Wednesday, April 24, 2013

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 24 April 2013

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, 24 April 2013 

 


Academic Research

 


IZA Policy Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---

56           Connecting the Disconnected: Improving Education and Employment Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Youth    

55           Slovakia: A Catching Up Euro Area Member In and Out of the Crisis         

54           Why Do Russian Firms Use Fixed-Term and Agency Work Contracts?


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)

Economic Brief

STATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN EAST AFRICA [23 April 2013]

http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/Economic%20Brief%20-%20State%20of%20Infrastructure%20in%20East%20Africa.pdf

[full-text, 31 pages]

 

 

European Commission

EuroStat

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN EUROPE 2013 EDITION [12 April 2013]

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-GN-13-001

or

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-GN-13-001/EN/KS-GN-13-001-EN.PDF

[full-text, 148 pages]

 

 

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

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

COMPARATIVE STUDY
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Audiovisual sector [17 April 2013]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1202044s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1202044s/tn1202044s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn1202044s/tn1202044s.pdf
[full-text, 100 pages]

 

 

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

European Monitoring Centre pn Change (EMCC)

European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)

ERM QUARTERLY, Qtr. 1, April 2013 [19 April 2013]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/templates/displaydoc.php?docID=76

[full-text, 4 pages

 

 

Government of India

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

National Sample Survey Office

STATUS OF EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN INDIA [published March 2013]

NSS 6th Round 2009-2010

http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/nss_report_551.pdf

[full-text, 296 pages]

 

 

Government of India

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

[INDIA] INFRASTRUCTURE STATISTICS 2013 [March 2013]
http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/infra_stat_2013/main_infra_stat_2013.htm

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Working Paper 1/2013

International perspectives on women and work in hotels, catering and tourism [7 April 2013]

by Thomas Baum

http://www.ilo.org/gender/Informationresources/WCMS_209867/lang--en/index.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---gender/documents/publication/wcms_209867.pdf

[full-text, 75 pages]

 

 

World Bank

GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2013: MONITORING THE MDGs--RURAL-URBAN DYNAMICS [18 April 2013]

http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTDECPROSPECTS/0,,contentMDK:23391146~pagePK:64165401~piPK:64165026~theSitePK:476883,00.html

or

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPROSPECTS/Resources/334934-1327948020811/8401693-1355753354515/8980448-1366123749799/GMR_2013_Full_Report.pdf

[full-text, 194 pages]

 

 

World Bank

WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 2013 [18 April 2013]

http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821398241

[read online, 152 pages]
Redesigned! WDI 2013 publication (PDF - 27mb) | Buy
New! Online tables
Redesigned! Data Finder Apps (iOS and Android)

Press Release 18 April 2013
World Development Indicators 2013 Released

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/04/18/world-development-indicators-2013-released

 

 

World Bank

NOTE

THE STATE OF THE POOR: WHERE ARE THE POOR AND WHERE ARE THEY POOREST? [17 April 2013]

http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/State_of_the_poor_paper_April17.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

 

 

Federal

 

 

BLS: Beyond the Numbers, April 2013, vol. 2, no. 10

PAY & BENEFITS

RETIREMENT AND MEDICAL BENEFITS: WHO HAS BOTH? [17 April 2013]

By Lindsay B. Kimbro and Michelle B. Mayfield

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/retirement-and-medical-benefits-who-has-both.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/pdf/retirement-and-medical-benefits-who-has-both.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

 

 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Testimony:

Using the Chained CPI to Index Social Security, Other Federal Programs, and the Tax Code for Inflation

Jeffrey Kling, Associate Director for Economic Analysis

Before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

April 18, 2013

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44083_ChainedCPI.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

Summary:
http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44083

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Expediting the Return to Work: Approaches in the Unemployment Compensation Program

Julie M. Whittaker, Specialist in Income Security

April 18, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43044.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

ECONOMIC RECOVERY: SUSTAINING U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH IN A POST-CRISIS ECONOMY

Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy

April 18, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41332.pdf

[full-text, 30 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Small Business: Access to Capital and Job Creation

Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government

April 18, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40985.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Foreign Investment and National Security: Economic Considerations

James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

April 4, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL34561.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

 

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

InfoBrief

NSF 13-323 /  April 2013

Baccalaureate Origins of U.S.-trained S&E Doctorate Recipients [22 April 2013]

by Mark K. Fiegener and Steven L. Proudfoot

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf13323/

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf13323/nsf13323.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

 

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Academic Institution Profiles [17 April 2013]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/profiles/academic/

 

 

U.S. Department of State

COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES FOR 2012 [19 April 2013]

http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER (BPC)

A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-Wide Cost Containment [18 April 2013]

http://bipartisanpolicy.org/sites/default/files/Cost%20Containment%20Report.pdf

[full-text, 142 pages]

Executive Summary

http://bipartisanpolicy.org/sites/default/files/BPC%20Health%20Care%20Cost%20Containment%20Report%20Executive%20Summary.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

HOW TO BUILD A BETTER HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM

By Tom Daschle, Bill Frist, Pete Domenici and Alice Rivlin

April 18, 2013

http://bipartisanpolicy.org/news/articles/2013/04/how-build-better-health-care-system

Press Release 18 April 2013

Bipartisan Policy Center Proposes New Modernized, Integrated Medicare System and Tax Reforms to Encourage Greater Efficiency and Competition

Recommendations Urge Better Quality, Higher Value Health Care

http://bipartisanpolicy.org/news/press-releases/2013/04/bipartisan-policy-center-proposes-new-modernized-integrated-medicare-sys

 

 

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

Issue Brief No. 3, April 2013

SIDE-BY SIDE COMPARISON OF 2013 SENATE IMMIGRATION FRAMEWORK WITH 2006 AND 2007 SENATE LEGISLATION [17 April 2013]

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/CIRbrief-2013SenateFramework-Side-by-Side.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

MPI's research and data resources most on point to the ongoing immigration debate are collected in one place: www.migrationpolicy.org/cir

 

 

WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)

Emerging Technology in Health Engagement [online April 2013]

A report by WorldatWork and Buck Consultants

March 2013

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=71428

[full-text, 28 pages]

 

 

Law

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Codes of Conduct for Multinational Corporations: An Overview

James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

April 16, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20803.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

SUMMARY ESTIMATES FOR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES: EMPLOYMENT, SALES, AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR 2011 [18 April 2013]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2013/mnc2011.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2013/_pdf/mnc2011.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2013/_xls/mnc2011.xls

[spreadsheet]

 

 

BLS: NOTE: . The final release of Mass Layoffs Statistics data will occur on June 21st, with publication of the May 2013 data.  

MASS LAYOFFS -- MARCH 2013 [23 April 2013]

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

or

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

[full-text, 9 pages]

 

 

BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- MARCH 2013 [19 April 2013]

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

or

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

[full-text, 21 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS  FIRST QUARTER 2013 [18 April 2013]

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

or

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

[full-text, 10 pages]

 

 

BLS: COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY OF 2012 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES [17 April 2013]

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

or

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

[full-text, 5 pages]

 

 

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

 

Editor's Note: The following example focuses on OLIVIER SERRAT who has produced numerous briefs and materials useful to the field of Human Resources and other related disciplines. Cornell/ILR's Catherwood Library collects most of his intellectual product at http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/do/search/?q=author_lname%3A%22Serrat%22%20author_fname%3A%22Olivier%22&start=0&context=36020

Additionally his work can be found at http://www.adb.org/site/knowledge-management/main or http://www.scribd.com/Knowledge_Solutions

Social Innovaton Exchange (SIX)

http://www.socialinnovationexchange.org/

About SIX

http://www.socialinnovationexchange.org/about

 


INVITATION:

Institute for Workplace Studies Colloquium Series

Beyond the Checklist: Protecting Patient Safety with Suzanne Gordon

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/colloquium.html

WHEN: Thursday, May 16, 2013

6:30 pm: Check‐in and reception

7:00‐9:00 pm: Program and Dinner

WHERE: The Cornell Club

6 E. 44th Street

New York, NY 10017

FEE: $55 (includes reception and dinner)

REGISTER at https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/registration/login/login.html?CFID=6275380&CFTOKEN=74117161&jsessionid=8430715a00e188abb04a35625f4b78684b05

 

 

Toulouse Business School (Work Employment and Health Research Group)

in collaboration with

ADAPT; Marco Biagi Centre for International and Comparative Studies;

ANMIL, the Italian National Association for Injured and Disabled Workers;

Middlesex University Business School; and

Curtin University Business School.

CALL FOR PAPERS-

http://www.esc-toulouse.fr/en/contribution-conference-3rd-international-conference-vulnerable-workers-and-precarious-work

3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VULNERABLE WORKERS AND PRECARIOUS WORK--Toulouse, France 12-13 September 2013

http://www.esc-toulouse.fr/en/evenements/09/12-13/2013-3rd-international-conference-vulnerable-workers-and-precarious-work



USA.GOV

MOBILE APPS GALLERY

http://apps.usa.gov/



ADAPT  University Press

Revista Internacional y Comparada

de RELACIONES LABORALES Y DERECHO DEL EMPLEO

see

http://www.adapt.it/definitvo_flyer.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Solicitud de Ponencias [Call for Papers]

 

Association for International and Comparative Studies in the Field of Labour Law and Industrial Relations (ADAPT)

ADAPT Labour Studies BOOK-SERIES

Youth Unemployment in Africa: Recent Developments and New Challenges

Call for Papers [DEADLINE 1 July 2013]

http://www.adapt.it/englishbulletin/docs/cfp_rev.pdf

 


            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 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: New Voice, New Insights, RESULTS-ORIENTED

4 Reasons Your Employees Resist Change–And How to Overcome Them
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Apr 17, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/4-reasons-your-employees-resist-change-and-how-to-overcome-them/



 --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


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

 

 

________________________________________________________________________

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.

 


Wednesday, April 17, 2013

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 17 April 2013

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, 17 April 2013 

 


Academic Research

 


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---

7346       Firm-Level Heterogeneity and the Decision to Export: A Real Option Approach  

7345       Nominal or Real? The Impact of Regional Price Levels on Satisfaction with Life    

7344       Does Experience Rating Reduce Disability Inflow?            

7343       Firm-Level Monopsony and the Gender Pay Gap             

7342       Firm Market Power and the Earnings Distribution            

7341       RCross Sections Are History        

7340       How Do Voters Respond to Information? Evidence from a Randomized Campaign           

7339       Climate Amenities, Climate Change, and American Quality of Life             

7338       The Radical Innovation Investment Decision Refined      

7337       Can Microinsurance Help Prevent Child Labor? An Impact Evaluation from Pakistan         

7336       Job Search Channels, Neighborhood Effects and Wages Inequality in Developing Countries: The Colombian Case     

7335       "Thou Shalt Not Covet ...": Prohibitions, Temptation and Moral Values

(forthcoming in: Journal of Public Economics)    

7333       Entrepreneurship Programs in Developing Countries: A Meta Regression Analysis           

7332       Making it Work: The Mixed Embeddedness of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in New Zealand             

7331       Male Wage Inequality and Marital Dissolution: Is There a Link?

7330       Extended Unemployment Benefits and Early Retirement: Program Complementarity and Program Substitution      

7329       Untangling Trade and Technology: Evidence from Local Labor Markets  

7328       How Does Subjective Well-Being Evolve with Age? A Literature Review

(forthcoming in: Journal of Population Ageing)  

7327       The Costs of Worker Displacement in Urban Labor Markets of China

(forthcoming in: IZA Journal of Labor and Development, 2013)


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)

SOUTHERN AFRICA QUARTERLY OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS, 4TH Quarter 2012,Issue No. 7 [online 10 April 2013]

http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Project-and-Operations/Southern%20Africa%20Quarterly%20Review%20and%20Analysis%20-%204th%20Quarter%202012%20-%20Issue%207.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]



International Labour Organization (ILO)

TRICKED AND TRAPPED: HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE MIDDLE EAST [9 April 2013]

by Hélène Harroff-Tavel and Alix Nasri

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/arpro/beirut/what/events/2013/trafick-13/index.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/arpro/beirut/downloads/events/2013/traffick-13/report.pdf

[full-text, 150 pages]

Press Release 9 April 2013

Tricked and trapped: How migrant workers are getting a raw deal in the Middle East

ILO reveals how an estimated 600,000 migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour across the Middle East at the first-ever tripartite regional conference on human trafficking

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/arpro/beirut/downloads/info/press/2013/pr_090413.pdf

 

 

OECD

SYNERGIES FOR BETTER LEARNING: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT [11 April 2013]

http://www.oecd.org/edu/school/synergies-for-better-learning.htm
or
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/education/synergies-for-better-learning-an-international-perspective-on-evaluation-and-assessment_9789264190658-en

[read online, 721 pages]

 

United Nations Development Programme

Regional Bureau for Arab States

Arab Human Development Report Research Paper Series 2013

ARAB SPRING: DEMOGRAPHICS IN A REGION IN TRANSITION [2013]

by Barry Mirkin

http://www.arab-hdr.org/publications/other/ahdrps/AHDR%20ENG%20Arab%20Spring%20Mirkinv3.pdf

[full-text, 34 pages]

 

 

UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)

Human Development Data for the Arab States

Statistical Profiles

http://www.arab-hdr.org/data/profiles/

DATA BY INDICATOR
http://www.arab-hdr.org/data/indicators/index.aspx

StatPlanet World Map

http://www.arab-hdr.org/data/map/index.aspx

Database Query Tool

http://www.arab-hdr.org/data/query/index.aspx

GOVERNANCE INDICATORS (POGAR)

http://www.arab-hdr.org/data/pogar.aspx

MDG Goals and Targets
http://www.arab-hdr.org/mdg/stats.aspx



World Bank

EAST ASIA AND PACFIC ECONOMIC UPDATE: A FINE BALANCE [15 April 2013]

http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/EAP/eap-update-april-2013.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

Press Release 15 April 2013

Strong Domestic Demand Drives Increasing Growth in East Asia Pacific

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/04/15/strong-domestic-demand-drives-increasing-growth-in-east-asia-pacific



World Bank

THE PIRATES OF SOMALIA: ENDING THE THREAT, REBUILDING A NATION [11 April 2013]

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTAFRICA/Resources/pirates-of-somalia-main-report-web.pdf

[full-text, 218 pages]

Press Release 11 April 2013
Ending Somali Piracy Will Need On-Shore Solutions and International Support to Rebuild Somalia
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/04/11/ending-somali-piracy-will-need-on-shore-solutions-and-international-support-to-rebuild-somalia

FACT SHEET
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTAFRICA/Resources/pirates-of-somalia-executive-fact-sheet.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]



 

 

Federal

 

 

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Publication

Workplace Violence Against Government Employees, 1994-2011 [11 April 2013]

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4615

or

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/wvage9411.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

 

 

BLS Report 1041

A PROFILE OF THE WORKING POOR, 2011 [11 April 2013]

http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2011.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

 

BLS: Beyond the Numbers, vol. 2, no. 9

EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

CAREERS IN THE GROWING FIELD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES [11 April 2013]

by Lauren Csorny

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/careers-in-growing-field-of-information-technology-services.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/pdf/careers-in-growing-field-of-information-technology-services.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

 

 

Census

Tip Sheet, 11 April 2013
Economic Characteristics of Households in the United States: Third Quarter 2011
http://www.census.gov/sipp/tables/quarterly-est/household-char/hsehld-char-11.html

or

http://www.census.gov/sipp/tables/quarterly-est/household-char/2011/3-qtr/table1.xls

[spreadsheet]

 

 

Census

2012 ANNUAL SURVEY OF STATE GOVERNMENT TAX COLLECTIONS [11 April 2013]

http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/

State Ranking table [PDF]
Figure 1 [PDF]
Infographic [PDF]
Detailed table

Press Release 11 April 2013
Census Bureau Reports State Government Tax Collections Reach High of Nearly $800 Billion in Fiscal Year 2012
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb13-67.html

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

"Hollowing Out" in U.S. Manufacturing: Analysis and Issues for Congress

Marc Levinson, Section Research Manager

April 15, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41712.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets: Implications of a Withdrawal

James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

April 8, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34319.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Latin America: Terrorism Issues

Mark P. Sullivan, Specialist in Latin American Affairs

June S. Beittel, Analyst in Latin American Affairs

April 5, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/RS21049.pdf

[full-text, 36 pages]

 

 

U.S. Department of Labor; Wage and Hour Division
Press Release 12 April 2013
US Department of Labor obtains more than $35 million in back wages for nearly 5,000 workers in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Recovery is among largest in department's history
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/whd/WHD20130586.htm

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Federal Student Loan Debt Burden of Noncompleters [9 April 2013]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2013155

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2013/2013155.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

The Adult Education Training and Education Survey (ATES) Pilot Study [9 April 2013]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2013190

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2013/2013190.pdf

[full-text, 301 pages]



National Science Foundation (NSF)

NATIONAL PATTERNS OF R&D RESOURCES: 2010-11 DATA UPDATE [15 April 2013]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf13318/

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf13318/pdf/nsf13318.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

 

 

U.S. State Departmen t

HUMANRIGHTS.GOV

http://www.humanrights.gov/

 

 

White House

Office of Management and Budget

BUDGET OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, FISCAL YEAR 2014 [10 April 2013]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget

or

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/budget.pdf

[full-text, 244 pages]

or
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionGPO.action?collectionCode=BUDGET

or

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action;jsessionid=TnnyRnhSV4hzYXs2JzJ7K3LR2ghh8sPrrhmYfxGJ0qN2PdcFqxL5!1585887836!-1563472328?collectionCode=BUDGET&browsePath=Fiscal+Year+2014&isCollapsed=false&leafLevelBrowse=false&isDocumentResults=true&ycord=0

 

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

Press Release April 10, 2013 #1017

FY 2014 Obama Budget Proposal:

The Impact of a Retirement Savings Account Cap
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR-1017.Advise.10Apr13.RetCap.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]

 

National Urban League

STATE OF BLACK AMERICA 2013: REDEEM THE DREAM--JOBS REBUILD AMERICA [10 April 2013]

http://nul.iamempowered.com/content/state-black-america-2013

or

http://www.iamempowered.com/soba/2013/read/sobaonlinereader

or

http://www.iamempowered.com/node/74570

[read online, 206 pages]

 

 

Towers Watson

CLOSING THE IT TALENT GAP IN HEALTH CARE {28 March 2013]

The Towers Watson 2013 Health Care IT Survey Report

http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Insights/IC-Types/Survey-Research-Results/2013/03/Closing-the-IT-Talent-Gap-in-Health-Care

or

http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={FDC8826F-9245-40B5-B03E-698F21DBD1D4}

[full-text, 6 pages]
Press Release 11 April 2013
U.S. Health Care Providers Having Difficulty Recruiting Experienced IT Workers, Towers Watson Survey Finds
http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Press/2013/04/US-Health-Care-Providers-Having-Difficulty-Recruiting-Experienced-IT-Workers-Towers-Watson-Survey



World Economic Forum (WEF)

GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REPORT 2013: GROWTH AND JOBS IN A HYPERCONNECTED WORLD [10 April 2013]
http://www.weforum.org/reports/global-information-technology-report-2013
or
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GITR_Report_2013.pdf

[full-text, 409 pages]
Press Release 10 April 2013
Global Information Technology Report highlights lack of progress in bridging the new digital divide
http://www.weforum.org/news/global-information-technology-report-highlights-lack-progress-bridging-new-digital-divide

 

 

 

Law

 

 

Baker & McKenzie

GLOBAL MOBILITY HANDBOOK 2013 [26 February 2013]

http://www.bakermckenzie.com/globalmigration/globalmobility/

or

http://www.bakermckenzie.com/files/Uploads/Documents/Global%20Employment/bk_globalmigration_globalmobilityhandbook2013.pdf

[full-text, 595 pages]

 

 

Baker & McKenzie

GLOBAL LABOUR RELATIONS LAW, Issue 1 2013

http://bakerxchange.com/rv/ff000ef33d9202ba63f0a43be44798c111bb178b
or
http://bakerxchange.com/rv/ff000ef33d9202ba63f0a43be44798c111bb178b/p=9

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Workforce Investment Act and the One-Stop Delivery System

David H. Bradley, Specialist in Labor Economics

April 5, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41135.pdf

[full-text, 51 pages]

 

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--MARCH 2013 [16 April 2013]

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

or

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

[full-text, 38 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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


BLS: REAL EARNINGS * MARCH 2013 [16 April 2013]

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

or

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

[full-text, 5 pages]

 

 

BLS New York-New Jersey Information Office

MASS LAYOFFS IN NEW YORK--2012 ANNUAL TOTALS [15 April 2013]

http://www.bls.gov/ro2/nymlsa.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/ro2/nymlsa.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

 

 

BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2013 [12 April 2013]

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

 

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

[full-text, 22 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2013 [11 April 2013]

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: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- FEBRUARY 2013 [10 April 2013]

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


INVITATION:

Institute for Workplace Studies Colloquium Series

Beyond the Checklist: Protecting Patient Safety with Suzanne Gordon

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/colloquium.html

WHEN: Thursday, May 16, 2013

6:30 pm: Check‐in and reception

7:00‐9:00 pm: Program and Dinner

WHERE: The Cornell Club

6 E. 44th Street

New York, NY 10017

FEE: $55 (includes reception and dinner)

REGISTER at https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/registration/login/login.html?CFID=6275380&CFTOKEN=74117161&jsessionid=8430715a00e188abb04a35625f4b78684b05

 

 

Toulouse Business School (Work Employment and Health Research Group)

in collaboration with

ADAPT; Marco Biagi Centre for International and Comparative Studies;

ANMIL, the Italian National Association for Injured and Disabled Workers;

Middlesex University Business School; and

Curtin University Business School.

CALL FOR PAPERS-

http://www.esc-toulouse.fr/en/contribution-conference-3rd-international-conference-vulnerable-workers-and-precarious-work

3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VULNERABLE WORKERS AND PRECARIOUS WORK--Toulouse, France 12-13 September 2013

http://www.esc-toulouse.fr/en/evenements/09/12-13/2013-3rd-international-conference-vulnerable-workers-and-precarious-work



USA.GOV

MOBILE APPS GALLERY

http://apps.usa.gov/



ADAPT  University Press

Revista Internacional y Comparada

de RELACIONES LABORALES Y DERECHO DEL EMPLEO

see

http://www.adapt.it/definitvo_flyer.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Solicitud de Ponencias [Call for Papers]

 

Association for International and Comparative Studies in the Field of Labour Law and Industrial Relations (ADAPT)

ADAPT Labour Studies BOOK-SERIES

Youth Unemployment in Africa: Recent Developments and New Challenges

Call for Papers [DEADLINE 1 July 2013]

http://www.adapt.it/englishbulletin/docs/cfp_rev.pdf

 


            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 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: New Voice, New Insights, RESULTS-ORIENTED

This Week's 10 Best Leadership Links [April 8-12]
Posted by Admin on Apr 12, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/linksy/this-weeks-10-best-leadership-links-april-8-12/

When It's Time For Someone Else To Take Charge
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Apr 12, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/when-its-time-for-someone-else-to-take-charge/

A Small Leadership Lesson From Margret Thatcher
Posted by Admin on Apr 10, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/a-small-leadership-lesson-from-margret-thatcher/



 --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


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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