Wednesday, February 12, 2014

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 12 February 2014

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, 12 February 2014



Academic Research

 

 

ADAPT UNIVERSITY PRESS

www.adapt.it

E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies
Volume 3, No. 1 January 2014
http://adapt.it/EJCLS/index.php/ejcls_adapt/issue/current
or
http://adapt.it/EJCLS/index.php/ejcls_adapt/article/download/161/218
[full-text, 172 pages]

 

 

National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions (NCSCBHEP)

JOURNAL OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE ACADEMY, Vol. 5, Issue 1

http://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol5/iss1/

 


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---

7947       Obesity and the Labor Market: A Fresh Look at the Weight Penalty

7946       The Effect of Behavioral Codes and Gender on Honesty

7945       Awareness Reduces Racial Bias  

7944       Happy in the Hood? The Impact of Residential Segregation on Self-Reported Happiness

7943       Human Well-being and In-Work Benefits: A Randomized Controlled Trial  

7942       Longitudinal Evidence for a Midlife Nadir in Human Well-being: Results from Four Data Sets  

7941       Information, Market Incentives, and Student Performance 

7940       "I wish I knew ..."– Misperceived Ability, School Track Counseling Services and Performances in Upper Secondary Education  

7939       Does Longer Compulsory Education Equalize Schooling by Gender and Rural/Urban Residence? 

7938       Gender Discrimination in Property Rights 

7937       Common Law Marriage and Male/Female Convergence in Labor Supply and Time Use 


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)

ASIAN BONDS ONLINE: AN ASEAN+3 INITIATIVE

http://asianbondsonline.adb.org/index.php

 

 

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

WORKING CONDITIONS AND JOB QUALITY: COMPARING SECTORS IN EUROPE--OVERVIEW REPORT [10 February 2014]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1384.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2013/84/en/1/EF1384EN.pdf

[full-text, 66 pages]

 

 

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

SECTORAL INFORMATION SHEETS [FOR COMPARING WORKING CONDITIONS ACROSS SECTORS IN EUROPE][10 February 2014]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/surveys/ewcs/2010/sectorprofiles.htm

 

Human health sector: Working conditions and job quality

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef13846.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2013/846/en/1/EF13846EN.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

 

Retail sector: Working conditions and job quality

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef13844.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2013/844/en/1/EF13844EN.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

 

Wholesale sector: Working conditions and job quality

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef13845.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2013/845/en/1/EF13845EN.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

 

 

 

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

MENTAL HEALTH AND WORK: THE UNITED KINGDOM [10 February 2014]

http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/mentalhealthandwork-unitedkingdom.htm
or
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/employment/mental-health-and-work-united-kingdom_9789264204997-en
or

http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/employment/mental-health-and-work-united-kingdom_9789264204997-en#page1

[read online,  146 pages]

Press Release 10 February 2014

UK needs to tackle high cost of mental-ill health, says OECD

http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/uk-needs-to-tackle-high-cost-of-mental-ill-health.htm

 

 

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

FRAGILE STATES 2014: DOMESTIC REVENUE MOBILISATION IN FRAGILE STATES [6 February 2014]

http://www.oecd.org/dac/incaf/resourceflowstofragilestates.htm

or

http://www.oecd.org/dac/incaf/FSR_2014.pdf

[full-text, 104 pages]

Press Release 6 February 2014

Donors doing too little to strengthen domestic revenues in fragile states, OECD says

http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/donors-doing-too-little-to-strengthen-domestic-revenues-in-fragile-states.htm

 

 

Federal

 

 

Census

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: 2013 [4 February 2014]

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/education/cb14-tps11.html

or

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

DETAILED TABLES

http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2013/tables.html

 

 

Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

China's Compliance With the World Trade Organization and International Trade Rules [Hearing] [15 January 2014]

http://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/china%E2%80%99s-compliance-with-the-world-trade-organization-and-international-trade-rules

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Inflation and the Real Minimum Wage: A Fact Sheet

Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy

January 8, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42973.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Status of Mexican Trucks in the United States: Frequently Asked Questions

John Frittelli, Specialist in Transportation Policy

January 3, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41821.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

 

 

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

NANOMANUFACTURING: Emergence and Implications for U.S. Competitiveness, the Environment, and Human Health GAO-14-181SP: Published: Jan 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Feb 7, 2014

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-181SP

or

http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/660591.pdf

[full-text, 125 pages]

 

 

Joint Econonic Committe (Democrats) (JEC)

STEM EDUCATION FOR THE INNOVATION ECONOMY [27 January 2014]

http://www.jec.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=9bfced75-07a0-466b-a94b-8ab399582995

[full-text, 10 pages]

 

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDICATORS 2014 [6 February 2014]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/content/etc/nsb1401.pdf

[full-text, 600 pages]
Science and Engineering Labor Force ( 1.02 MB)

 

 

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Office of Retirement and Disability Policy

Research and Statistics Note No. 2014-02

CHARACTERISTICS OF NONINSTITUTIONALIZED DI AND SSI PROGRM PARTICIPANTS, 2010 UPDATE [6 February 2014]

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/rsnotes/rsn2014-02.html

or

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/rsnotes/rsn2014-02.pdf

[full-text, 26 pages]

 

 

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC and SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)

U.S.-CHINA TRADE DATA--FEBRUARY 2014 [6 February 2014]

http://www.uscc.gov/trade-bulletin/february-2014-trade-bulletin

or

http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/trade_bulletins/Trade%20Bulletin_02.06.14.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Health Research Institute (HRI)

Health insurance premiums: comparing ACA exchange rates to the employer-based market

http://www.healthreformgps.org/wp-content/uploads/pwc-1-31.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

Press Release 31 January 2014

PwC report finds Marketplace premiums comparable to employer-sponsored coverage

http://www.healthreformgps.org/resources/pwc-report-finds-marketplace-premiums-comparable-to-employer-sponsored-coverage/

 

 

RAND Europe

Regulating quality and safety of health and social care: International experiences [7 February 2014]

by Daniel Schweppenstedde, Saba Hinrichs, Uzor Ogbu, Eric C. Schneider, Dionne S. Kringos, Niek S. Klazinga, Judith Healy, Lauri Vuorenkoski, Reinhard Busse, Benoit Guerin, Emma Pitchforth, Ellen Nolte

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR561.html

or

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR500/RR561/RAND_RR561.pdf

[full-text, 184 pages]

and

Summary

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR500/RR561/RAND_RR561.sum.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

 

 

Towers Watson

GLOBAL PENSIONS ASSET STUDY 2014 [5 February 2014]

http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Insights/IC-Types/Survey-Research-Results/2014/02/Global-Pensions-Asset-Study-2014

or

http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={FC7365D3-3FF8-4558-B0E5-DBFA472C2E51}

[full-text, 39 pages]

Press Release 5 February 2014

Global pension fund assets hit record high in 2013

Global pension balance sheets continue to strengthen

http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Press/2014/02/Global-pension-fund-assets-hit-record-high-in-2013

 

 

Upjohn Institute

Upjohn Institute working paper 14-206

SOCIAL SECURITY AND DIVORCE DECISIONS [4 February 2014]

by Marcus Dillender, W.E. Upjohn Institute

http://research.upjohn.org/up_workingpapers/206/

or

http://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1223&context=up_workingpapers

[full-text, 34 pages]

 

 

Law

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background, Legislation, and Policy Issues

Wendy Ginsberg, Analyst in American National Government

January 23, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/R41933.pdf

[full-text, 30 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts: Procedural and Operational Changes

Andrew Nolan, Legislative Attorney

Richard M. Thompson II, Legislative Attorney

January 16, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/R43362.pdf

[full-text, 26 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Constitutional Analysis of Suspicionless Drug Testing Requirements for the Receipt of Governmental Benefits

David H. Carpenter,  Legislative Attorney

January 29, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42326.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Vulnerable Youth: Background and Policies

Adrienne L. Fernandes-Alcantara, Specialist in Social Policy

January 13, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33975.pdf

[full-text, 69 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Post-Employment, “Revolving Door,” Laws for Federal Personnel

Jack Maskell, Legislative Attorney

January 7, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42728.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

WORKING CONDITIONS LAWS 2012: A GLOBAL REVIEW [6 February 2014]

http://www.ilo.org/travail/whatwedo/publications/WCMS_235155/lang--en/index.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---travail/documents/publication/wcms_235155.pdf

[full-text, 352 pages]

 

 

Legal Momentum

The Women's Legal Defense Fund

FACT SHEET: NEW YORK CITY'S PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT

http://www.scribd.com/doc/204550250/NYC-Pwfa-Fact-Sheet-01-28-14

Press Release 4 February 2014

New Fact Sheet on Legal Protections for Pregnant Workers in New York city

http://www.legalmomentum.org/press/new-fact-sheet-legal-protections-pregnant-workers-new-york-city

 

 

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Federal Register Proposed Rule
Representation-Case Procedures 6 February 2014
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/02/06/2014-02128/representation-case-procedures
Press Release 5 February 2014
The National Labor Relations Board Proposes Amendments to Improve Representation Case Procedures
http://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/national-labor-relations-board-proposes-amendments-improve-representation

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES - December 2013 [6 February 2014]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2014/trad1213.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2014/pdf/trad1213.pdf

[full-text, 50 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2014/xls/trad1213.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2014/pdf/trad1213_fax.pdf

 

 

BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – DECEMBER 2013 [11 February 2014]

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

or

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

[full-text, 18 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JANUARY 2014 [7 February 2014]

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 2013, Preliminary [6 February 2014]

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

or

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

[full-text, 12 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2013 [5 February 2014]

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

 

 

National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions (NCSCBHEP)

Announcement
41st Annual National Conference
A Joint Labor/Management Meeting
Achieving Successful Results in Higher Education through Collective Bargaining
CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York,
April 6, 7, 8, 2014
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ncscbhep



Cornell University

AMERICAN CAPITALISM: A HISTORY  [free MOOC] starting 17 MARCH 2014

https://www.edx.org/course/cornellx/cornellx-hist1514x-american-capitalism-1307

Register free at

https://courses.edx.org/register?course_id=CornellX/HIST1514x/1T2014&enrollment_action=enroll

See INTRODUCTORY VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/embed/KP6z7f4kSNE?autoplay=1&rel=0

ILR School/Cornell University

Press Release 8 January 2014

AMERICAN CAPITALISM "MOOC"

Hyman co-teaching one of Cornell's first massive open online courses

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/HymanMOOC_1814.html

 


            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 in 2014, 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/


Bacharach Leadership Group (BLG)

http://www.blg-lead.com/

VIDEOS on LEADERSHIP TOPICS

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDFVYXys-4uQ3nwFM2gjig/videos

or

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDFVYXys-4uQ3nwFM2gjig

 

 --see also
BACHARACH LEADERSHIP GROUP (BLG)

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

Leadership in the Age of Gamification and Wearables

In a Negotiation, Leaders Make the First Move

How to Establish Your Company's Organizational Culture

What Today's Leaders Can Learn From Napoleon's Mistakes

Why Good Leaders Don't Always Negotiate

How Leaders Reinvent Themselves

How to Retain Your Intrapreneurs

Leadership Can Be Learned [video]

How to Encourage an Environment of Ideas [video]
All Leaders Need 2 Key Skill Sets [video]

How Effective Leaders Prepare for Negotiation [video]

3 Ways to Reenergize Your Team

Great Leaders Know That Good Ideas Aren't Enough [video]

How to Earn Credibility as a Leader [video]

Build Teams for Creativity [video]

Why All Leaders Should Read Lord of the Flies

Can You Have Meetings and Still Innovate?

5 Ways to Boost Innovation Without Breaking the Bank

4 Innovation Lessons from Mozart               

Jeff Bezos' Innovation Formula

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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