Monday, November 16, 2009
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 18 November 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, 18 November 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.
_______________________________
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, 18 November 2009
Academic Research
- Hans Boeckler Foundation
- Tangian (Tanguiane) , Andranik S.
- Six families of flexicurity indicators developed at the Hans Boeckler Foundation
- WSI-Diskussionspapier, Nr. 168, November 2009.
- http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_168.pdf
- [full-text, 97 pages]
- Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
- WORKING PAPERS
- http://crr.bc.edu/working_papers/index.php
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- COUNTER CULTURE: The American Coffee Shop Waitress
- Candacy A. Taylor
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5398
- $19.95t paper
- 2009, 160 pages, 9 x 9, 119 color photographs, 4 black-and-white photographs
- ISBN: 978-0-8014-7440-8
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- STATES' GAINS, LABOR'S LOSSES: China, France, and Mexico Choose Global Liaisons, 19802000
- Dorothy J. Solinger
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5457
- $45.00s cloth
- 2009, 224 pages, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
- ISBN: 978-0-8014-4777-8
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- CHANGING THE COURSE OF AIDS: Peer Education in South Africa and Its Lessons for the Global Crisis
- David Dickinson; Charles Deutsch (Foreword)
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5477
- $39.95s cloth
- 2009, 272 pages, 6 x 9, 14 tables
- ISBN: 978-0-8014-4831-7
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include ---
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International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- CASE STUDY
- The impact of bankruptcy on restructuring in the UK tourism sector: XL Leisure [12 November 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0993.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/93/en/1/EF0993EN.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change
- CASE STUDY
- Insolvency and restructuring in the Spanish real estate and construction sector: Martinsa-Fadesa [9 November 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0992.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/92/en/1/EF0992EN.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- India
- National Informatics Center (NIC)
- INDIA: DIRECTORY OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
- http://goidirectory.nic.in/
- SEARCH for this site
- http://goidirectory.nic.in/search.htm
- India
- National Informatics Center (NIC)
- THE NATIONAL PORTAL OF INDIA
- http://india.gov.in/
- India
- National Informatics Centre (NIC)
- THE BUSINESS PORTAL OF INDIA
- http://business.gov.in/default.php
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- EMPLOYMENT
- Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department (EMP/ENTERPRISE)
- Sustainable Enterprise Programme
- Promoting Responsible and Sustainable Enterprise-Level Practices at Times of Crisis : A Guide for Policy-Makers and Social Partners
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/documents/publication/wcms_108420.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- World Bank
- World Bank Data Now in Google Search Results [11 November 2009]
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22386512~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- GLOBAL ATLAS of the HEALTH WORKFORCE
- http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/default.asp
- To access the data please click the Data Query tab
- http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/DataQuery/default.asp
- To access statistics on health workforce demographics
- http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/docs/HRH/HTML/SASA_Aug08.htm
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications
- Dick K. Nanto, Coordinator, Specialist in Industry and Trade
- October 2, 2009
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34742_20091002.pdf
- [full-text, 155 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/683/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1688&context=key_workplace
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation Spending During the Recession
- Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics
- October 2, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/document/R40080/2009-10-02/download/1013/
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/681/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1686&context=key_workplace
- Employment & Training Administration (ETA)
- ETAOP 2009-13
- UI BENEFITS STUDY: Recent Changes in the Characteristics of Unemployed Workers
- Release Year : 2009
- IMPAQ International, LLC
- Author(s): Michaelides, Marios ; Mueser, Peter
- http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/keyword.cfm?fuseaction=dsp_resultDetails&pub_id=2422&mp=y
- or
- http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/FullText_Documents/UI%20Benefits%20Study%20%2D%20Recent%20Change%20in%20Characteristics%20of%20Unemployed%20Workers%2Epdf
- [full-text, 43 pages
- See additional research topics at
- http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/
- National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Farm Labor [21 August 2009]
- http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1063
- or
- http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/FarmLabo/FarmLabo-08-21-2009_new_format.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment and Staff From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007-08 [10 November 2009]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010309
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010309.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- New Web Site!
- WORKPLACE SAFETY & H1N1 (Flu) [9 November 2009]
- http://www.osha.gov/h1n1/
- AARP
- Personal Finances: The Final Frontier for Social Media
- Results of a National Survey of Young Adults
- By: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research; Anna Greenberg; Jessica Keating | October 2009
- http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/money/finance/invest/articles/lifetuner.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/lifetuner.pdf
- [full-text, 52 pages]
- AARP
- Job Skills Training and Opportunities: Opinions and Perceptions of Alabama Workers Age 40+
- By: Jennifer H. Sauer; Cassandra Burton, AARP Knowledge Management | October 2009
- http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/money/work/employment/articles/al_workers_09.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/al_workers_09.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- Euro-WorksCouncil
- www.euro-workscouncil.net
- Training and Consultancy
- The training and consultancy network "euro-workscouncil.net" is there to inform you about the activities of European Works Councils and related subjects.
- EWC News
- issue no. 3 / 2009
- 31st October 2009
- http://www.ewc-news.com/en032009.htm
- or
- http://www.ewc-news.com/en032009.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Past Issues at
- http://www.ewc-news.com/
- Sibson Consulting (A Division of Segal)
- Expatriate Talent Market Trends Survey [Fall 2009]
- http://www.sibson.com/publications/surveysandstudies/expats.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Urban Institute
- Variation in Insurance Coverage Across Congressional Districts: New Estimates from 2008 [5 October 2009]
- http://urbaninstitute.org/publications/411967.html
- or
- http://urbaninstitute.org/uploadedpdf/411967_variation_in_insurance.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- Wells Fargo
- Workers Failing to Save Enough for Expected Retirement Lifestyle, Wells Fargo Study Finds [5 November 2009]
- Women more likely to feel affected by economic downturn and less certain about retirement
- https://www.wellsfargo.com/press/2009/20091105_Retirement
- WorldatWork Sponsored Research:
- Case Studies in Optimizing Executive Compensation Design
- Diane Vavrasek, Cornell University
- November 2009
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=35568
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- American Bar Association
- Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
- Disability Statistic Reports
- http://www.abanet.org/disability/resources/statistics.shtml
- (1) * 2009 Goal III Report
- http://www.abanet.org/disability/docs/2009GoalIII.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- (2) * 2009 Disability Diversity Statistics:
- http://www.abanet.org/disability/docs/ABADisabilityStatisticsReport.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Federal Employees' Retirement System: Legislation Enacted in the 111th Congress
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security
- November 12, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/document/RS22933/2009-11-12/download/1013/
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/682/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1687&context=key_workplace
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Private Health Insurance Provisions of H.R. 3962
- Hinda Chaikind, Specialist in Health Care Financing
- Bernadette Fernandez, Analyst in Health Care Financing
- Chris L. Peterson, Specialist in Health Care Financing
- Paulette C. Morgan, Specialist in Health Care Financing
- Mark Newsom, Analyst in Health Care Financing and Insurance
- Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Aging Policy
- October 30, 2009
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40885_20091030.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/680/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1685&context=key_workplace
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES September 2009 [13 November 2009]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/trad0909.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad0909.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/xls/trad0909.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad0909_fax.pdf
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - OCTOBER 2009 [13 November 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970-2008 [2 October 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf/lfcompendium.pdf
- [full-text, 52 pages]
- or
- ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/lfcompendium.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover September 2009 [10 November 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/jolts_11102009.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/jolts_11102009.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS THIRD QUARTER OF 2009 [10 November 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Unit labour costs rise strongly across OECD economies in second quarter 2009 [13 November 2009]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_2649_34251_44051913_1_1_1_37457,00.html
- or
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/36/44061973.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- International Labour Organizaton (ILO)
- ILO PHOTO GALLERY
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/photo/lang--en/index.htm
- See in particular
- SEARCH the PHOTO GALLERY at
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/media/mediasearch.home?p_lang=en
- Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CRIMT)
- 22 October 2009 Call for papers
- THEMATIC AND EXTRA-THEMATIC CALLS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
- Employee Representation in the New World of Work: The Dynamics of Rights, Voice, Performance and Power
- http://www.crimt.org/Francais/Accueil_fr.html
- [in FRENCH)
- or
- http://www.crimt.org/English/Accueil_eng.html
- or
- http://www.crimt.org/CIRA-CRIMT-2010_Thematic_and_Extra-thematic_Call_for_papers.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- 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
- IICTR/INFO-9-2-662.EN
- Arusha, 16 November 2009
- Prosecutors of International Criminal Tribunals Call for Full Cooperation
- http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/622.htm
- THE BACHARACH BLOG
- http://bacharachblog.com/
- Top 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: Nov. 9-13
- http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/top-10-compelling-proactive-leadership-links-nov-9-13/
- Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Nov 13, 2009
- Top 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: Nov. 9-13
- http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/10-funny-leadership-cartoons/
- By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/12/09
- Leadership Book Corner: Leadership in China and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/leadership-book-corner-leadership-in-china-and-the-heavenly-kingdom/
- By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/11/09
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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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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