Wednesday, November 05, 2014

[IWS] WEEKLY BULLETIN, 5 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, 5 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

http://www.adb.org/data/sdbs

 

 

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

 

 

African Development Bank (AfDB)
African Union
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
UNDP
ASSESSING PROGRESS IN AFRICA TOWARD THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: ANALYSIS OF THE COMMON AFRICAN POSITION ON THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2014 REPORT  [online 1 November 2014]
http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/MDG_Report_2014_11_2014.pdf
[full-text, 162 pages]
Press Release 2 November 2014
Poverty reduction rate too slow in Africa, new report indicates
http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/poverty-reduction-rate-too-slow-in-africa-new-report-indicates-13694/

 

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
A COMPARATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND [online 3 November 2014]

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/100117/comparative-infrastructure-development-kor-tha.pdf

[full-text, 61 pages]

 

 

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IN THE WORLD ECONOMY 2014: REGIONAL INTEGRATON AND VLUE CHANINS IN A CHALLENGING EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT [October 2014]

http://www.cepal.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=%20/publicaciones/xml/2/53952/P53952.xml&xsl=/tpl-i/p9f.xsl%20&base=/tpl-i/top-bottom.xslt

or

http://www.cepal.org/publicaciones/xml/2/53952/PANINSAL2014_en.pdf

[full-text, 142 pages]

 

 

European Commission

Eurostat

Press Release 4 November 2014

At risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU28

More than 120 million persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2013

Almost 1 out of every 4 persons in the EU in this situation

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/3-04112014-BP/EN/3-04112014-BP-EN.PDF

[full-text, 4 pages]

 

 

European Commission

Eurostat

MINIMUM WAGE STATISTICS [4 November 2014]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Minimum_wage_statistics

 

 

European Commission

Eurostat

UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS [31 October 2014]

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Unemployment_statistics

 

 

Government of India

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

WOMEN AND MEN IN INDIA--2014 (16th Issue) [October 2014]

http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/man_and_women/Women_Men_In_India_2014.htm

 

 

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

SOCIETY AT A GLANCE: ASIA/PACIFIC 2014 [31 October 2014]

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/society-at-a-glance-asia-pacific-2014_9789264220553-en

or

http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/social-issues-migration-health/society-at-a-glance-asia-pacific-2014_9789264220553-en#page1

[read online, 134 pages]

Press Release 31 October 2014

Women still struggling in labour market in Asia Pacific, says OECD

http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/women-still-struggling-in-labour-market-in-asia-pacific.htm

 

 

 

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

PHASE 3 REPORT ON IMPLEMENTING THE OECD ANTI-BRIBERY CONVENTION IN BRAZIL [29 October 2014]

http://www.oecd.org/corruption/anti-bribery/Brazil-Phase-3-Report-EN.pdf

[full-text, 99 pages]

Press Release 29 October 2014

Brazil closes legal loophole on foreign bribery: OECD hopes this will now translate into stepped up enforcement

http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/brazil-closes-legal-loophole-on-foreign-bribery-oecd-hopes-this-will-now-translate-into-stepped-up-enforcement.htm

 

 

OECD & Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

FATF GUIDANCE: TRANSPARENCY AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP [28 October 2014]

http://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/styleassets/images/Guidance-beneficial-ownership-transparencyl.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

Press Release 28 October 2014

FATF guidance tackles terrorist finance and money laundering risk in banks and corporate entities

http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/fatf-guidance-tackles-terrorist-finance-and-money-laundering-risk-in-banks-and-corporate-entities.htm

 

 

World Bank

CHINA ECONOMIC UPDATE: Special Topic: An Update of China's Fiscal and Tax Reforms--OCTOBER 2014 [29 October 2014]

http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/china/publication/china-economic-update-october-2014

or

http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/EAP/China/CEU_Oct29_en.pdf

[full-text, 31 pages]

Press Release 29 October 2014

China’s Growth Continues to Adjust to a New Normal

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/10/29/chinas-growth-continues-to-adjust-to-a-new-normal

 

 

World Bank

DOING BUSINESS 2015: GOING BEYOND EFFICIENCY [29 October 2014]

http://www.doingbusiness.org/

or

http://www.doingbusiness.org/reports/global-reports/doing-business-2015

or

http://www.doingbusiness.org/~/media/GIAWB/Doing%20Business/Documents/Annual-Reports/English/DB15-Full-Report.pdf

[full-text, 331 pages]

Press Release 29 October 2014

Doing Business Rankings Use Expanded Data Analysis

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/10/28/doing-business-rankings-use-expanded-data-analysis

 

NOTE: ITUC: RESPONSE TO WORLD BANK'S DOING BUSINESS 2015--TAKE LABOUR MARKET POLICY OUT OF THE HANDS OF “DOING BUSINESS” [29 October 2014]

http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2014/10/iws-ituc-response-to-world-banks-doing.html

 

 

World Bank

OpenINDIA: INDIA COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY INTERACTIVE APPLICATION

http://openindia.worldbankgroup.org/

Press Release 22 September 2014

Launch of a live, interactive application for the India Country Partnership Strategy

http://data.worldbank.org/news/India-Country-Partnership-Strategy-application-launch

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of International Labor Affaires (ILAB)

IMPROVING LABOR INSPECTION SYSTEMS: DESIGN OPTIONS [30 September 2014, online October 2014]

By Andrew Schrank

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/pdf/FY13_Schrank_Final.pdf

[full-text, 31 pages]

 

 

BLS: The Editor's Desk (TED)

TED: THE ECONOMICS DAILY  [October 2014]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/year.htm

OCTOBER 2014

·         Health care and social assistance had highest nonprofit employment in 2012 (10/29/2014)

·         Median weekly earnings, 2004–2014 (10/28/2014)

·         Real hourly earnings up 3.2 percent over the year in information industry (10/27/2014)

·         Consumer prices up 1.7 percent over the year ended September 2014 (10/24/2014)

·         Illinois and Nevada have largest declines in unemployment rate, September 2013 to September 2014 (10/23/2014)

·         North Dakota has largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment at 5.1 percent (10/22/2014)

·         Nonprofits account for 11.4 million jobs, 10.3 percent of all private sector employment (10/21/2014)

·         Out of 339 largest counties, wages up in 323 and employment up in 281, March 2013 to March 2014 (10/20/2014)

·         Trends in employment-based health insurance coverage (10/17/2014)

·         Producer prices by production flow, September 2014 (10/16/2014)

·         Personal consumption expenditure-related employment during the recession and projections to 2022 (10/15/2014)

·         U.S. import and export prices decline over the year ending in September 2014 (10/14/2014)

·         Almost 60% of people with a disability age 25 and older had a high school education or less in 2013 (10/10/2014)

·         Fighting fire with firefighters and related workers (10/09/2014)

·         Job openings, hires, and separations rates, August 2014 (10/08/2014)

·         Unemployment in September 2014 (10/07/2014)

·         Professional and business services added 81,000 jobs in September 2014 (10/06/2014)

·         California had 7 of the 10 metropolitan areas with the highest unemployment rates, August 2014 (10/03/2014)

·         Employment change in baseball playoff metro areas, August 2009–August 2014 (10/02/2014)

·         National Hispanic Heritage Month (10/01/2014)

 

 

Census

Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty 2009-2012 [30 October 2014]
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/publications/dynamics09_12/index.html

Tip Sheet, 30 October 2014

Survey of Income and Program Participation: Dynamics of Economic Well-Being 2009-2012 Detailed Tables

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2014/cb14-tps82.html

 

 

Census

2012 ECONOMIC CENSUS

31 October 2014

The first set of detailed statistics from the Industry Series for the following sectors have been released on the Census Bureau's American FactFinder web site: 

·         Sector 21:Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

·         Sector 61: Educational Services 

 

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Selected Statistics From the Public Elementary and Secondary Education Universe: School Year 2012–13 [30 October 2014]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014098

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014098.pdf

[full-text, 31 pages]

 

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Special Reports/ NSF 13-304B

WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: DATA UPDATE [31 October 2014]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/2013/

DATA TABLES UPDATED & POSTED OCTOBER 2014

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/2013/tables.cfm

 

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions: FYs 2010 and 2011  [30 October 2014]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15301/

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15301/pdf/nsf15301.pdf

[full-text, 596 pages]

 

 

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 74 No. 4 [3 November 2014]

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v74n4/

or

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v74n4/ssb-v74n4.pdf

[full-text, 59 pages]

How Effective Is the Social Security Statement? Informing Younger Workers about Social Security

by Barbara A. Smith and Kenneth A. Couch

Incentivizing Delayed Claiming of Social Security Retirement Benefits Before Reaching the Full Retirement Age

by Melissa A. Z. Knoll and Anya Olsen

Improving Access to Benefits for Persons with Disabilities Who Were Experiencing Homelessness: An Evaluation of the Benefits Entitlement Services Team Demonstration Project

by Elizabeth Kennedy and Laura King

 

 

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

Press Release 28 October 2014
INDIA'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES DURING 2014-2015 WILL BE FOCUS OF NEW USITC INVESTIGATION
http://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2014/er1028mm1.htm

 

 

 

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

 

 

Economic Policy Institute (EPI)

Economic Indicators/Race and Ethnicity

Uneven Recovery by State and Race [27 October 2014]

Use EPI’s interactive map  [see feature in link below] to see how vastly economic conditions differ for different states and racial groups.

27 October 2014

Virginia Boasts Smallest Gaps in Unemployment Rates by Race in Third Quarter, but No State Leads in Race to Recovery for All Groups

by Valerie Wilson

http://www.epi.org/publication/virginia-boasts-smallest-gaps-in-unemployment-rates-by-race/?utm_source=Economic+Policy+Institute&utm_campaign=fdc148a7dc-EPI_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7c5826c50-fdc148a7dc-55893313

 

 

GloboForce

WorkForce

Mood Tracker

FALL 2014 REPORT: THE EFFECT OF WORK RELATIONSHIPS ON ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND COMMITMENT

http://go.globoforce.com/rs/globoforce/images/Fall2014MoodTrackerWeb.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

 

 

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

Sirius Network Policy Brief Series, Issue No. 1

ENHANCING EU EDUCATION POLICY: BUILDING A FRAMEWORK TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE OF MIGRANT BACKGROUND SUCCEED [4 November 2014]

by  Miquel Àngel Essomba

http://migrationpolicy.org/research/enhancing-eu-education-policy-building-framework-help-young-people-migrant-background

or

http://migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/SIRIUS_Overview.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

 

 

Migration Policy Institute (MPI) &

International Labor Office (ILO) &

financial assistance of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs,

THE LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION OF NEW ARRIVALS (Series)

http://migrationpolicy.org/programs/labor-market-integration-new-arrivals-europe

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION POLICIES FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS IN GERMANY [31 October 2014]

by Carola Burkert and Anette Haas

http://migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/GermanyEmpl-Policy.pdf

[full-text, 31 pages]

Press Release 31 October 2014

Investing in the Future: Labor Market Integration Policies for New Immigrants in Germany

http://migrationpolicy.org/research/investing-future-labor-market-integration-policies-new-immigrants-germany

 

 

Oxfam

EVEN IT UP: TIME TO END EXTREME INEQUALITY [29 October 2014]

http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments/cr-even-it-up-extreme-inequality-301014-en.reviewed.pdf

[full-text, 142 pages]

Summary

http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments/cr-even-it-up-extreme-inequality-301014-summ-en.reviewed.pdf

[full-text, 36 pages]

Press Release 29 October 2014

Time to End Extreme Inequality

http://www.oxfam.org/en/research/time-end-extreme-inequality

 

 

RAND

EUROPE: WORK-RELATED SHORT STATISTICAL REPORTS [29 October 2014]

Use of childcare services in the EU Member States and progress towards the Barcelona targets: Short Statistical Report No. 1
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR100/RR185/RAND_RR185.pdf
[full-text, 71 pages]

Parents at work: Men and women participating in the labour force: Short Statistical Report No. 2
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR348/RAND_RR348.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]

Single parents and employment in Europe: Short Statistical Report No. 3
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR362/RAND_RR362.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

Gender inequalities in the school-to-work transition in Europe: Short Statistical Report No. 4
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR363/RAND_RR363.pdf
[full-text, 85 pages]

Emerging trends in earnings structures of couples in Europe: Short Statistical Report No. 5
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR364/RAND_RR364.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]

Family-related working schedule flexibility across Europe: Short Statistical Report No. 6
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR365/RAND_RR365.pdf
[full-text, 61 pages]

 

RAND
HOW DO FEDERAL CIVILIAN PAY FREEZES AND RETIRMENT PLAN CHANGES AFFECT EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE? [4 November 2014]
by Beth J. Asch, Michael G. Mattock, James Hosek
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR678.html
or
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR600/RR678/RAND_RR678.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


Law

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Permanent Legal Immigration to the United States: Policy Overview

William A. Kandel, Analyst in Immigration Policy

October 29, 2014

http://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42866.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Social Security: Cost-of-Living Adjustments

Gary Sidor,  Information Research Specialist

October 29, 2014

http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/94-803.pdf

[full-text, 9 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Intelligence Whistleblower Protections: In Brief

Rodney M. Perry,  Legislative Attorney

October 23, 2014

http://fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/R43765.pdf

[full-text, 13 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

http://lawreviewcommons.com/

 

 

 

Statistical Reports

 

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES September 2014 [4 November 2014]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2014/trad0914.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2014/pdf/trad0914.pdf

[full-text, 55 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2014/xls/trad0914.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2014/pdf/trad0914_fax.pdf

 

 

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS, SEPTEMBER 2014 [31 October 2014]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/pi0914.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/pdf/pi0914.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/xls/pi0914.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2014/pdf/pi0914_fax.pdf

 

 

BEA: National Income and Product Accounts

Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2014 (Advance Estimate) [30 October 2014]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2014/gdp3q14_adv.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2014/pdf/gdp3q14_adv.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2014/xls/gdp3q14_adv.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2014/pdf/gdp3q14_adv_fax.pdf

 

 

BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2014 [31 October 2014]

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

or

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

[full-text, 21 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

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

 

 

BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- SEPTEMBER 2014 [29 October 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

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

U.S. and International Health Responses to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

Tiaji Salaam-Blyther,  Specialist in Global Health

October 29, 2014

http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43697.pdf

[full-text, 30 pages]

 

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights

Kenneth Katzman,  Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs

October 29, 2014

http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS21968.pdf

[full-text, 49 pages]

 

 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/syr/

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

UNEP

CLIMATE CHANGE 2014: SYNTHESIS REPORT [1 November 2014]

http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/syr/SYR_AR5_LONGERREPORT.pdf

[full-text, 116 pages]

Summary for Policymakers

http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/syr/SYR_AR5_SPM.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

Press Release 2 November 2014

Concluding instalment of the Fifth Assessment Report:

Climate change threatens irreversible and dangerous impacts, but options exist to limit its effects

http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/ar5/prpc_syr/11022014_syr_copenhagen.pdf

 

 

Launching the BLG Leadership Academy Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/new-developments-launching-the-blg-leadership-academy/
BLG LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: Developing Pragmatic Leaders
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/blg/


NOTE: In light of the continuing economic crisis, it is wise to educate ourselves about the social dangers that can result if societies and individuals forget the lessons of history and act irresponsibly. With this in mind, the following ongoing educational project is being brought to your attention.
Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future
http://www.campdesmilles.org/index2.html
or
http://www.campdesmilles.org/home2.html
[English Version]


NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end in 2014, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
(ICTR)
www.ictr.org



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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

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

5 Innovation Traps to Avoid

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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