Tuesday, October 15, 2013

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 16 October 2013

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, 16 October 2013 



Academic Research

 


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---

7641       Understanding Severance Pay  

7640       Does High Home-Ownership Impair the Labor Market?

7639       Supplementary Education in Turkey: Recent Developments and Future Prospects


DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/recent_additions.html
Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/

 

           

BePress (Berkeley Electronic Press)

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COMMONS

http://network.bepress.com/business/human-resources-management/

or

http://network.bepress.com/explore/business/human-resources-management/

 

ILR PRESS
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/presses/?fa=publisher&NameP=ILR%20Press
Forthcoming and recent ILR Press titles
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/search/?fa=rechercheA&keyType=all&Editeur=ILR%20Press&StartYear=1920

 

CORNELL HR REVIEW

http://www.cornellhrreview.org/

(The Cornell HR Review is a student-run HR publication that provides timely articles, essays, and executive commentary).

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

ILO WORKING PAPERS—Recent Studies
http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/working-papers/lang--en/index.htm

 


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


International

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ENERGY OUTLOOK FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC [14 October 2013]

http://www.adb.org/publications/energy-outlook-asia-and-pacific-2013

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2013/energy-outlook.pdf

[full-text, 543 pages]

Press Release 14 October 2013

Power Swaps Can Help Asia-Pacific Manage Daunting Future Energy Needs - Report

http://www.adb.org/news/power-swaps-can-help-asia-pacific-manage-daunting-future-energy-needs-report

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 378 | October 2013

INVISIBLE TRADE BARRIERS: TRADE EFFECTS OF U.S. ANTIDUMPING ACTIONS AGAINST THE PRC [CHINA] [October 2013]

http://www.adb.org/publications/invisible-trade-barriers-trade-effects-us-antidumping-actions-against-prc?ref=data/publications

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2013/ewp-378.pdf

[full-text, 29 pages]

 

 

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL)

WOMEN IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY: BREAKING THROUGH THE EQUALITY THRESHOLD. SUMMARY [10 October 2013]

http://www.eclac.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=%20/publicaciones/xml/2/51172/P51172.xml&xsl=/tpl-i/p9f.xsl%20&base=/tpl-i/top-bottom.xslt

or

http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/2/51172/womaninthedigitalecoSUMMARY.pdf

[full-text, 66 pages]

 

 

European Commission (EC)

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE 2012 [January 2013]

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=738&langId=en&pubId=7315

or

http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=9604&langId=en

[full-text, 476 pages]

NOTE: The following development in this series of reports happened in December 2011--

The Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) (replacing the Employment in Europe report): produced on an annual basis it provides the basic analytical and statistical background to underpin the Joint Employment Report as well as other instruments key to the European Employment Strategy. Previous issues of the report can be found in the document database.

See--

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE 2011

http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=7294&langId=en

EMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE 2010
http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=6288&langId=en

EMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE 2009

http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=4196&langId=en

EMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE 2008

http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=681&langId=en

EMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE 2007

http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=3068&langId=en

 

 

European Commission (EC)

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN EUROPE

Report on Industrial Relations in Europe – published every two years, the report provides an overview and analysis of industrial relations developments at European and national level from the perspective of the European Commission.

2012 - http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=9994&langId=en

2010 - http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=6607&langId=en

2008 - http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=2535&langId=en

2006 - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=intl

2004 - http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=2200&langId=en

2002 - http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=1616&langId=en

2000 - http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=1619&langId=en

 

 

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

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

COLLECTIVE WAGE BARGAINING [BY EU MEMBER STATE]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/cwb/

OUTCOMES

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/cwb/outcomes?year=2012&field_variables_tid=91

TIMELINE

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/cwb/eiro-timeline?country_tid=11

SOURCES

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/cwb/sources?country_tid=11

 

 

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

TRADE AND INTEGRATION MONITOR 2013: AFTER THE BOOM: PROSPECTS FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IN SOUTH-SOUTH TRADE [October 2013]

Authors: Giordano, Paolo; Harris, Jeremy; Ramos, Alejandro; Ramos, Barbara

http://www.iadb.org/en/publications/publication-detail,7101.html?id=70763&dcLanguage=en&dcType=Monographs&doctype=&docTypeID=AllPublic&searchLang=&keyword=&selectList=All&topicDetail=0&tagDetail=0&jelcodeDetail=0&publicationCover=1

or

http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=38133653

[full-text, 340 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

EQUAL PAY: AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE [4 October 2013]

http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/information-resources-and-publications/publications/WCMS_216695/lang--en/index.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---normes/documents/publication/wcms_216695.pdf

[full-text, 126 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT: GLOBAL PUBLIC-PRIVATE KNOWLEDGE SHARING PLATFORM (KSP) [DATABASE]

http://www.skillsforemployment.org/KSP/en/index.htm

ABOUT
http://www.skillsforemployment.org/KSP/en/AboutThePlatform/index.htm

ISSUES

http://www.skillsforemployment.org/KSP/en/Issues/index.htm

KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS

http://www.skillsforemployment.org/KSP/en/KnowledgeProducts/index.htm

COUNTRIES

http://www.skillsforemployment.org/KSP/en/Countries/index.htm

SOURCES

http://www.skillsforemployment.org/KSP/en/Sources/index.htm

SEARCH (As of 11 October 2013, there are 663 materials in the database)

http://www.skillsforemployment.org/KSP/en/SearchResults/index.htm

 

 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Fiscal Monitor, October 2013 : Taxing Times [9 October 2013]

http://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF089/20384-9781484357583/20384-9781484357583/20384-9781484357583.xml

or

http://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF089/20384-9781484357583/20384-9781484357583/Other_formats/Source_PDF/20384-9781484374306.pdf

[full-text, 106 pages]

 

 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

World Economic and Financial Surveys

World Economic Outlook Database [October 2013]

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2013/02/weodata/index.aspx

 

 

World Bank

Economic Premise

THE STATE OF THE POOR: Where Are The Poor, Where Is Extreme Poverty Harder to End, and What Is the Current Profile of the World’s Poor? [10 October 2013]

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTPREMNET/Resources/EP125.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Press Release 10 October 2013

Report Finds 400 Million Children Living in Extreme Poverty

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/10/10/report-finds-400-million-children-living-extreme-poverty

 

 

World Bank

Policy Research Working Paper 6635

AFRICA'S MACROECONOMIC STORY [1 October 2013]

http://econ.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64165259&theSitePK=469372&piPK=64165421&menuPK=64166322&entityID=000158349_20131003125106

or

http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/IW3P/IB/2013/10/03/000158349_20131003125106/Rendered/PDF/WPS6635.pdf

 

 

World Health Organization (WHO)

GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ESTIMATES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: PREVALENCE AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND NON-PARTNER SEXUAL VIOLENCE [20 June 2013]

http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/violence/9789241564625/en/index.html

or

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/85239/1/9789241564625_eng.pdf

[full-text, 57 pages]

or

Executive Summary

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/85241/1/WHO_RHR_HRP_13.06_eng.pdf
Infographic

·         Prevalence
jpeg, 219kb

·         Health impact
jpeg, 190kb

·         Guidelines for health sector response
jpeg, 313kb

·         Health-care worker intervention
jpeg, 291kb

·         Full infographic
pdf, 3.29Mb

Press Release 20 June 2013

WHO report highlights violence against women as a ‘global health problem of epidemic proportions’

New clinical and policy guidelines launched to guide health sector response

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/violence_against_women_20130620/en/index.html

 

 

World Health Organization

STATUS REPORT ON ALCOHOL AND HEALTH IN 35 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 2013 [20 June 2013]

http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/alcohol-use/publications/2013/status-report-on-alcohol-and-health-in-35-european-countries-2013

or

http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/190430/Status-Report-on-Alcohol-and-Health-in-35-European-Countries.pdf

[full-text, 171 pages]

see also

COUNTRY PROFILES

http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/alcohol-use/country-work/country-profiles

ALCOHOL AND THE WORKPLACE

By Peter Anderson

http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/191367/8-Alcohol-and-the-workplace.pdf

 

 

Federal

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases

D. Andrew Austin, Analyst in Economic Policy

Mindy R. Levit, Analyst in Public Finance

September 25, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL31967.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]

 

 

USA.GOV
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
What's Affected by a Government Shutdown?

http://www.usa.gov/shutdown.shtml

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Brookings

Center on Children & Families

Series: Social Genome Project Research | Number 48

Improving Children’s Life Chances: Estimates from the Social Genome Model [11 October 2013]

By: Kerry Searle Grannis and Isabel V. Sawhill

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2013/10/11-improving-childrens-life-chances-sawhill-grannis

or

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2013/10/11%20improving%20childrens%20life%20chances%20sawhill%20grannis/11%20improving%20childrens%20life%20chances%20sawhill%20grannis.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

 

 

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

107 CEO Changes In September

HIGHEST QUARTERLY TOTAL SINCE Q4 2008 [9 October 2013]

http://challengergray.com/press/PressRelease.aspx?PressUid=290

 

 

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI NOTES

October 2013, Vol. 34, No. 10

“Amount of Savings Needed for Health Expenses for People Eligible for Medicare: More Rare Good News,” and “IRA Asset Allocation, 2011” [10 October 2013]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5281

or

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_10_Oct-13_RetSvgs-IRAs.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

Press Release 10 October 2013

Estimated Savings Needed for Retiree Health Continues Drop

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR-1045.09Oct13.RetHlthSvgs1.pdf

Press Release 10 October 2013

“Extreme” IRA Allocations More Likely Among Younger Workers With Smaller Balances

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR-1046.10Oct13.IRAs.pdf

 

 

Foundation for Child Development

& Migration Policy Institute

IS THE UNITED STATES BAD FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH? RISK AND RESILIENCE AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS [9 October 2013]

Author: Jennifer Van Hook, Nancy S. Landale, & Marianne M. Hillemeir/ Migration Policy Institute / July 29, 2013

http://fcd-us.org/resources/united-states-bad-childrens-health-risk-and-resilience-among-young-children-immigrants

or

http://fcd-us.org/sites/default/files/COI-ChildHealth.pdf

[full-text, 33 pages]

 

 

RAND

Factors Affecting Physician Professional Satisfaction and Their Implications for Patient Care, Health Systems, and Health Policy [9 October 2013]

by Mark William Friedberg, Peggy G. Chen, Kristin R. Van Busum, Frances Aunon, Chau Pham, John Caloyeras, Soeren Mattke, Emma Pitchforth, Denise D. Quigley, Robert H. Brook, F. Jay Crosson, Michael Tutty

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR439.html

or

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR400/RR439/RAND_RR439.pdf

[full-text, 152 pages]

or

Summary

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR400/RR439/RAND_RR439.sum.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

and

APPENDIX MATERIALS

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR400/RR439/RAND_RR439.appendixes.pdf

[full-text, 61 pages]

 

 

Towers Watson

Executive Pay Matter

Most U.S. Public Companies Concerned About Complying With Proposed CEO Pay Ratio Rule, Towers Watson Poll Finds [10 October 2013]

http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Insights/Newsletters/Global/executive-pay-matters/2013/Most-US-Public-Companies-Concerned-About-Complying-With-Proposed-CEO-Pay-Ratio-Rule

Press Release 10 October 2013

Majority of U.S. Public Companies Concerned About Complying With Proposed CEO Pay Ratio Rule, Towers Watson Poll Finds

Only one in 10 companies believes disclosure will provide important information

http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Press/2013/10/majority-of-us-public-companies-concerned-about-complying-with-proposed-ceo-pay-ratio-rule

 

 

Law



Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Processes, and Effects

Clinton T. Brass, Coordinator, Specialist in Government Organization and Management

September 25, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34680.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

 

FindLaw
http://www.findlaw.com/
EMPLOYMENT LAW
http://employment.findlaw.com/

 

Statistical Reports

 

OECD Employment and Labour Market Statistics

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/employment/data/oecd-employment-and-labour-market-statistics_lfs-data-en


USA.GOV
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
What's Affected by a Government Shutdown?

http://www.usa.gov/shutdown.shtml

 

 

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

 

 

ADAPT Forum on Internships: Internships and Traineeships: Occupational Transition or Exploitation? October 25-26, 2013 in Bergamo, Italy

http://moodle.adaptland.it/mod/resource/view.php?id=6823

[FLYER]

and

http://moodle.adaptland.it/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=214

 


            Launching the BLG Leadership Academy

Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/new-developments-launching-the-blg-leadership-academy/

BLG LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: Developing Pragmatic Leaders
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/blg/


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/index2.html
or
http://www.campdesmilles.org/home2.html
[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 2013, 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: New Voice, New Insights, RESULTS-ORIENTED

Creativity Tips From 5 World-Famous Artists
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Oct 2, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/linksy/creativity-tips-from-5-world-famous-artists/


 --see also
BACHARACH LEADERSHIP GROUP (BLG)

http://sambacharach.com/blg-lead/
and
INC.com &  Inc. Magazine
www.inc.com
Samuel Bacharach Articles
http://www.inc.com/author/samuel-bacharach

 

                Are You Listening, Congress? 8 Things to Remember When You Play Chicken

Leadership, Obama, and the Art of the Schmooze

Leadership Lessons From a Dysfunctional Congress

Creativity Tips From 5 World-Famous Artists

Senator Ted Cruz and the Pitfalls of Zealot Leadership
4 Ways to Justify a Good Idea

5 Steps to Becoming an Innovation Champion

President Obama, Syria, and the Leadership of Muddling Through
Using Summer's End To Boost Your Creativity
4 Strategies That Inspire Creativity

Leadership Without Presumption: Lessons From Eisenhower

5 Productivity Strategies from the Mind of Richard Feynman

Coaching: Beyond the Sports Icon

5 Classic Movies, 5 Leadership Lessons
5 Leadership Lessons From a Hollywood Pope
4 Reasons Your Employees Resist Change--And How To Overcome Them
Are You Still a Great Leader?
4 Lessons for Mid-Life Entrepreneurs
5 Leadership Lessons From the Seder
The One Thing You Need To Create Change
How Competition Makes You Better: 4 Lessons from Picasso and Matisse
Change: A Play in 4 Acts
Creativity Tips From 5 Very Funny People
Great Leaders Know When to Step Down: A Lesson From the Pope
5 Reasons Leaders Fail
Stop Procrastinating: 5 Tips From Ben Franklin
How to Avoid a Desperate Decision
You Talk Too Much
Leading for a Gender-Inclusive Workplace
Can You Manage and Lead?
How to Hang Onto Your Best & Brightest
Negotiation: How to Play the Doomsday Strategy
Your Own Private Whale: Leadership Lessons From Moby Dick
Why He Won: A Lesson in What People Really Want in a Leader
The Leadership Gifts of Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Will They Tell You You're Naked?
5 Traits of True Leaders
How to Lead Creative Geeks
Boosting "Big Mo"
Leadership Training for Your High-Potential Employees
Gen-Y Employees: How to Motivate Them
The 5 Traits of High-Potential Employees
Why You Should Say What You Pay Employees
How to Change Your Mind Without Being a Flip-Flopper
Don't Do Office Politics? Then You Don't Do Leadership.
Leading Teams: Find the Right Balance Between Hands-on and Hands-off
Charisma Is Not Enough. Great Leaders Execute

 

 

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