Wednesday, May 21, 2014
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 21 May 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, 21 May 2014
Academic Research
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
GLOBAL CONSUMPTION DATABASE [13 May 2014]
http://datatopics.worldbank.org/consumption/home
Press Release 13 May 2014
IFC Launches World’s Largest Database on Low-Income Consumers in Developing Countries
http://ifcext.ifc.org/ifcext/pressroom/IFCPressRoom.nsf/0/74946B62C40C7B0185257CD7004C9C60
IZA Discussion Paper (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
8178 Entropy Methods for Identifying Hedonic Models
8177 What Happens When Employers are Free to Discriminate? Evidence from the English Barclays Premier Fantasy Football League
8176 Racial Discrimination in the U.S. Labor Market: Employment and Wage Differentials by Skill
8175 Do Informal Referrals Lead to Better Matches? Evidence from a Firm's Employee Referral System
8174 Coworkers, Networks, and Job Search Outcomes
8173 Search, Flows, Job Creations and Destructions
(forthcoming in: Labour Economics)
8172 Surprising Selection Effects in the UK Car Insurance Market
8171 Viral Altruism? Generosity and Social Contagion in Online Networks
8170 Economic Behavior under Alcohol Influence: An Experiment on Time, Risk, and Social Preferences
8169 Trust and In-Group Favoritism in a Culture of Crime
8168 Time Preferences and Criminal Behavior
8167 A Survey of the Economics of Fair Trade
8166 The Impact of Chinese Import Penetration on Danish Firms and Workers
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
African Development Bank (AfDB)
QUARTERLY WEST AFRICA MONITOR - ISSUE 2 [online 14 May 2014]
http://www.afdb.org/en/documents/document/quarterly-west-africa-monitor-issue-2-47814/
or
[full-text, 24 pages]
African Development Bank (AfDB)
NIGERIA 2013: COUNTRY PROFILE [online 14 May 2014]
AfDB and Nigeria: Leveraging Partnerships for Economic Transformation and Inclusive Growth
or
[full-text, 64 pages]
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
BHUTAN: GENDER EQUALITY DIAGNOSTIC OF SELECTED SECTORS [16 May 2014]
http://www.adb.org/publications/bhutan-gender-equality-diagnostic-selected-sectors
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2014/bhutan-gender-equality-diagnostic.pdf
[full-text, 126 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
[UK] NEW CODE OF PRACTICE ON FLEXIBLE WORKING [16 May 2014]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2014/02/articles/uk1402039i.htm
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
[IRELAND] POLARISATION OF THE LABOUR MARKET POST-CRISIS [20 May 2014]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2014/03/IE1403039I.htm
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
RESTRUCTURING IN SMEs (CASE STUDIES)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/smes/#
European Commission
Eurostat
LABOUR MARKET AND LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (LFS) STATISTICS [20 May 2014]
European Commission
Eurostat
PEOPLE AT RISK OF POVERTY OR SOCIAL EXCLUSION [14 May 2014]
International Labour Organization (ILO)
PROFITS AND POVERTY: THE ECONOMICS OF FORCED LABOUR [20 May 2014]
http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/publications/WCMS_243391/lang--en/index.htm
or
[full-text, 66 pages]
Press Release 20 May 2014
ILO says forced labour generates annual profits of US$ 150 billion
Report finds illegal gain from forced labour of about 21 million people amounts to three times more than prior estimates.
http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_243201/lang--en/index.htm
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2013 LABOUR OVERVIEW: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN [English version 8 May 2014]
http://www.ilo.org/americas/publicaciones/WCMS_242634/lang--es/index.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---americas/---ro-lima/documents/publication/wcms_242634.pdf
[full-text, 135 pages]
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
AFRICAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2014 [19 May 2014]
http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/en/
[use this link above for complete set of data and services]
or
[full-text, 317 pages]
Pocket Edition
[full-text, 26 pages]
Press Release 19 May 2014
African countries need to tap global markets more effectively to strengthen their economies, says new African Economic Outlook
http://www.oecd.org/dev/emea/african-economic-outlook-2014-press-release.htm
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
ALL ON BOARD: MAKING INCLUSIVE GROWTH HAPPEN [5 May 2014]
http://www.oecd.org/inclusive-growth/All-on-Board-Making-Inclusive-Growth-Happen.pdf
[full-text, 202 pages]
Press Release 5 May 2014
Make growth socially inclusive for improved well-being and stronger economies – OECD report
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/make-growth-socially-inclusive-for-improved-well-being-and-stronger-economies.htm
World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper 6853
EMPLOYER VOICES, EMPLOYER DEMANDS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT POLICY [May 2014]
by Wendy Cunningham, Paula Villaseñor
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18345
or
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/18345/WPS6853.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 53 pages]
World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper 6863
A Global Assessment of Human Capital Mobility : The Role of Non-OECD Destinations [May 2014]
by Erhan Artuç, Frédéric Docquier, Çağlar Özden, Christopher Parsons
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18349
or
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/18349/WPS6863.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 63 pages]
World Bank
VOICE AND AGENCY: EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR SHARED PROSPERITY [15 May 2014]
http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/Gender/Voice_and_agency_LOWRES.pdf
[full-text, 226 pages]
and
Executive Summary
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release 15 May 2014
Voice and Agency: Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity
This major new report distills vast data and hundreds of studies to shed new light on constraints facing women and girls worldwide, from epidemic levels of gender-based violence to biased laws and norms that prevent them from owning property, working, and making decisions about their own lives.
World Health Organization (WHO)
WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS 2014 [15 May 2014]
http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/2014/en/
or
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/112738/1/9789240692671_eng.pdf?ua=1
[full-text, 180 pages]
World Health Organization (WHO)
GLOBAL STATUS REPORT ON ALCOHOL AND HEALTH 2014 [12 May 2014]
http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/en/
or
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/112736/1/9789240692763_eng.pdf?ua=1
[full-text, 392 pages]
Federal
Census
MEASURING AMERICA: THE CHANGING U.S. ECONOMY (infographic) [15 May 2014]
http://www.census.gov/how/infographics/changing_us_economy.html
or
http://www.census.gov/how/pdf/changing_us_economy.pdf
Census
DATA VISUALIZATION GALLERY
http://www.census.gov/dataviz/
This is a weekly exploration of Census Data.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS): Frequently Asked Questions and Answers [17 May 2014]
http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/faq.html
General site
http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/index.html
See also—
http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/preparedness/index.html
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
HEALTH, UNITED STATES 2013 [15 May 2014]
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
or
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus13.pdf
[full-text, 511 pages]
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
National Health Statistics Reports, No. 75
Trends in Electronic Health Record System Use Among Office-based Physicians: United States, 2007–2012 [20 May 2014]
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr075.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
SURVEY OF STATE GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: FYs 2010 AND 2011 [15 May 2014]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf14311/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf14311/pdf/nsf14311.pdf
[full-text, 102 pages]
Social Security Administration (SSA)
EARNINGS AND EMPLOYMENT DATA FOR WORKERS COVERED UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE, BY STATE AND COUNTY, 2011 [19 May 2014]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2011/index.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2011/eedata_sc11.pdf
[full-text, 461 pages]
TABLES
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2011/eedata_sc11.xlsx
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Accenture
2014 MANUFACTURING SKILLS AND TRAINING STUDY [13 May 2014]
http://www.accenture.com/us-en/Pages/insight-manufacturing-skills-training-study-2014.aspx
or
[full-text, 16 pages]
View the Infographics:
U.S. Manufacturing Skills Shortage Threatens Future Earnings
Combating the Skills Shortage in U.S. Manufacturing
Achievers
CLASS OF 2014: YOUR NEXT GENERATION OF TOP TALENT [May 2014]
http://go.achievers.com/rs/iloverewards/images/Achievers_WP_Classof2014_v2.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Press Release 29 April 2014
Achievers "Class of 2014" Survey Results Reveal Majority of Graduates are Optimistic About Securing Future Employment
Bersin by Deloitte
WhatWorks Brief
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FACTBOOK 2014: BENCHMARKS AND TRENDS IN U.S. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT [May 2014]
http://www.bersin.com/uploadedFiles/051314-WWB-LDF-Final.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
Ernst & Yound (EY)
EY's ATTRACTIVENESS SURVEY: AFRICA 2014: EXECUTING GROWTH [15 May 2014]
[full-text, 104 pages]
Press Release 15 May 2014
Foreign direct investment in Sub Saharan Africa on the rise
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
Women and Health Care in the Early Years of the Affordable Care Act
Key Findings from the 2013 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey [15 May 2014]
Prepared by: Alina Salganicoff, Usha Ranji, Adara Beamesderfer, and Nisha Kurani
or
[full-text, 49 pages]
Mercer
Press Release 6 May 2014
A retirement wave and technical skills gap threaten Oil and Gas company growth and profits
http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/1600795
RAND
Effects of Military Service on Earnings and Education Revisited
Variation by Service Duration, Occupation, and Civilian Unemployment [14 May 2014]
by Paco Martorell, Trey Miller, Lindsay Daugherty, Mark Borgschulte
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR342.html
or
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR342/RAND_RR342.pdf
[full-text, 112 pages]
Towers Watson
2014 EMPLOYER SURVEY ON PURCHASING VALUE IN HEALTH CARE
http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={B5CC3143-9B78-4B92-96A4-3F569300406F}
[full-text, 32 pages]
Press Release 15 May 2014
Full Report: Towers Watson/NBGH 2013/2014 Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care
The New Health Care Imperative: Driving Performance, Connecting to Value
Towers Watson
2014 GLOBAL MEDICAL TRENDS SURVEY [15 May 2014]
or
http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={9CEE5D6D-9042-496B-A1C2-46B55DF68005}
[full-text, 14 pages]
Press Release 15 May 2014
Global Health Care Benefits Costs Stabilize, but Larger Hikes Loom, Towers Watson Survey Finds
Wellness, health promotion programs gaining interest
http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Press/2014/05/global-health-care-benefits-costs-stabilize-but-larger-hikes-loom-towers-watson-survey-finds
Urban Institute (UI)
NATIONAL STUDY OF NONPROFIT-GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND GRANTS 2013: STATE PROFILES [15 May 2014]
http://www.urban.org/publications/412949.html
or
[full-text, 192 pages]
UNION COMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC.
from Cornell/ILR School
SIGN UP for FREE NEWSLETTER entitled "UCS News, Reviews, Ammo & Advice" at
http://unionist.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9cee310b2c78fa78985b76038&id=771a0d368a
See EXAMPLE NEWSLETTER at
http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2014/05/iws-ucs-news-reviews-ammo-advice-5122014.html
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
How Social Security Benefits Are Computed: In Brief
Noah P. Meyerson, Analyst in Income Security
May 12, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43542.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
ILO (International Labour Organization)
CARIBLEX [Database of Labour Legislation of ILO Member States in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean]
http://www.ilocarib.org.tt/projects/cariblex/index.shtml
Statistical Reports
BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- APRIL 2014 [16 May 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – APRIL 2014 [15 May 2014]
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: New York-New Jersey Consumer Price Index Card
http://www.bls.gov/xg_shells/ro2xg01a.htm
Please look at the home page for the
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY INFORMATION OFFICE OF BLS
http://www.bls.gov/ro2/home.htm
BLS: REAL EARNINGS – APRIL 2014 [15 May 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - APRIL 2014 [14 May 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
Steven Woehrel, Specialist in European Affairs
May 8, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33460.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
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)
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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