Wednesday, November 12, 2014
[IWS] WEEKLY BULLETIN, 12 November 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 November 2014
Academic Research
African Development Bank (AfDB)
DATA PORTAL
http://dataportal.afdb.org/default.aspx
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
STATISTICAL DATABASE SYSTEM (SDBS)
https://sdbs.adb.org/sdbs/index.jsp
Online Query
[see yellow ribbon at top right of screen]
MDG Tables
[see yellow ribbon at top right of screen]
SBDS Explanation
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC}
STATISTICS AND INDICATORS
http://estadisticas.cepal.org/cepalstat/WEB_CEPALSTAT/estadisticasIndicadores.asp?idioma=i
EUROPEAN UNION OPEN DATA PORTAL
http://open-data.europa.eu/en/data/
As of 24 October 2014, there are more than 7250 datasets available.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD EMPLOYMENT DATABASE
http://www.oecd.org/employment/onlineoecdemploymentdatabase.htm
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
8609 Fertility Effects on Female Labor Supply: IV Evidence from IVF Treatments
8608 Early Maternal Time Investment and Early Child Outcomes
8607 Fertility Responses of High-Skilled Native Women to Immigrant Inflows
8606 Big and Tall: Is there a Height Premium or Obesity Penalty in the Labor Market?
8605 "As Rare as a Panda": How Facial Attractiveness, Gender, and Occupation Affect Interview Callbacks at Chinese Firms
8604 Socio-demographic Model of Gender Gap in Expected and Actual Wages in Estonia
8603 The Gender Pay Gap Across Countries: A Human Capital Approach
(forthcoming in: Esther Redmount (ed.), The Economics of the Family: How the Household Affects Markets and Economic Growth, 2014)
8602 Do Female Executives Make a Difference? The Impact of Female Leadership on Gender Gaps and Firm Performance
8601 Divided Opinion on The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013: Random or Systematic Differences
8600 Reemployment and Substitution Effects from Increased Activation: Evidence from Times of Crisis
8599 Homeownership and Labour Market Outcomes: Micro versus Macro Performances
8598 An Unemployment Insurance Scheme for the Euro Area? A Comparison of Different Alternatives using Micro Data
8597 Welfare Effects of Short-Time Compensation
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 School, Cornell University
THE WORKER INSTITUTE—Research
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/workerinstitute/research/
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)
ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 140
From Spaghetti Bowl to Jigsaw Puzzle? Addressing the Disarray in the World Trade System [5 November 2014]
by Jayant Menon
http://www.adb.org/publications/spaghetti-bowl-jigsaw-puzzle-addressing-disarray-world-trade-system
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/148823/reiwp-140-spaghetti-bowl-jigsaw-puzzle.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB economics working paper series No. 413
BENEFIT INCIDENCE OF PUBLIC TRANSFERS: EVIDENCE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA [4 November 2014]
by Ke Shen and Sang-Hyop Lee
http://www.adb.org/publications/benefit-incidence-public-transfers-evidence-peoples-republic-china
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/148780/ewp-413.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
QUALTIY OF LIFE IN URBAN AND RURAL EUROPE: FOUNDATION FINDINGS [10 November 2014]
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1451en.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
European Foundation fo the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
LABOUR MIGRATION IN THE EU: RECENT TRENDS AND POLICIES [31 October 2014]
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1456en.pdf
[full-text, 86 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1456en1.pdf
European Foundation fo the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN TIMES OF CRISIS [31 October 2014]
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1442en.pdf
[full-text, 86 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1442en1.pdf
European Foundation fo the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
CASE STUDIES OF NAME: TACKLING UNDECLARED WORK IN EUROPE
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/emcc/case-studies/tackling-undeclared-work-in-europe
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: ADVANCE G-20 RELEASE: GETTING THE WORLD ECONOMY INTO HIGHER GEAR [6 November 2014]
http://www.oecd.org/eco/outlook/economicoutlook.htm
or
http://www.oecd.org/eco/outlook/G20-economic-projections-handout.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release 6 November 2014
Comprehensive action needed to shift the global economy into higher gear, says OECD in latest Economic Outlook
http://www.oecd.org/eco/comprehensive-action-needed-to-shift-the-global-economy-into-higher-gear.htm
Organisaton for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD STATISTICS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES, Volume 2014, Issue 1 [31 October 2014]
Detailed Tables by Service Category 2008-2012
or
[Read Online, 108 pages]
World Bank
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ECONOMIC MONITOR, OCTOBER 2014: CORROSIVE SUBSIDIES [10 November 2014]
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/20503
or
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/20503/9781464804427.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 54 pages]
World Bank
SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC UPDATE: FISCAL POLICY AND REDISTRIBUTION IN AN UNEQUAL SOCIETY [4 November 2014]
or
[full-text, 59 pages]
Federal
U.S. Dept. of Labor
Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
SEE-
CONSULAR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (CPP)
Press Release 6 November 2014
US Labor Department renews workplace rights agreements with several Latin American countries
US Labor Secretary joined by ambassadors of Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica for signing ceremony
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ilab/ILAB20142063.htm
BLS: BEYOND THE NUMBERS (as of 7 November 2014)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/archive/home.htm
| Nov 2014 | Employment & Unemployment | Trends In Unemployment And Other Labor Market Difficulties (PDF) | Vernon Brundage | Beyond the Numbers |
| Nov 2014 | Prices & Spending | Reginald A. Noël | Beyond the Numbers | |
| Oct 2014 | Workplace Injuries | Census Of Fatal Occupational Injuries Commemorates 20 Years Of Occupational Safety And Health Data (PDF) | Laura Kesy and Stephen Pegula | Beyond the Numbers |
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in House Member Offices, 2009-2013
R. Eric Petersen, Specialist in American National Government
Lara E. Chausow, Research Assistant
Amber Hope Wilhelm, Visual Information Specialist
November 3, 2014
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43775.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in Senators’ Offices, FY2009-FY2013
R. Eric Petersen, Specialist in American National Government
Lara E. Chausow, Research Assistant
Amber Hope Wilhelm, Visual Information Specialist
November 3, 2014
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43774.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables
Ida A. Brudnick, Specialist on the Congress
October 27, 2014
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/97-1011.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2014
Ida A. Brudnick, Specialist on the Congress
October 27, 2014
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/97-615.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Findings From the First-Grade Rounds of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011) [6 November 2014]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2015109
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015019.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
UNITED STATES LIFE TABLES, 2010 [6 November 2014]
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr63/nvsr63_07.pdf
[full-text, 63 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc
Press Release 10 November 2014
October Sees Record Breaking Hiring
RETAILERS ADD MORE THAN 180,000; MOST OCTOBER JOB GAINS EVER RECORDED
http://www.challengergray.com/download/file/fid/183
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCOC)
ASEAN BUSINESS OUTLOOK SURVEY 2015 [27 August 2014]
https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/asean_business_outlook_survey_2015.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
[These two reports are related].
Towers Watson
Press Release 7 November 2014
Why should HR Managers worry about the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)?
World Economic Forum (WEF)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING: DRIVING CAPABILITIES, ENABLING INVESTMENTS [10 November 2014]
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/Media/GAC14/Future_of_Manufacturing_Driving_Capabilities.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Press Release 10 November 2014
Report and Joint Initiative Boost New Drive in Fostering Manufacturing Capabilities
http://www.weforum.org/news/report-and-joint-initiative-boost-new-drive-fostering-manufacturing-capabilities
World Economic Forum (WEF)
OUTLOOK ON THE GLOBAL AGENDA 2015 [7 November 2014]
http://reports.weforum.org/outlook-global-agenda-2015/
or
[full-text, 94 pages]
Press Release 7 November 2014
Joblessness, Inequality the New Normal as Geopolitical Trends Climb Global Agenda
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress
Rebecca M. Nelson, Analyst in International Trade and Finance
November 5, 2014
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R40977.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Border Security: Immigration Inspections at Ports of Entry
Lisa Seghetti, Section Research Manager
October 31, 2014
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R43356.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
BePress Digital Commons
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW COMMONS
http://network.bepress.com/law/labor-and-employment-law/
About
http://network.bepress.com/about/law/labor-and-employment-law/
The above is part of the
LAW REVIEW COMMONS: The Largest Collection of Free and Open Law Review Scholarship
Statistical Reports
BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- OCTOBER 2014 [7 November 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS - Third Quarter 2014, Preliminary [6 November 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
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations
Christopher M. Blanchard, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs
November 4, 2014
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL31718.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
The One Leadership Skill You Need
Good Manners Make Good Leaders
Top 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: Oct. 20-24
How To Be Successful & Only Work Two Hours A Day
Two Invaluable Productivity Tips From H.L. Mencken
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
The Unspoken Leadership Skill You Need to Survive
Are You a Failing Leader?
How to Lead Millennials
How to Lead Multitasking Control Freaks
Manageable Problem Vs. The Gates of Hell: There's a Time for a Leader to Go Crazy
How to Choose the Right Leadership Training Program
Leadership Skills For Surviving a Buyout
3 Core Leadership Competencies to Teach Your High-Potentials
Julia Child's Recipe for Entrepreneurial Success
Want People to Support Your Ideas? Conquer Their Fears
How to Go From a Product Company to a 'Solution' Company
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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