Tuesday, January 13, 2015
[IWS] WEEKLY BULLETIN, 14 January 2015
IWS Documented News Service
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 14 January 2015
Academic Research
Census
International Programs
INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL AGENCIES
http://www.census.gov/population/international/links/stat_int.html
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)
DATA PORTAL--BETA
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--
8754 Micro and Macro Determinants of Health: Older Immigrants in Europe
8753 Incentives to Identify: Racial Identity in the Age of Affirmative Action
(shorter version forthcoming in: Review of Economics and Statistics)
IZA Policy Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/policypapers
Recent Studies
96 Old-Age Financial Protection in Malaysia: Challenges and Options
95 Youth Unemployment in India: From a European and Transitional Labour Market Point of View
94 Addressing Access and Behavioral Constraints through Social Intermediation Services: A Review of Chile Solidario and Red Unidos
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 Integraton No. 146
TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP VERSUS COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP: CONTROL OF MEMBERSHIP AND AGENDA SETTING [January 2015]
by Shintaro Hamanaka
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/152753/reiwp-146.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
European Commission
EU Employment and Social Situation - Quarterly Review - December 2014 (08/01/2015)
http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=13356&langId=en
[full-text, 96 pages]
European Commission
Special Eurobarometer 421
THE EUROPEAN YEAR FOR DEVELOPMENT: CITIZENS' VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT, COOPERATION AND AID [January 2015]
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_421_en.pdf
[full-text, 100 pages]
European Commission
Eurostat
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE AFRICAN UNION: A STATISTICAL PORTRAIT 2014 [8 January 2015]
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-statistical-books/-/KS-FQ-14-001
or
[full-text, 104 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
TELEWORK IN THE EUROPEAN UNION [12 January 2015]
Author: Christian Welz and Felix Wolf
or
http://eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_files/docs/eiro/tn0910050s/tn0910050s.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Executive Summary
http://eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_files/pubdocs/2009/961/en/1/EF09961EN.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS CYCLES IN EMERGING ECONOMIES: THE CASE OF MEXICO [January 2015]
by Fernández Martín, Andrés; Meza, Felipe
http://publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/6760?
or
[full-text, 58 pages]
International Labour Organization (ILO)
WOMEN IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT: GAINING MOMENTUM [12 January 2015]
http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/WCMS_334882/lang--en/index.htm
or
[full-text, 44 pages]
Press Release 12 January 2015
Global momentum means more women move into management
New study shows positive link between female leadership and business performance and urges boost from current 5 per cent of women in top positions.
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Employment and Labour Market Policies Branch (EMPLAB)
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT POLICIES: A GUIDE FOR WORKERS' ORGANISATIONS [8 January 2015]
http://www.ilo.org/employment/Whatwedo/Publications/WCMS_334890/lang--en/index.htm
Please note that this guide is available by its individual parts listed below. Click on each part separately as needed.
International Labour Organization (ILO)
PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION OF BONDED LABOUR: THE POTENTIAL AND LIMITS OF MICROFINANCE-LED APPROACHES [8 January 2015]
by Smita Premchander, V. Pramella and M. Chidambaranathan
http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/publications/WCMS_334875/lang--en/index.htm
or
[full-text, 78 pages]
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
2015 OECD ECONOMIC SURVEY OF MEXICO [8 January 2015]
http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-mexico.htm
or
[read online, 140 pages]
or
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/oecd-economic-surveys-mexico-2015_eco_surveys-mex-2015-en
World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper 7155
THE RISE OF CHINA AND LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA [January 2015]
by Artuc, Erhan; Lederman, Daniel; Rojas, Diego
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21152
or
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/21152/WPS7155.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 58 pages]
World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper 7152
BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON: INEQUALITY IN EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS THE WORLD [January 2015]
by Balcazar, Carlos Felipe; Narayan, Ambar; Tiwari, Sailesh
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21149
or
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/21149/WPS7152.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 32 pages]
World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper 7159
PUBLIC SECTOR SIZE AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF POST-REVOLUTION TUNISIA [January 2015]
by Brockmeyer, Anne; Khatrouch, Maha; Raballand, Gael
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21145
or
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/21145/WPS7159.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 27 pages]
World Bank
Policy Research Working Paper 7139
ROADS, LABOR MARKETS, AND HUMAN CAPITAL: EVIDENCE FROM RURAL INDONESIA [December 2014]
by Yamauchi, Futoshi
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21133
or
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/21133/WPS7139.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 31 pages]
Federal
BLS: Beyond the Numbers, January 2015, vol. 4, no. 1
PAY & BENEFITS
ACCESS TO DEPENDENT CARE REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNTS AND WORKPLACE-FUNDED CHILDCARE [January 2015]
by Eli R. Stoltzfus
or
[full-text, 5 pages]
Census
2014 CPS ASEC with Redesigned Income Questions
http://www.census.gov/housing/extract_files/toc/data/
Tip Sheet, 13 January 2015
2014 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Research Files
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/tip-sheets.2015.html
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
GRAPHS & DATA
http://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/graphs-data
ELECTION REPORTS
http://www.nlrb.gov/reports-guidance/reports/election-reports
United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
Publication Number: 4501
Investigation Number: 332-543
TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND INDUSTRIAL POLICIES IN INDIA: EFFECTS ON THE U.S. ECONOMY [22 December 2014]
http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4501.pdf
[full-text, 465 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
AARP Public Policy Institute
Future of Work@50+
Fact Sheet 318, December 2014
LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION AGAINST OLDER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES [December 2014]
by Christina Smith FitzPatrick, AARP Office of Policy Integration
[full-text, 4 pages]
See additional WORK FACTS at
http://www.aarp.org/ppi/future-of-work/facts/
Catalyst
2014 CATALYST CENSUS: WOMEN BOARD DIRECTORS [13 January 2015]
http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/2014-catalyst-census-women-board-directors
[see above link for additional data via Data Morphosis Group]
or
http://www.catalyst.org/system/files/2014_catalyst_census_women_board_directors_0.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
THE DATA MORPHOSIS GROUP--GENDER MAP [Global]
http://two-n.com/gendermap/#/economy/
Press Release 13 January 2014
New Global 2014 Catalyst Census: Women Board Directors
Some Regions Ahead of Others. Incremental Progress Not Sufficient to Disrupt Status Quo.
http://www.catalyst.org/media/new-global-2014-catalyst-census-women-board-directors
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Press Release 8 January 2015
Job Cuts Dip in December
Employers shed 32,640 during month; 2014 total lowest since 1997
http://www.challengergray.com/press/press-releases/2014-december-job-cut-report-32640-cuts-top-lowest-job-cutting-year-1997
or
http://www.challengergray.com/download/file/fid/199
The Commonwealth Fund
Issue Brief
STATE TRENDS IN THE COST OF EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, 2003-2013 [8 January 2015]
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2015/jan/state-trends-in-employer-coverage
or
[full-text, 24 pages]
see interactive map
Deloitte
INDUSTRY OUTLOOKS 2015
http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/outlooks/industry-outlooks.html
Deloitte
Deloitte University Press
UNITED STATES ECONOMIC FORECAST, voume 2, issue 4 [December 2014]
http://d2mtr37y39tpbu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DUP1099_USEF_121514.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
RAND
Retention and Promotion of High-Quality Civil Service Workers in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce [6 January 2015]
by Christopher Guo, Philip Hall-Partyka, Susan M. Gates
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR748.html
or
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR700/RR748/RAND_RR748.pdf
[full-text, 70 pages]
Sibson Consulting (Segal Group)
TRENDS: NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS OF INTEREST TO EMPLOYERS THAT SPONSOR HEALTH PLANS 1ST QTR. 2015
http://www.sibson.com/publications/trends/TRENDS-1stQuarter2015.pdf
Towers Watson
Press Release 9 January 2015
Employee Retention Remains A Key Challenge in Malaysia
Claim supervisors face challenges in making time to perform their most important task
http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Press/2015/01/Employee-Retention-Remains-A-Key-Challenge-in-Malaysia
WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)
SEVERANCE AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL PLANS [SURVEY] [November 2014]
http://www.worldatwork.org/adimLink?id=76187
[full-text, 28 pages]
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The President’s Immigration Accountability Executive Action of November 20, 2014: Overview and Issues
William A. Kandel, Coordinator, Analyst in Immigration Policy
Jerome P. Bjelopera, Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism
Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy
Alison Siskin, Specialist in Immigration Policy
January 8, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R43852.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Keystone XL Pipeline: Overview and Recent Developments
Paul W. Parfomak, Specialist in Energy and Infrastructure Policy
Linda Luther, Analyst in Environmental Policy
Richard K. Lattanzio, Analyst in Environmental Policy
Jonathan L. Ramseur, Specialist in Environmental Policy
Adam Vann, Legislative Attorney
Robert Pirog, Specialist in Energy Economics
Ian F. Fergusson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
January 5, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43787.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Congressional Careers: Service Tenure and Patterns of Member Service, 1789-2015
Matthew Eric Glassman, Analyst on the Congress
Amber Hope Wilhelm, Graphics Specialist
January 3, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41545.pdf
[full-text, 16 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
BEA: Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account
SPENDING ON ARTS AND CULTURAL PRODUCTION CONTINUES TO INCREASE [12 January 2015]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/general/acpsa/acpsa0115.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – NOVEMBER 2014 [13 January 2015]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/jolts.supp.toc.htm
BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- DECEMBER 2014 [9 January 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
Upcoming --
BLG & Inc. Edu Workshops
http://www.blgevents-incedu.com/
MASTER THE SKILLS OF INFLUENCE
New York City: February 24-25, 2015
Washington DC: May 12-13, 2015
Los Angeles: September 15-16, 2015
LEAD YOUR TEAMS TO DRIVE GROWTH
New York City: February 26-27, 2015
Washington DC: May 14-15, 2015
Los Angeles: September 17-18, 2015
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
PART II: Do You Innovate Like The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? 5 Innovation Strategies of The Rolling Stones
PART I: Do You Innovate Like The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? 5 Innovation Strategies of The Beatles
BLG & Inc. Workshops
Top 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: Dec. 1-5
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
Be Less Cool--and 4 Other Career Tips for Millennials
5 Leadership Lessons From the Cuba Negotiations
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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