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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, 30 April 2014

Academic Research

 

IZA Policy Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

81           Globalisation and the Future of the Welfare State

80           Youth Unemployment in Mediterranean Countries

(forthcoming in: Mediterranean Yearbook, 2014) 

79           Grand Estimating Workforce Disposal in the Italian Labour Market 

78           Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Sectoral and Macroeconomic Perspectives for Germany, the EU and the US

(forthcoming in: International Economics and Economic Policy, 2014)

77           Non-Standard Employment Patterns in the Netherlands


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

 

 

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

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)

ERM QUARTERLY, April 2014 [24 April 2014]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/templates/displaydoc.php?docID=84

[full-text, 4 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)

International Journal of Labour Research

TRADE UNIONS AND WORKER COOPERATIVES: WHERE ARE WE AT? [1 April 2014]

http://www.ilo.org/actrav/what/pubs/international-journal-labour-research/WCMS_240534/lang--en/index.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---actrav/documents/publication/wcms_240534.pdf

[full-text, 116 pages]

 

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Sectoral Activities Department

ILO Policy Guidelines on the promotion of decent work for early childhood education personnel
http://www.ilo.org/sector/Resources/codes-of-practice-and-guidelines/WCMS_236528/lang--en/index.htm

or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---sector/documents/normativeinstrument/wcms_236528.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

 

 

World Bank

INTERNATIONAL FLOWS TO LATIN AMERICA--ROCKING THE BOAT? LAC SEMIANNUAL REPORT, APRIL 2014 [24 April 2014]

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18029

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/18029/RockingTheBoat.pdf?sequence=4

[full-text, 55 pages]

 

 

World Bank

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD: DIMENSIONS FOR SUCCESS [23 April 2014]

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18031

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/18031/9781464802027.pdf?sequence=1

[full-text, 287 pages]

 

 

World Bank

SABER (SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR BETTER EDUCATION RESULTS): STRENGTHENING EDUCATON SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE LEARNING FOR ALL

http://saber.worldbank.org/index.cfm

includes WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

http://saber.worldbank.org/index.cfm?indx=8&tb=7

 

 

World Bank

COMMODITY MARKETS OUTLOOK, April 2014

http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/GEP/GEP2014a/Commodity_Markets_Outlook_April_2014.pdf

[full-text, 25 pages]

 

 

World Bank

Policy Research Working Paper 6833

FRAGMENTATION, INCOMES, AND JOBS: AN ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN COMPETITIVENESS [April 2014]

by Timmer, Marcel P.; Los, Bart; Stehrer, Robert; de Vries, Gaaitzen.

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17720

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17720/WPS6833.pdf?sequence=1

[full-text, 40 pages]

 

 

World Bank

The Impact of an Adolescent Girls Employment Program : The EPAG Project in Liberia

by Franck Adoho, Shubha Chakravarty, Dala T. Korkoyah, Jr., Mattias Lundberg, Afia Tasneem

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17718

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17718/WPS6832.pdf?sequence=1

[full-text, 48 pages]

 

 

World Bank

Policy Research Working Paper 6834

Pathways to the Middle Class in Turkey : How Have Reducing Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity Helped? [April 2014]

by Joao Pedro Azevedo, Aziz Atamanov

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17722

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17722/WPS6834.pdf?sequence=1

[full-text, 46 pages]

 

 

Federal

 

 

Census

NONEMPLOYER STATISTICS: 2012 [24 April 2014]

http://www.census.gov/econ/nonemployer/

Press Release 24 April 2014

U.S. Census Bureau Reports U.S. Economy Added Nearly 245,000 Nonemployer Businesses in 2012

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/business_ownership/cb14-76.html

 

 

Census

Population Characteristics P20-573

YOUNG ADULT VOTING: AN ANALYSIS OF PRSIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, 1964-2012 [24 April 2014]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2014pubs/p20-573.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

See also Interactive VOTING REPORT

http://thedataweb.rm.census.gov/TheDataWeb_HotReport2/voting/voting.hrml

Press Release 24 April 2014

Census Bureau Statistics Explore Voting Patterns of Young Adults

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/voting/cb14-74.html

 

 

Census

Population Characteristic P20-572

ADOPTED CHILDREN AND STEPCHILDREN: 2010 [23 April 2014]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2014pubs/p20-572.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]

Press Release 23 April 2014

Adopted Children More Likely to Live in Highly Educated Home, Census Bureau Reports

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/families_households/cb14-73.html

 

 

U.S. Department of Labor

Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)

SAVINGS FITNESS: A GUIDE TO YOUR MONEY AND YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/savingsfitness.html

or

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/savingsfitness.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCVES)

Public High School Four-Year On-Time Graduation Rates and Event Dropout Rates: School Years 2010–11 and 2011–12  [28 April 2014]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014391

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014391.pdf

[full-text, 35 pages]

 

 

U.S. Commercial Service

RUSSIA: EDUCATION SECTOR REPORT 2014 [April 2014]

http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_9765559.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

AFL-CIO

EXECUTIVE PAYWATCH: HIGH-PAID CEOs and THE LOW-WAGE ECONOMY [2014] [April 2014]

http://www.aflcio.org/Corporate-Watch/Paywatch-2014

 

 

American Psychological Association (APA)

2014 WORK AND WELL-BEING SURVEY [23 April 2014]

http://www.apaexcellence.org/assets/general/2014-work-and-wellbeing-survey-results.pdf

[full-text, 46 pages]

Press Release 23 April 2014

April 23, 2014

Employee Distrust is Pervasive in U.S. Workforce

APA survey finds only half of workers believe their employer is open and upfront with them

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/04/employee-distrust.aspx

 

 

The Conference Board (TCB)

INTERNATIONAL LABOR COMPARISONS (ILC)
The former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) program, the International Labor Comparisons, was discontinued last year at BLS but picked up by The Conference Board (TCB).

Here’s the ILC homepage at TCB:  http://www.conference-board.org/ilcprogram/

For the latest updates, subscribe without charge to the ILC monthly newsletter.  Click here to Sign Up! or http://www.conference-board.org/ilcprogram/index.cfm?id=22007

 

 

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

THE INDIAN ECONOMY AT A CROSSROADS [21 April 2014]

by STEPHEN EZELL AND ROBERT D. ATKINSON

http://www.itif.org/publications/indian-economy-crossroads-0

or

http://www2.itif.org/2014-indian-economy-at-crossroads.pdf

[full-text, 133 pages]

 

 

RAND

Recruiting Older Youths: Insights from a New Survey of Army Recruits [23 April 2014]

by Bernard D. Rostker, Jacob Alex Klerman, Megan Zander-Cotugno

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR247.html

or

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR200/RR247/RAND_RR247.pdf

[full-text, 88 pages]

 

Law

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

IMMIGRATION DETAINERS: LEGAL ISSUES [24 April 2014]

Kate M. Manuel, Legislative Attorney

April 24, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42690.pdf

[full-text, 30 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Frequently Asked Questions

William H. Cooper, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

Ian F. Fergusson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

Richard S. Beth, Specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process

April 21, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43491.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Social Security: The Government Pension Offset (GPO)

Gary Sidor,  Information Research Specialist

April 23, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32453.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

Angela Napili,  Information Research Specialist

April 23, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43215.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications

Jennifer K. Elsea, Legislative Attorney

Matthew C. Weed,  Analyst in Foreign Policy Legislation

April 18, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL31133.pdf

[full-text, 112 pages]

 

 

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

THE RIGHT TO STRIKE AND THE ILO: THE LEGAL FOUNDATIONS MARCH 2014 [15 April 2014]

http://www.ituc-csi.org/human-trade-union-rights/reports,162/the-right-to-strike-and-the-ilo

or

http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/ituc_final_brief_on_the_right_to_strike.pdf

[full-text, 122 pages]

 

 

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

THE DEPORTATION DILEMMA: RECONCILING TOUGH AND HUMANE ENFORCEMENT [29 April 2014]

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/RemovalsOverview-WEBFINAL.pdf

[full-text, 71 pages]

Press Release 29 April 2014

MPI Report Assesses Current-Era Deportation System and Record Removals; Outlines Sharply Different Enforcement Pictures that Have Emerged Over Past Two Decades at Border and in U.S. Interior

http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/mpi-report-assesses-current-era-deportation-system-and-record-removals-outlines-sharply

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BEA: NEW QUARTERLY STATISTICS DETAIL INDUSTRIES’ ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

Statistics Span First Quarter of 2005 through Fourth Quarter of 2013 and Annual Results for 2013 [25 April 2014]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2014/gdpind413.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2014/pdf/gdpind413.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2014/xls/gdpind413.xlsx

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2014/pdf/gdpind413_fax.pdf

 

 

BEA: Real Personal Income for States and Metropolitan Areas, 2008-2012 [24 April 2014]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/rpp/rpp_newsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/rpp/2014/pdf/rpp0414.pdf

[full-text, 9 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/rpp/2014/xls/rpp0414.xlsx

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights--State

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/rpp/2014/pdf/rpp0414_fax.pdf

and

Highlights--Metropolitian Area

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/rpp/2014/pdf/rpp0414b_fax.pdf

 

 

BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- MARCH 2014 [29 April 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

 

 

BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS:  THIRD QUARTER 2013 [29 April 2014

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: EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES -- 2013 [25 April 2014]

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

or

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

[full-text, 13 pages]

 

 

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

University of Florida, Levin College of Law

The following is a FREE MOOC (massive open online course)—sign in by opening an account (top margin of URL below)

THE GLOBAL STUDENT'S INTRODUCTION TO U.S. LAW [starts 1 May 2014]

https://www.coursera.org/course/globalintrouslaw

Watch Introduction Video at URL above

            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

How to Stop Growth From Killing Innovation

3 Steps to Become a Better Leader
There Are No ‘Born Leaders’

How to Train Any Employee to Lead

Leading in a Virtual Environment
The Key to Negotiating Like a Leader

When It Comes to Hiring and Keeping Great Employees, How Do You Stack Up Against the Best?

4 Ways to Tell If Your Company Is Too Big to Manage

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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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 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, 23 April 2014

Academic Research

 

 

World Bank

WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS (WDI) 2014 [11 April 2014]
http://data.worldbank.org/products/wdi

Press Release 11 April 2014

http://data.worldbank.org/news/release-of-world-development-indicators-2014

 

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

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

Recent studies include ---

8129       The Productivity of Working Hours 

8128       Health, Height and the Household at the Turn of the 20th Century 

8127       What Can Life Satisfaction Data Tell Us About Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities? A Structural Equation Model for Australia and the United Kingdom 

8126       Economic Well-being and Anti-Semitic, Xenophobic, and Racist Attitudes in Germany

8125       Labour Demand Research: Towards a Better Match between Better Theory and Better Data

(forthcoming in: Labour Economics)  

8124       The Long-term Impact of the 1995 Hanshin–Awaji Earthquake on Wage Distribution 

8123       A Pareto-Improving Minimum Wage  

8122       Unaffordable Housing and Local Employment Growth: Evidence from California Municipalities  

8121       Transitions to Stable and Unstable Jobs Before and During the Crisis 

8120       Can Dreams Come True? Eliminating Extreme Poverty in Africa by 2030   

8119       A Survey of the Role of Fiscal Policy in Addressing Income Inequality, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth

8118       The Early History of Program Evaluation and the U.S. Department of Labor 


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 ECONOMIC INTEGRATION MONITOR--APRIL 2014 [22 April 2014]

http://www.adb.org/publications/asian-economic-integration-monitor-april-2014

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2014/aiem-apr-2014.pdf

[full-text, 66 pages]

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW vol.31, no. 1 [22 April 2014]

http://www.adb.org/publications/asian-development-review-volume-31-number-1

or

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2014/asian-development-review-vol31-no1-2014.pdf

[full-text, 221 pages]

 

 

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

COMPARING WORKING CONDITIONS ACROSS SECTORS IN EUROPE [14 April 2014]

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

 

 

European Commission

Eurostat

Press Release 15 April 2014

Unemployment in the EU28 regions in 2013

Regional unemployment rates ranged from 2.6% in Oberbayern to 36.3% in Andalucía

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-15042014-BP/EN/1-15042014-BP-EN.PDF

[full-text, 10 pages]

 

 

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

INTERNATIONAL VAT/GST GUIDELINES [18 April 2014]

http://www.oecd.org/ctp/consumption/international-vat-gst-guidelines.htm

or

http://www.oecd.org/ctp/consumption/international-vat-gst-guidelines.pdf

[full-text, 61 pages]

Press Release 18 April 2014

Governments endorse new OECD Guidelines on applying VAT across borders
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/governments-endorse-new-oecd-guidelines-on-applying-vat-across-borders.htm

 

 

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

AGEING AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES: NETHERLANDS 2014: WORKING BETTER WITH AGE [16 April 2014]

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/ageing-and-employment-policies-netherlands-2014_9789264208155-en

or

http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/social-issues-migration-health/ageing-and-employment-policies-netherlands-2014_9789264208155-en#page1

[read online, 142 pages]

Press Release 17 April 2014

The Netherlands must do more to make working at an older age more attractive, says OECD
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/the-netherlands-must-do-more-to-make-working-at-an-older-age-more-attractive.htm

 

 

World Bank

FINLAND AS A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY 2.0: LESSONS ON POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE [8 April 2014]

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17869

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17869/869430PUB0Finl00Box382171B00PUBLIC0.pdf?sequence=1

[full-text, 185 pages]

 

 

Federal

 

 

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

NONFATAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 2003-2012 [17 April 2014]

by Rachel E. Morgan, Ph.D., Jennifer L. Truman, Ph.D.

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4984

or

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ndv0312.pdf

[full-text, 21 pages]

Press Release 17 April 2014

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT A FIFTH OF ALL VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS BETWEEN 2003 AND 2012

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/press/ndv0312pr.cfm

 

 

BLS: Monthly Labor Review

The first hundred years of the Consumer Price Index: a methodological and political history [14 April 2014]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2014/article/the-first-hundred-years-of-the-consumer-price-index-1.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2014/article/pdf/the-first-hundred-years-of-the-consumer-price-index.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]

 

 

BLS Report 1049

OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES: A PILOT STUDY OF JOB-TRANSFER OR WORK-RESTRICTION CASES, 2012 [16 April 2014]

http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/djtr2012.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]

 

 

BLS: Fact Sheet: OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY [16 April 2014]

Fatal and Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in the Oil and Gas Industry

http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/osar0018.htm

 

 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRESIDENT'S 2015 BUDGET [17 April 2014]

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45230?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=812526&utm_campaign=0

or

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/45230-APB_1.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

 

 

Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

Commission Analysis: Special Report

County Government Threatens Self-Immolation Communities With Collective Punishment [14 April 2014]

http://www.cecc.gov/publications/commission-analysis/county-government-threatens-self-immolation-communities-with

or

http://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/County%20Gov%20Threatens%20Collective%20Punishment_14apr14.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

 

 

Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

HEARING

Understanding China’s Crackdown on Rights Advocates: Personal Accounts and Perspectives [8 April 2014]

http://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/understanding-china%E2%80%99s-crackdown-on-rights-advocates-personal-accounts-and

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

RETURNING TO FULL EMPLOYMENT: WHAT DO THE INDICATORS TELL US?

Marc Labonte, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy

April 15, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43476.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel

Jeremy M. Sharp, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs

April 11, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33222.pdf

[full-text, 30 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Distribution of Household Income and the Middle Class

Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy

March 10, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20811.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

OUT-OF-POCKET NET PRICE FOR COLLEGE [15 April 2014]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014902

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014902.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

 

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Unemployment among Doctoral Scientists and Engineers Increased but Remained Below the National Average [17 April 2014]

by Carolina Milesi, Lance A. Selfa, and Lynn M. Milan

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf14310/

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf14310/nsf14310.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Brookings Institution

EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) INTERACTIVE RESOURCES [15 April 2014]

http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/eitc
Press Release 15 April 2014
New Data Illustrate Local Impact of Tax Credits for Working Families
by Jane R. Williams and Elizabeth Kneebone
http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2014/04/15-data-tax-credits-working-families

 

 

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Workforce Freedom Initiative (WFI)

THE BLUE EAGLE HAS LANDED: THE PARADIGM SHIFT FROM MAJORITY RULE TO MEMBERS-ONLY REPRESENTATION [16 April 2014]

http://www.workforcefreedom.com/publications/new-study-blue-eagle-has-landed-paradigm-shift-majority-rule-members-only-representatio

or

http://www.workforcefreedom.com/sites/default/files/REPORT%20WFI_MembersOnlyUnions_Report_FIN.pdf

[full-text, 42 pages]

INTRODUCTION: WORKER CENTERS AND THE PROMOTION OF MEMBERS-ONLY UNIONS

 

 

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI NOTES, April 2014, vol. 35, no. 4

LABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES OF THE POPULATION AGES 55 AND OLDER, 2013 [16 April 2014]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5380

or

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_04_Apr-14_LbrPart.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

Press Release 16 April 2014

Work-Force Participation Remains Strong Among Older Workers, Driven by Women

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR1072.W-F-Prt.16Apr14.pdf

 

 

Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

WHAT KINDS OF HEALTH INSURANCE DO SMALL BUSINESSES OFFER? RESULTS FROM A SURVEY OF FIVE STATES [14 April 2014]

by Catherine McLaughlin and Adam Swinburn

http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/issue_briefs/2014/rwjf412363/subassets/rwjf412363_1

[full-text, 6 pages]

 

 

Towers Watson

Press Release 21 April 2014

Paid Sick Leave Laws: A Growing Trend Across the U.S.

http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Insights/Newsletters/Americas/Insider/2014/paid-sick-leave-laws-a-growing-trend-across-the-us

 

Law

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Executive Orders: Issuance, Modification, and Revocation

Vivian S. Chu, Legislative Attorney

Todd Garvey, Legislative Attorney

April 16, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20846.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

NAFTA at 20: Overview and Trade Effects

M. Angeles Villarreal, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

Ian F. Fergusson,  Specialist in International Trade and Finance

April 11, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42965.pdf

[full-text, 34 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Same-Sex Marriage: A Legal Background After United States v. Windsor

Alison M. Smith, Legislative Attorney

April 17, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43481.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress

Katelin P. Isaacs, Analyst in Income Security

March 19, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30631.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Former Presidents: Pensions, Office Allowances, and Other Federal Benefits

Wendy Ginsberg, Analyst in American National Government

April 9, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34631.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Concurrent Receipt of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Unemployment Insurance (UI): Background and Legislative Proposals in the 113th Congress

William R. Morton,  Analyst in Income Security

April 9, 2014

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43471.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

 

BLS: COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY OF 2013 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES [22 April 2014]

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

or

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

[full-text, 5 pages]

 

 

BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- MARCH 2014 [18 April 2014]

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

or

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

[full-text, 19 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 2014 [17 April 2014]

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

or

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

[full-text, 10 pages]

 

 

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

University of Florida, Levin College of Law

The following is a FREE MOOC (massive open online course)—sign in by opening an account (top margin of URL below)

THE GLOBAL STUDENT'S INTRODUCTION TO U.S. LAW [starts 1 May 2014]

https://www.coursera.org/course/globalintrouslaw

Watch Introduction Video at URL above

            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

3 Steps to Become a Better Leader
There Are No ‘Born Leaders’

How to Train Any Employee to Lead

Leading in a Virtual Environment
The Key to Negotiating Like a Leader

When It Comes to Hiring and Keeping Great Employees, How Do You Stack Up Against the Best?

4 Ways to Tell If Your Company Is Too Big to Manage

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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