IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN: February 2012

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, 29 February 2012

Academic Research

Temple University Press

The Company We Keep: Occupational Community in the High-Tech Network Society

by Daniel Marschall

204 pp

cloth: $69.50, Jan 12

EAN: 978-1-43990-755-9

ISBN: 1-4399-0755-2

Electronic Book: $69.50

EAN: 978-1-43990-757-3

http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/2175_reg.html

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---
6370 Minimum Wage, Fringe Benefits, Overtime Payments and the Gender Wage Gap

6369 The Evaluation of Immigration Policies

6368 Moroccans' Assimilation in Spain: Family-Based versus Labor-Based Migration

(published in: Middle East Development Journal, 2011, 3 (2), 119-139)

6367 Search Capital

6365 Explaining the Spread of Temporary Jobs and its Impact on Labor Turnover

6364 Misspecification Testing in a Class of Conditional Distributional Models

6363 Living and Working in Ethnic Enclaves: Language Proficiency of Immigrants in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

6362 Decomposing the Ins and Outs of Cyclical Unemployment

6361 Educational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap for Recent College Graduates in Colombia

6360 The Incapacitation Effect of Incarceration: Evidence from Several Italian Collective Pardons

6359 Pregibit: A Family of Discrete Choice Models

6358 The Short-Term Effectiveness of a Remedial Mathematics Course: Evidence from a UK University

6357 Do Unemployed Workers Benefit from Enterprise Zones? The French Experience

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

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Knowledge Solutions

On Organizational Configurations

Date: February 2012

by Oliver Serrat

http://beta.adb.org/publications/organizational-configurations

or

http://beta.adb.org/sites/default/files/on-organizational-configurations.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/212/

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Knowledge Solutions

Business Model Innovation

Date: January 2012

by Olivier Serrat

http://beta.adb.org/publications/business-model-innovation

or

http://beta.adb.org/sites/default/files/business-model-innovation.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/213/

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

Active inclusion of young people with disabilities or health problems: Denmark [24 February 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef11357.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/357/en/1/EF11357EN.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

Working conditions in Tanzania [24 February 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/95/en/1/EF1095EN.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

Working conditions in Mozambique [24 February 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1094.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/94/en/1/EF1094EN.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

International Finance Corporation (IFC) / World Bank (WB)

Women, Business and the Law: Creating Economic Opportunity for Women

http://wbl.worldbank.org/

OECD

ECONOMIC POLICY REFORMS: GOING FOR GROWTH 2012 [24 February 2012]

http://www.oecd.org/document/4/0,3746,en_2649_34325_49693508_1_1_1_1,00.html

or

http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/economics/economic-policy-reforms-2012_growth-2012-en
[Read online 223 pages]
Country Notes
Executive Summary

Press Release 24 February 2012
Structural reforms can make the difference as countries rebound from crisis, OECD say
http://www.oecd.org/document/50/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_49743602_1_1_1_1,00.html

World Bank

CHINA 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative High-Income Society [27 February 2012]

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/2012/02/27/china-2030-executive-summary

or

http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/China-2030-complete.pdf

[full-text, 468 pages]

Executive Summary

http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/China-2030-executive_summay.pdf

Press Release 27 February 2012

China: The Case for Change On the Road to 2030

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/2012/02/27/china-case-for-change-on-road-t-030

Federal

BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics

Work absences due to bad weather: analysis of data from 1977 to 2010 [24 February 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils90.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

Census

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: 2011 (CPS2011) [23 February 2012]

http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/index.html

DETAILED TABLES

http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2011/tables.html

Press Release 23 February 2012

Bachelor’s Degree Attainment Tops 30 Percent for the First Time, Census Bureau Reports

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/education/cb12-33.html

Census

Graphs on Historical Voting Trends [15 February 2012]

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/voting/cb12-tps08.html

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output from October 2011 Through December 2011

February 22, 2012

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43013

or

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/02-22-ARRA.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/888/

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
CBO's Estimates of ARRA's Economic Impact
February 22, 2012
http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43014

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Depreciating Dollar: Economic Effects and Policy Response

Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy

February 23, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34582.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/890/

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Representatives and Senators: Trends in Member Characteristics Since 1945

R. Eric Petersen, Coordinator, Specialist in American National Government

February 17, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42365.pdf

[full-text, 41 pages]

or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/887/

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP

Health Insurance Coverage for 50- to 64-Year-Olds

Gerry Smolka, Megan Multack, and Carlos Figueiredo

http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/public_policy_institute/health/Health-Insurance-Coverage-for-50-64-year-olds-insight-AARP-ppi-health.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

Fact Sheet

http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/public_policy_institute/health/Health-Insurance-Coverage-for-50-64-year-olds-fact-sheet-AARP-ppi-health.pdf
Press Release February 2012
Health Insurance for 50 to 64 Year Olds
Access drops as costs rise and employer-sponsored plans decline. Health care law promises help
by: Gerry Smolka, Megan Multack, Carlos Figueiredo | from: Public Policy Institute | February 2012
http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-02-2012/Health-Insurance-Coverage-for-50-64-year-olds-insight-AARP-ppi-health.html

AARP
Multicultural Engagement State Fact Sheets
by: AARP Research & Strategic Analysis | from: Surveys and Statistics | February 2012
http://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-02-2012/multicultural-engagement-state-fact-sheets.html

AARP
CONNECTING GENERATIONS [7 February 2012]

http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/general/Connecting-Generations.pdf

[full-text, 63 pages]
Press Release
Connecting Generations
by: Microsoft and AARP Research & Strategic Analysis | from: Surveys and Statistics | February 2012
http://www.aarp.org/technology/social-media/info-02-2012/connecting-generations.html

AS YOU SOW

(As You Sow promotes environmental and social corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy, coalition building, and innovative legal strategies)

PROXY PREVIEW 2012 [28 February 2012]

http://asyousow.org/publications/2012/ProxyPreview2012.pdf

[full-text, 84 pages]

Brookings Institution

Why Does Manufacturing Matter? Which Manufacturing Matters? A Policy Framework [22 February 2012]

Susan Helper, Timothy Krueger, and Howard Wial

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2012/0222_manufacturing_helper_krueger_wial/0222_manufacturing_helper_krueger_wial.pdf

[full-text, 53 pages]

Global Labour University (GLU)

The Crisis: the Response of the European Trade Unions

Monday, February 20, 2012

by Bernadette Ségol

http://column.global-labour-university.org/2012/01/crisis-response-of-european-trade.html

or

http://www.global-labour-university.org/fileadmin/GLU_Column/papers/no_88_Segol.pdf

Mercer

Press Release 21 February 2012 [see TABLE below]

‘Women in business’ – Analysis of gender representation in Executive/Management roles across Europe

http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/Analysis-of-gender-representation-in-executive-roles

Law

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Veterans and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): A Guide for Employers [28 February 2012]

http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/ada_veterans_employers.cfm

[Wounded Veterans] Understanding Your Employment Rights Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): A Guide for Veterans [28 February 2012]

http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/ada_veterans.cfm

Press Release 28 February 2012
EEOC Issues Revised Publications on Employment of Veterans with Disabilities
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-28-12.cfm

International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank (WB)

DOING BUSINESS--LAW LIBRARY

http://www.doingbusiness.org/law-library
Search the database.

CHINA [example]

http://www.doingbusiness.org/law-library/china

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2011 [27 February 2012]

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2010-2011/americas/index.html

[go to this URL for Country Summaries]

or

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2010-2011/americas/ssptw11americas.pdf

[full-text, 201 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/891/

Towers Watson

U.S. TORT COST TRENDS 2011 UPDATE [January 2012]

http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/6282/Towers-Watson-Tort-Report.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

Press Release

January 2012

2011 Update on U.S. Tort Cost Trends

http://www.towerswatson.com/united-states/research/6282

World Bank Group

INVESTING ACROSS BORDERS: INDICATORS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT REGULATION
http://iab.worldbank.org/

Statistical Reports

BLS: MASS LAYOFFS -- JANUARY 2012 [23 February 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

BLS: VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES -- 2011 [22 Februry 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/volun.pdf

[full-text, 12 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/

Leaders, Paradigms, Deck-Chairs, & Thomas Kuhn

Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Feb 23, 2012

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/leaders-paradigms-deck-chairs-thomas-kuhn/

All Decision Makers Should Read Thinking, Fast & Slow

Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Feb 22, 2012

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/all-decision-makers-should-read-thinking-fast-slow/

________________________________________________________________________

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.

# posted by SBasefsky : 5:39 AM

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, 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]

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:23092452~pagePK:146736~piPK:226340~theSitePK:258644,00.html

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

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:23109125~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html

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]

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action;jsessionid=L9pnPCBYDR1vmmXnnljkCn6WL0J5vw2MYPr3786YGlqZYQ7HZkcH!-573868815!-1820253812?collectionCode=ERP&browsePath=2012&isCollapsed=false&leafLevelBrowse=false&isDocumentResults=true&ycord=0

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

http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/low-literacy-means-lower-earnings-especially-for-women/at_download/file

[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/

________________________________________________________________________

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.

# posted by SBasefsky : 5:31 AM

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

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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 8 February 2012

Academic Research

Monthly Review Press

Wisconsin Uprising: Labor Fights Back

edited by Michael D. Yates with a foreword by Robert W. McChesney

Paperback, 304 pages

ISBN-13: 978-1-58367-280-8

Cloth (ISBN-13: 978-1-58367-281-5)

January 2012 Price: $18

http://monthlyreview.org/press/books/pb2808/

Random House, Inc. (Vintage)

Borrow: The American Way of Debt

Written by Louis Hyman

Imprint: Vintage

Format: Trade Paperback

Pub Date: January 2012

Price: $15.00

Can. Price: $18.00

ISBN: 978-0-307-74168-4 (0-307-74168-0)

Pages: 304

http://www.randomhouse.com/acmart/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307741684

Lawrence History Center

http://www.lawrencehistorycenter.org/

BREAD and ROSES CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT ONLINE [1912 Strike Lawrence, Mass]

http://exhibit.breadandrosescentennial.org/

Find more at

BREAD and ROSES CENTENNIAL

http://www.breadandrosescentennial.org/

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---
6335 The Renminbi's Role in the Global Monetary System

6334 The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences

6333 The Role of Language in Shaping International Migration

6332 Childhood Sexual Abuse and Later-Life Economic Consequences

6331 Social Isolation, Loneliness and Return Migration: Evidence from Older Irish Adults

6330 The "Out of Africa" Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development

6329 Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004

6328 Inequality, Human Capital Formation and the Process of Development

6327 Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits

6326 Who Starts a Business and Who is Self-Employed in Germany

6325 Announcing an Increase in the State Pension Age and the Recession: Which Mattered More for Expected Retirement Ages?

6324 The Psychic Costs of Migration: Evidence from Irish Return Migrants

6323 The Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy

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

African Development Bank (AfDB) +

PIDA: Interconnecting, Integrating, and Transforming a Continent: The Regional Infrastructure

That Africa Needs to Integrate and Grow through 2040

Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa: PIDA Study Synthesis Phase III [2 February 2012]

http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Project-and-Operations/PIDA%20Study%20Synthesis.pdf

[full-text, 75 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

EUROPEAN LEVEL

Social partners in audiovisual sector promote gender equality [3 February 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2011/11/articles/eu1111041i.htm

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Recent policy developments related to those not in employment, education and training (NEETs) [7 February 2012]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/studies/tn1109042s/index.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/studies/tn1109042s/tn1109042s.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/erm/tn1109042s/tn1109042s.pdf

[full-text, 26 pages]

OECD

PENSIONS AT A GLANCE: ASIA/PACIFIC 2011 [25 January 2012]

http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,3746,en_2649_34757_49427099_1_1_1_1,00.html

World Bank +

ENVIA CENTRO AMERICA [Remittance Tool]

www.enviacentroamerica.org

for English, see -- http://148.245.102.209/enviacentroamerica/index.php?i=1

Press Release 2 February 2012

Free Online Tool Empowers Senders of Remittances

CEMLA, MIF/IDB and World Bank Launch enviacentroamerica.org To Make Costs and Conditions of Remittances More Transparent [2 February 2012]
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:23106029~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html

Federal

BLS: Monthly Labor Review, January 2012, Vol. 135, No. 1

EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK: 2010-2020

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/home.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/mlr201201.pdf

[full-text, 190 pages]

Articles

Overview of projections to 2020

Dixie Sommers and James C. Franklin

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art1full.pdf

The U.S. economy in 2020: recovery in uncertain times

Kathryn J. Byun and Christopher Frey

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art2full.pdf

Labor force projections to 2020: a more slowly growing workforce

Mitra Toossi

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art3full.pdf

Industry employment and output projections to 2020

Richard Henderson

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art4full.pdf

Occupational employment projections to 2020

C. Brett Lockard and Michael Wolf

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art5full.pdf

BLS: Occupational Outlook Quarterly

Winter 2011-12 Vol. 55, No. 4

CHARTING THE PROJECTIONS: 2010-2020—SPECIAL ISSUE

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2011/winter/

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2011/winter/winter2011ooq.pdf

Getting started
Dixie Sommers
PDF (623K)

Occupational employment
PDF (1.19M)

Labor force
PDF (2.39M)

Industry employment
PDF (0.97M)

Overall economy
PDF (677K)

Census

2010 SERVICE ANNUAL SURVEY [2 February 2010]
http://www.census.gov/services/index.html

Press Release 2 February 2012
Census Bureau Reports Post-Recession Growth in 10 of 11 Service Sectors
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/service_industries/cb12-23.html

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022 [31 January 2012]

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12699

or

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12699/01-31-2012_Outlook.pdf

[full-text, 165 pages]

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

PROGRAM BASELINE BUDGETS 2012 to 2022 [31 January 2012]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The U.S. Postal Service's Financial Condition: Overview and Issues for Congress

Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government

January 27, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41024.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

U.S. Congress

Joint Economic Committee (JEC)

Keeping More Money in the Pockets of American Families: County-Level Data of Savings by Extending the Payroll Tax Cut

Jan 31 2012

http://jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Reports1&ContentRecord_id=8adb1e61-765f-4e69-9152-bf344841dc1a

or

http://jec.senate.gov/public//index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=6435125a-5e32-4ab0-b39f-d5c4184a9950

[full-text, 100 pages]

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Federal Obligations for Science and Engineering to Universities and Colleges Show Little Growth [2 February 2012]

NSF 12-306 | February 2012 |

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12306/

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12306/nsf12306.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011 [3 February 2012]

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/index.html

or

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/supplement11.pdf

[full-text, 529 pages]

U.S. Commercial Service

DOING BUSINESS IN NEW ZEALAND: 2012 COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE FOR U.S. COMPANIES

http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_8227085.pdf

[full-text, 69 pages]

Women's Bureau (WB)

Why Green Is Your Color: A Woman's Guide to a Sustainable Career [6 February 2012]

http://www.dol.gov/wb/Green_Jobs_Guide/

or

http://www.dol.gov/wb/Green_Jobs_Guide/Why_Green_is_your_Color_html_version.htm

or
http://www.dol.gov/wb/Green_Jobs_Guide/GreenJobs%20Final_11.2011.pdf

[full-text, 128 pages]

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AON Hewitt

2012 Hot Topics in Retirement Survey Report [25 January 2012]

http://aon.com/human-capital-consulting/thought-leadership/retirement/2012_Hot_Topics_in_Retirement_Survey_Highlights.jsp

or

http://aon.com/attachments/human-capital-consulting/2012_Hot_Topics_in_Retirement_report.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

Survey Highlights

http://aon.com/attachments/human-capital-consulting/2012_Hot_Topics_in_Retirement_report.pdf

Towers Watson

Global Pensions Asset Study - 2012 [30 January 2012]

http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/6267/Global-Pensions-Asset-Study-2012.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

Urban Institute (UI)

How Do the Top 100 Metro Areas Rank on Racial and Ethnic Equity? [2 February 2012]

http://www.urban.org/publications/901478.html

Law

Baker & McKenzie

THE GLOBAL EMPLOYER: EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE

Volume XVII,, No. 1

http://bakerxchange.com/ve/6531kk6162s75Qq864/VT=0/stype=dload/OID=81221203320457

[full-text, 40 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Immigration-Related Detention: Current Legislative Issues

Alison Siskin, Specialist in Immigration Policy

January 12, 2012

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL32369.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/882/

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Congressional Lawmaking: A Perspective On Secrecy and Transparency

Walter J. Oleszek, Senior Specialist in American National Government

November 30, 2011

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/R42108.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/883/

5454 Federal Register /Vol. 77, No. 23 / Friday, February 3, 2012 / Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1[REG–115809–11]RIN 1545–BK23

Longevity Annuity Contracts

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-03/pdf/2012-2340.pdf

3 February 2012

Treasury Fact Sheet:

Helping American Families Achieve Retirement Security by Expanding Lifetime Income Choices

http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Documents/020212%20Retirement%20Security%20Factsheet.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

5454 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 23 / Friday, February 3, 2012 / Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1 [REG–110980–10] RIN 1545–BJ55

Modifications to Minimum Present Value Requirements for Partial Annuity Distribution Options Under Defined Benefit Pension Plans

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-03/pdf/2012-2341.pdf

Statistical Reports

BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – December 2011 [7 February 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/jolts.supp.toc.htm

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JANUARY 2012 [3 February 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

[full-text, 42 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm

BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages 2011, Preliminary [2 February 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm

BLS: EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS--2010-2020 [1 February 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecopro.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: SECOND QUARTER 2011 [1 February 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/cewbd.supp.toc.htm

BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2011 [1 February 2012]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm

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/

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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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