov/govs/apes/index.html
Press Release
Education Employees Comprise Majority of State and Local Government Workforce [26 October 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/employment_occupations/014352.html


Census
ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF INCOME & POVERTY 2008 [22 October 2009]
INCOME
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032009/rdcall/toc.htm
and
POVERTY
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/povmeas/tables.html
Press Release
*REVISED*
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, OCT. 22, 2009
Alternative Income and Poverty Estimates: 2008
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/014349.html


Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Background Paper
How Slower Growth in the Labor Force Could Affect the Return on Capital [6 October 2009]
October 2009
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10632/10-06-LaborForce.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/669/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1674&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 18 pages]

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA
[CHINA] ANNUAL REPORT 2009 [16 October 2009]
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt09/CECCannRpt2009.pdf
[full-text, 468 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/670/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1675&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 468 pages]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Political Prisoner Database
China: List of Political Prisoners Detained or Imprisoned as of October 7, 2009
(1,279 cases)
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/victims/20091007_PPD.pdf
[full-text, 384 pages]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Special Topic Paper: Tibet 2008-2009
October 22, 2009
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/virtualAcad/tibet/tibet_2008-2009.pdf
[full-text, 155 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2008
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security
October 2, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/RL32697/2009-10-02/download/1013/
[full-text, 30 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/672/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1677&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 30 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey's Accession Negotiations
Vincent Morelli, Section Research Manager
Carol Migdalovitz, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs
October 8, 2009
http://www.opencrs.com/document/RS22517/2009-10-08/download/1013/
[full-text, 16 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The U.S. Automotive Industry: National and State Trends in Manufacturing Employment
Michaela D. Platzer, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business
Glennon J. Harrison, Section Research Manager
August 3, 2009
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/666/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1671&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 42 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry Restructuring and Dealership Terminations
Bill Canis, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business
Michaela D. Platzer, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business
August 7, 2009
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/667/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1672&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 36 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Local Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007-08 - First Look [22 October 2009]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010306
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010306.pdf
[full-text, 30 pags]

Small Business Administration (SBA)
Office of Advocacy
An Analysis of the Effect of Reserve Activation on Small Business [8 October 2009]
John B. Hope, Douglas B. Christman and Patrick C. Mackin SAG Corporation Annandale, VA 20003
Under contract no. SBAHQ-07-F-0306
Release Date: October 2009
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs352tot.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
Research Summary
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs352.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Alliance for Health Reform
A TOOLKIT: HEALTH INSURANCE COOPERATIVES [16 October 2009]
http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Private_health_insurance/Co-Op_Toolkit_Master_--_91.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
HOLIDAY JOBS & COMPETITION & ADVICE [19 October 2009]
(1) COMPETITION FOR RETAIL JOBS WILL BE FIERCE
(2) BEST SECTORS FOR HOLIDAY HIRING
(3) ADVICE FOR HOLIDAY JOB SEEKERS
(4) BIGGEST MISTAKES MADE BY HOLIDAY JOB SEEKERS
http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/10/iws-challenger-holiday-jobs-competition.html


Mercer
Global survey finds employers offering more benefit choices to employees [22 October 2009]
http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?idContent=1361840


McKinsey & Company
Restoring Americans� Retirement Security: A Shared Responsibility [15 October 2009]
http://www.retirementmadesimpler.org/Library/Retirement_Security.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 111th Congress
Andorra Bruno, Coordinator, Specialist in Immigration Policy
Karma Ester, Information Research Specialist
Chad C. Haddal, Analyst in Immigration Policy
Yule Kim, Legislative Attorney
Margaret Mikyung Lee, Legislative Attorney
Alison Siskin, Specialist in Immigration Policy
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy
October 2, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/R40848/2009-10-02/download/1013/
[full-text, 18 pages]


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Removing Aliens from the United States: Judicial Review of Removal Orders
Yule Kim, Legislative Attorney
September 25, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/RL34444/2009-09-25/download/1013/
[full-text, 18 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Military Recruitment on High School and College Campuses: A Policy and Legal Analysis
David F. Burrelli, Specialist in Military Manpower Policy
Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney
September 22, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/R40827/2009-09-22/download/1013/
[full-text, 15 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/671/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1676&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 15 pages]


Statistical Reports

BLS: MASS LAYOFFS -- SEPTEMBER 2009 [22 October 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS, 2008 [22 October 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Sapienza University of Rome
Seminario Lionello R. Levi Sandri
http://dirpriva.eco.uniroma1.it/seminarioLeviSandri/seminarioLeviSandri.htm
To Register for the upcoming conference [brochure below], go to
http://dirpriva.eco.uniroma1.it/seminarioLeviSandri/doc/registration%20form.pd
CONFERENCE
November 12-13, 2009 (in ROME)
�Transnational activities, juridical knowledge and translation science�
http://dirpriva.eco.uniroma1.it/seminarioLeviSandri/doc/levi_sandri_pieghevole_ENG.pdf


DISTRACTED: THE EROSION of ATTENTION and the COMING DARK AGE
by Maggie Jackson
http://www.maggie-jackson.com/
or
http://www.amazon.com/Distracted-Erosion-Attention-Coming-Dark/dp/1591026237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211348657&sr=8-1
or
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Distracted/Maggie-Jackson/e/9781591026235/?itm=2&usri=distracted


NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-618.EN
Arusha, 20 October 2009
Trial of Jean-Baptiste Gatete Commences
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/618.html


Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-617.EN
Arusha, 14 October 2009
Idelphonse Nizeyimana Pleads Not Guilty
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/617.html


Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-616.EN
Arusha, 6 October 2009
Idelphonse Nizeyimana Arrested and Transferred Today to Arusha
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/616.html


THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/


10 Signs You are a Directive Leader
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/10-signs-you-are-a-directive-leader/
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Oct 27, 2009


Directive Leadership & Craigslists: The Innovation of Nothing
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/directive-leadership-craigslists-the-innovation-of-nothing/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 10/26/09


Leadership Limitations in 1776: But, Mr. Adams
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-videos/leadership-limitations-in-1776-but-mr-adams/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 10/23/09


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