Thursday, February 27, 2014
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin: NO MESSAGES until 12 March 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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NO MESSAGES WILL BE SENT UNTIL 12 MARCH 2014.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 26 February 2014
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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 26 February 2014
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
7982 Immigrants and Demography: Marriage, Divorce, and Fertility
(forthcoming in: B. R. Chiswick and P. W. Miller (eds.), Handbook on the Economics of International Migration)
7981 The Formation of Migrant Networks
7980 The Effect of Labor Migration on the Diffusion of Democracy: Evidence from a Former Soviet Republic
7979 The Effect of Economic Change and Elite Framing on Economic Preferences: A Survey Experiment
7978 Market vs. Residence Principle: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of a Financial Transaction Tax
7977 The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Germany: State Dependence Before and After the 'Hartz reforms'
7976 A Tale of Minorities: Evidence on Religious Ethics and Entrepreneurship from Swiss Census Data
7975 Information Technologies and Provision of National Identification Cards by the Bolivian Police: Evidence from Two Randomized Natural Field Experiments
7974 Evaluating Specification Tests in the Context of Value-Added Estimation
7973 A Comparison of Growth Percentile and Value-Added Models of Teacher Performance
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)
Africa and Global Economic Trends Quarterly Review - Fourth Quarter 2013 [online 19 February 2014]
or
[full-text, 24 pages]
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Southern Africa Quarterly Review and Analysis – 4th Quarter 2013 - Issue 11 [online 19 February 2014]
or
[full-text, 44 pages]
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration
No. 123 | January 2014
CAN LOW INTEREST RATES BE HARMFUL?: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE BANK RISK-TAKING CHANNEL IN ASIA [online 20 February 2014]
by Ramayandi, Arief; Rawat, Umang; Tang, Hsiao Chink
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2014/reiwp-123-can-low-interest-rates-harmful.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
European Commission
Eurostat
New!-EUROPEAN SOCIAL STATISTICS [online][21 February 2014]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/European_social_statistics
European Commission
EUROPEAN VACANCY MONITOR [24 February 2014]
Issue No. 12 / February 2014
http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=11426&langId=en
[full-text, 40 pages]
See also
MONITORING THE JOB MARKET
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=955
Press Release 24 February 2014
Employment: vacancy trends reveal growing North-South divide in EU labour market
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-184_en.htm?locale=en
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Institutions for Development
TECHNICAL NOTE No. IDB-TN-637
WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: WHAT DOES THE LITERATURE SAY? [February 2014]
by Rafael Castillo, Matteo Grazzi, Ezequiel Tacsir
or
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=38595127
[full-text, 32 pages]
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
IDB WORKING PAPER SERIES No. IDB-WP-490
The Impact of Public Expenditures in Education, Health, and Infrastructure on Economic Growth and Income Distribution in Peru [February 2014]
by Mesones, Jorge A.; Peschiera Cassinelli, Jorge R.; Baca Campodónico, Jorge F.
or
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=38600099
[full-text, 89 pages]
World Bank
GENDER AT WORK: A COMPANION TO THE WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT ON JOBS [20 February 2014]
http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/Gender/GenderAtWork_web.pdf
[full-text, 91 pages]
Press Release 20 February 2014
Gender at Work: A Companion to the World Development Report on Jobs
Federal
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
CRIME AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 2009-2012 -- STATISTICAL TABLES [25 February 2014]
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4884
or
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/capd0912st.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
BLS: BEYOND THE NUMBERS, February 2014, Vol. 3, No. 3
EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT
MEASURING OCCUPATIONAL CONCENTRATION BY INDUSTRY [19 February 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/measuring-occupational-concentration-by-industry.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/pdf/measuring-occupational-concentration-by-industry.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
BLS Announcement: PPI UPDATE
http://www.bls.gov/ppi/update.htm
19 February 2014
PPI Transitions to the Final Demand-Intermediate Demand Aggregation System
BLS: THE EDITOR'S DESK (from 24 January to 18 February 2014)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/year.htm
FEBRUARY 2014
· Job openings rates by region, December 2013 (02/18/2014)
· Average annual expenditures on sweets, flowers, stationery, jewelry, and other items in 2012 (02/14/2014)
· Productivity and costs, fourth quarter 2013 (02/12/2014)
· Unemployment by sex and age, January 2014 (02/11/2014)
· Payroll employment up 2,238,000 over the year; averaged 186,500 jobs per month (02/10/2014)
· Trends in metal prices for Olympic medals (02/07/2014)
· Naples-Marco Island, Florida has largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (02/06/2014)
· Employer health benefits costs rise 3.0 percent in year ending December 2013 (02/05/2014)
· Median weekly earnings at $786, fourth quarter 2013 (02/04/2014)
· Net employment gain of 666,000 private sector jobs in second quarter 2013 (02/03/2014)
JANUARY 2014
· Spectator sports employment (01/31/2014)
· State unemployment rates in December 2013 (01/30/2014)
· State employment over-the-year percent changes, December 2013 (01/29/2014)
· Union membership rate 11.3 percent in 2013, the same as in 2012 (01/28/2014)
· Occupations projected to add most new jobs, 2012 to 2022 (01/27/2014)
· Share of labor force projected to rise for people age 55 and over and fall for younger age groups (01/24/2014)
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output in 2013 [21 February 2014]
http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45122
or
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/45122-ARRA.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
U.S. MANUFACTURING IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Marc Levinson, Section Research Manager
February 20, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42135.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Employment for Veterans: Trends and Programs
Benjamin Collins, Coordinator, Analyst in Labor Policy
Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government
Cassandria Dortch, Analyst in Education Policy
Lawrence Kapp, Specialist in Military Manpower Policy
Sean Lowry, Analyst in Public Finance
Libby Perl, Specialist in Housing Policy
February 20, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42790.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Countering Violent Extremism in the United States
Jerome P. Bjelopera, Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism
February 19, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42553.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Small Business: Access to Capital and Job Creation
Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government
February 18, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40985.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Vital and Health Statistics
Series 10, Number 260
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2012 [18 February 2014]
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_260.pdf
[full-text, 206 pages]
Social Security Administration (SSA)
PERSPECTIVES: IMMIGRANTS AND RETIREMENT RESOURCES [25 February 2014]
by Purvi Sevak and Lucie Schmidt
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 74 No. 1, 2014
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v74n1/v74n1p27.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v74n1/v74n1p27.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
Social Security Administration (SSA)
ANNUAL STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT, 2013 [19 February 2014]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2013/index.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2013/supplement13.pdf
[full-text, 547 pages]
U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)
HEARING: U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC CHALLENGES [21 February 2014]
http://www.uscc.gov/Hearings/hearing-us-china-economic-challenges-webcast
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Brookings Institution
All Cities Are Not Created Unequal [20 February 2014]
By: Alan Berube
http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2014/02/cities-unequal-berube
and
Appendix (data)
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2014/02/city%20inequality/appendix.pdf
Thomson Reuters
ACCELUS
THE VOLCKER RULE: BURDEN FOR MANY, OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME (Whitepaper) [February 2014]
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
[full-text, 12 pages]
Towers Perrin [Europe]
The Economist
IS 75 THE NEW 65? RISING TO THE CHALLENGE OF AN AGEING WORKFORCE [February 2014]
http://www.economistinsights.com/sites/default/files/IS%2075%20THE%20NEW%2065.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
Press Release 10 February 2014
Is 75 the new 65? Rising to the challenge of an ageing workforce
Towers Watson
HR Digest — February 2014
· Three Ways to Achieve a Culture of Health,
and
STAYING@WORK SURVEY REPORT 2013/2014 UNITED STATES: THE BUSINESS VALUE OF A HEALTHY WORKFORCE
http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={D8BDD95E-3100-4ADD-A64C-8D2FB7C32B19}
[full-text, 40 pages]
· How Workforce Segmentation Transforms Talent Management,
http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Insights/IC-Types/Reprints/2014/01/transforming-talent-management
or
TRANSFORMFING TALENT MANAGEMENT THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED WORKFORCE SEGMENTATION
http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Insights/IC-Types/Reprints/2014/01/transforming-talent-management
and
http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={4383CCD1-946C-457D-BF55-7BC48CF3C267}
[full-text, 2 pages]
· Why Performance Management Should Help You Align Talent and Strategy
and
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AS A BUSINESS DISCIPLINE: ALIGNING TALENT WITH STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={883B128A-CD90-47F5-B359-181162CA79F6}
[full-text, 9 pages]
· Case Study: Fine-Tuning Performance Management at UPS
and
http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={EBA632DA-38E8-44AF-BB8C-CD50B17F02EA}
[full-text, 8 pages]
· Special Feature: Gartner Newsletter — Projecting Talent Demand for the Next Decade
and
TALENT UNLEASHED: PREPARING YOUR HR DATA HOUSE FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS: FEATURING RESEARCH FROM GARTNER
http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={F39F8DAD-3874-407D-9BC1-4E8BB544979F}
[full-text, 12 pages]
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Laws Affecting the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP)
Annie L. Mach, Analyst in Health Care Financing
Ada S. Cornell, Information Research Specialist
February 18, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42741.pdf
[full-text, 45 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
“Leahy Law” Human Rights Provisions and Security Assistance: Issue Overview
Nina M. Serafino, Coordinator, Specialist in International Security Affairs
June S. Beittel, Analyst in Latin American Affairs
Lauren Ploch Blanchard, Specialist in African Affairs
Liana Rosen, Analyst in International Crime and Narcotics
January 29, 2014
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43361.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Statistical Reports
BLS: VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES -- 2013 [25 February 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/volun.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - JANUARY 2014 [20 February 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/cpi.supp.toc.htm
BLS: REAL EARNINGS * JANUARY 2014 [20 February 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 - JANUARY 2014 [19 February 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions (NCSCBHEP)
Announcement
41st Annual National Conference
A Joint Labor/Management Meeting
Achieving Successful Results in Higher Education through Collective Bargaining
CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York,
April 6, 7, 8, 2014
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ncscbhep
Cornell University
AMERICAN CAPITALISM: A HISTORY [free MOOC] starting 17 MARCH 2014
https://www.edx.org/course/cornellx/cornellx-hist1514x-american-capitalism-1307
Register free at
https://courses.edx.org/register?course_id=CornellX/HIST1514x/1T2014&enrollment_action=enroll
See INTRODUCTORY VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/embed/KP6z7f4kSNE?autoplay=1&rel=0
ILR School/Cornell University
Press Release 8 January 2014
AMERICAN CAPITALISM "MOOC"
Hyman co-teaching one of Cornell's first massive open online courses
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/HymanMOOC_1814.html
Launching the BLG Leadership Academy
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/new-developments-launching-the-blg-leadership-academy/
BLG LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: Developing Pragmatic Leaders
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/blg/
NOTE: In light of the continuing economic crisis, it is wise to educate ourselves about the social dangers that can result if societies and individuals forget the lessons of history and act irresponsibly. With this in mind, the following ongoing educational project is being brought to your attention.
Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future
http://www.campdesmilles.org/index2.html
or
http://www.campdesmilles.org/home2.html
[English Version]
NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end in 2014, will appear from time to time on this news service.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
LEADERSHIP: New Voice, New Insights, RESULTS-ORIENTED
Creativity Tips From 5 World-Famous Artists
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Oct 2, 2013
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/linksy/creativity-tips-from-5-world-famous-artists/
Bacharach Leadership Group (BLG)
VIDEOS on LEADERSHIP TOPICS
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDFVYXys-4uQ3nwFM2gjig/videos
or
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDFVYXys-4uQ3nwFM2gjig
--see also
BACHARACH LEADERSHIP GROUP (BLG)
http://sambacharach.com/blg-lead/
and
INC.com & Inc. Magazine
www.inc.com
Samuel Bacharach Articles & Videos
http://www.inc.com/author/samuel-bacharach
Leadership in the Age of Gamification and Wearables
In a Negotiation, Leaders Make the First Move
How to Establish Your Company's Organizational Culture
What Today's Leaders Can Learn From Napoleon's Mistakes
Why Good Leaders Don't Always Negotiate
How Leaders Reinvent Themselves
How to Retain Your Intrapreneurs
Leadership Can Be Learned [video]
How to Encourage an Environment of Ideas [video]
All Leaders Need 2 Key Skill Sets [video]
How Effective Leaders Prepare for Negotiation [video]
3 Ways to Reenergize Your Team
Great Leaders Know That Good Ideas Aren't Enough [video]
How to Earn Credibility as a Leader [video]
Build Teams for Creativity [video]
Why All Leaders Should Read Lord of the Flies
Can You Have Meetings and Still Innovate?
5 Ways to Boost Innovation Without Breaking the Bank
4 Innovation Lessons from Mozart
Jeff Bezos' Innovation Formula
Are You Listening, Congress? 8 Things to Remember When You Play Chicken
Leadership, Obama, and the Art of the Schmooze
Leadership Lessons From a Dysfunctional Congress
Creativity Tips From 5 World-Famous Artists
Senator Ted Cruz and the Pitfalls of Zealot Leadership
4 Ways to Justify a Good Idea
5 Steps to Becoming an Innovation Champion
President Obama, Syria, and the Leadership of Muddling Through
Using Summer's End To Boost Your Creativity
4 Strategies That Inspire Creativity
Leadership Without Presumption: Lessons From Eisenhower
5 Productivity Strategies from the Mind of Richard Feynman
Coaching: Beyond the Sports Icon
5 Classic Movies, 5 Leadership Lessons
5 Leadership Lessons From a Hollywood Pope
4 Reasons Your Employees Resist Change--And How To Overcome Them
Are You Still a Great Leader?
4 Lessons for Mid-Life Entrepreneurs
5 Leadership Lessons From the Seder
The One Thing You Need To Create Change
How Competition Makes You Better: 4 Lessons from Picasso and Matisse
Change: A Play in 4 Acts
Creativity Tips From 5 Very Funny People
Great Leaders Know When to Step Down: A Lesson From the Pope
5 Reasons Leaders Fail
Stop Procrastinating: 5 Tips From Ben Franklin
How to Avoid a Desperate Decision
You Talk Too Much
Leading for a Gender-Inclusive Workplace
Can You Manage and Lead?
How to Hang Onto Your Best & Brightest
Negotiation: How to Play the Doomsday Strategy
Your Own Private Whale: Leadership Lessons From Moby Dick
Why He Won: A Lesson in What People Really Want in a Leader
The Leadership Gifts of Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Will They Tell You You're Naked?
5 Traits of True Leaders
How to Lead Creative Geeks
Boosting "Big Mo"
Leadership Training for Your High-Potential Employees
Gen-Y Employees: How to Motivate Them
The 5 Traits of High-Potential Employees
Why You Should Say What You Pay Employees
How to Change Your Mind Without Being a Flip-Flopper
Don't Do Office Politics? Then You Don't Do Leadership.
Leading Teams: Find the Right Balance Between Hands-on and Hands-off
Charisma Is Not Enough. Great Leaders Execute
________________________________________________________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.