Wednesday, February 22, 2012
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 22 February 2012
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, 22 February 2012
Academic Research
University Press of Florida
Life and Labor in the New South [March 2012]
Edited by Robert H. Zieger
Foreword by Richard Greenwald and Timothy J. Minchin
Details: 360 pages 6.125 x 9.25
Cloth: $74.95 ISBN 13: 978-0-8130-3795-0
Pubdate: 3/18/2012
http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=ZIEGE001
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6349 Establishment Exits in Germany: The Role of Size and Age
6348 The Healthy Fright of Losing a Good One for a Bad One
6347 Empowering Women through Education and Influence: An Evaluation of the Indian Mahila Samakhya Program
6346 Suboptimal Choices and the Need for Experienced Individual Well-Being in Economic Analysis
6345 Peer Effects in Pro-Social Behavior: Social Norms or Social Preferences?
(forthcoming in: Journal of the European Economic Association)
6344 Hiring Costs of Skilled Workers and the Supply of Firm-Provided Training
6343 The Firm as the Locus of Social Comparisons: Internal Labor Markets versus Up-or-Out
6342 Positional Concerns through the Life Cycle: Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data and Survey Experiments
6341 Estimating the Impacts of Bolivia's Protected Areas on Poverty
6340 Fading Hope in the US
6339 Characterizing the Instrumental Variable Identifying Assumption as Sample Selection Conditions
6338 Gender Gaps in PISA Test Scores: The Impact of Social Norms and the Mother's Transmission of Role Attitudes
6337 Misreported Schooling, Multiple Measures and Returns to Educational Qualifications
6336 Labour Market Reforms and Outcomes in Estonia
DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/recent_additions.html
Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
SURVEY REPORT
[ESTONIA] INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN COMPANIES [10 February 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/surveyreports/ee1110019d/ee1110019d.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/surveyreports/ee1110019d/ee1110019d.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
HRM practices and establishment performance: an analysis using the European Company Survey 2009 [10 February 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1169.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/69/en/1/EF1169EN.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
International Finance Corporation (IFC) & World Bank (WB)
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SNAPSHOTS: AGGREGATING DATA, INFORMING YOUR VISION
http://rru.worldbank.org/besnapshots/
International Labour Organization (ILO)
NORMLEX—[Database] on INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:1:2073011791203309
Press Release 12 February 2012
ILO launches comprehensive new database on labour standards
http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/WCMS_172965/lang--en/index.htm
International Labour Organization (ILO)
World Bank
De-Fragmenting Africa: Deepening Regional Trade Integration in Goods and Services [7 February 2012]
or
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTAFRICA/Resources/Defrag_Afr_English_web_version.pdf
[full-text, 191 pages]
Press Release 7 February 2012
Africa Loses Billions in Potential Trade Earnings, Falls Short of Vast Promise in Cross-Border Business―New World Bank Report
Federal
BLS: Current Employment Statistics--CES (National)
Experimental Size Class Employment, Hours, and Earnings Series from the Current Employment Statistics Survey [16 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/ces/cessizeclass.htm
BLS: Focus on Prices and Spending | Consumer Price Index | Volume 2, Number 15
Current Price Topics: The Experimental Consumer Price Index for Older Americans (CPI-E) [16 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume2_number15/cpi_2_15.htm
BLS: The 2013 President's Budget for the Bureau of Labor Statistics [14 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/bls/budget2013.htm
BLS Spotlight on Statistics
THE RECESSION OF 2007-2009 [8 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2012/recession/
or
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2012/recession/pdf/recession_bls_spotlight.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
Also Audio
Listen at
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2012/recession/audio/recession.mp3
or for text of audio
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2012/recession/audio.htm
Census
2010 Annual Capital Expenditures [8 February 2012]
http://www.census.gov/econ/aces/xls/2010/full_report.html
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Understanding and Responding to Persistently High Unemployment [16 February 2012]
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12757
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/127xx/doc12757/02-16-Unemployment.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/885/
DOL: FY 2013 Detailed Budget Documentation for the Department of Labor (DOL)
http://www.dol.gov/dol/budget/
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
TIMSS 1999 Video Study of eighth-grade mathematics and science teaching restricted-use database and videos [16 February 2012]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012003
National Science Foundation (NSF)
InfoBrief
Business Use of Intellectual Property Protection Documented in NSF Survey [17 February 2012]
NSF 12-307 | February 2012 |
by John E. Jankowski
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12307/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12307/nsf12307.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
White House—Council of Economic Advisers
ECONOMIC REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 2012 [17 February 2012]
or
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/economic-report-of-the-President
or
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ERP_2012_Complete.pdf
[full-text, 454 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
2012 Begins With CEO Turnover Surge
123 CHANGES IN JANUARY HIGHEST SINCE MAY 2010
http://challengergray.com/press/press.aspx
Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
FACT SHEET IWPR#C392
Low Literacy Means Lower Earnings, Especially for Women [8 February 2012]
http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/low-literacy-means-lower-earnings-especially-for-women
or
[full-text, 3 pages]
A Report by WorldatWork and Vivient Consulting
Private Company Incentive Pay Practices
January 2012
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=58146
[full-text, 33 pages]
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Federal Employees’ Retirement System: Benefits and Financing
Katelin P. Isaacs, Analyst in Income Security
February 14, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-810.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/886/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Sourcing Policy: Selected Developments and Issues
L. Elaine Halchin, Specialist in American National Government
February 7, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42341.pdf
[full-text, 57 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/884/
Statistical Reports
BLS: Consumer Price Index - January 2012 [17 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
BLS: REAL EARNINGS JANUARY 2012 [17 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
BLS: AMERICA'S YOUNG ADULTS AT 24: SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONS BETWEEN AGES 23 AND 24 [9 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/nlsyth.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nlsyth.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
BLS: MAJOR WORK STOPPAGES IN 2011 [8 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkstp.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkstp.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
NOTE: In light of the continuing economic crisis, it is wise to educate ourselves about the social dangers that can result if societies and individuals forget the lessons of history and act irresponsibly. With this in mind, the following ongoing educational project is being brought to your attention.
Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future
http://www.campdesmilles.org/index.html
or
http://www.campdesmilles.org/content/view/1/7/lang,eng
[English Version]
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 2012, will appear from time to time on this news service.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
Leadership for Entrepreneurial Techies
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Feb 20, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/leadership-for-entrepreneurial-techies/
Agility of Leadership In Transition
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Feb 20, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/features/agility-of-leadership-in-tranisition/
The Micro-Political Skills of Change Leadership
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Feb 20, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/the-micro-political-skills-of-change-leadership/
Kurt Vonnegut & Getting to Work
Posted by wbriggs on Feb 17, 2012
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/kurt-vonnegut-getting-to-work/
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