Tuesday, February 10, 2015
[IWS] WEEKLY BULLETIN, 11 February 2015
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, 11 February 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
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--
8828 Age, Cohort and Co-Authorship
8827 Gary Becker: Model Economic Scientist
8826 A Question of Degree: The Effects of Degree Class on Labor Market Outcomes
8825 The Earnings Returns to Graduating with Honors: Evidence from Law Graduates
8824 Good Girl, Bad Boy: Corrupt Behavior in Professional Tennis
8823 Disruptive School Peers and Student Outcomes
(forthcoming in: Economics of Education Review)
8822 The Labour Supply Effect of Education Maintenance Allowance and its Implications for Parental Altruism
8821 Lifecycle Patterns in the Socioeconomic Gradient of Risk Preferences
8820 Compensating Differentials in Experimental Labor Markets
8819 A Note on Unemployment Persistence and Quantile Parameter Heterogeneity
8818 Why Did Self-Employment Increase so Strongly in Germany?
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
United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
ARAB MIDDLE CLASS: MEASUREMENT AND ROLE IN DRIVING CHANGE [15 December 2014]
http://www.escwa.un.org/information/publications/edit/upload/E_ESCWA_EDGD_14_2_E.pdf
[full-text, 156 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
MANUFACTURING: WORKING CONDITIONS AND JOB QUALITY [9 February 2015]
or
http://eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1384en26.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
See other sectors at--
Comparing working conditions across sectors in Europe
Sectoral information sheets
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/comparing-working-conditions-across-sectors-in-europe
European Commission
Eurostat
SOCIAL PROTECTION STATISTICS: PENSION EXPENDURE AND PENSION BENEFICIARIES [9 February 2015]
European Commission
Eurostat
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY INDUSTRIES AND HOUSEHOLDS [4 February 2015]
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
ECONOMIC POLICY REFORMS 2015: GOING FOR GROWTH [9 February 2015]
http://www.oecd.org/economy/goingforgrowth.htm
or
[read online, 344 pages]
or
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/economic-policy-reforms-2015_growth-2015-en
Country Notes | Interactive data viz | Chapters | Previous editions | Multilingual summaries
Press Release 9 February 2015
Ambitious reforms can create a growth path that is both strong and inclusive, OECD says
World Bank
THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS: STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2014 [9 February 2015]
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21370
or
[full-text, 136 pages]
World Bank
SAFETY NETS IN AFRICA: EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS TO REACH THE POOR AND MOST VULNERABLE [29 January 2015]
by del Ninno, Carlo; Mills, Bradford
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21369
or
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/21369/9781464804359.pdf?sequence=3
[full-text, 302]
Federal
BLS: OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK 2014-15 SPANISH EDITION [2 February 2015]
Census
ANNUAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES SURVEY 2013 [5 February 2015]
http://www.census.gov/econ/aces/
Tip Sheet, 5 February 2015
Capital Spending by U.S. Businesses Increased 4.5 Percent in 2013
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb14-tps09.html
National Science Foundation (NSF)
InforBrief 15-314
Higher Education R&D Expenditures Resume Slow Growth in FY 2013 [4 February 2015]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15314/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15314/nsf15314.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Higher Education Research and Development Survey: Fiscal Year 2013 [4 February 2015]
http://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2013/
U.S. Department of State (DOS)
U.S. NCP Final Statement UAW-IndustriALL and Nissan North America, Inc. for operations in the United States [30 January 2015]
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/oecd/usncp/links/rls/236972.htm
or
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/237185.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
The following two press releases explain the document above—
Reuters
Press Release 2 February 2015
Nissan rejects U.S. government offer to mediate Mississippi UAW row
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/02/us-nissan-uaw-idUSKBN0L624V20150202
and
United Auto Workers (UAW)
Press Release 2 February 2015
Nissan rejects U.S. government offer to mediate dispute over allegations of systemic labor rights abuses at U.S. operations
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BAROMETER: UNITED STATES, 2014 [25 January 2015]
[full-text, 30 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Center for American Progress (CAP)
THE STATE OF THE U.S. LABOR MARKET: PRE-FEBRUARY 2015 JOBS RELEASE [5 February 2015]
By Michael Madowitz & Danielle Corley
The Conference Board (TCB)
GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2015 How Will the Global Economy Cope with Slowing Workforce Growth: Implications for the CHRO [2 February 2015]
https://www.conference-board.org/publications/publicationdetail.cfm?publicationid=2898
or
https://www.conference-board.org/download.cfm?masterProductID=9270
[full-text, 8 pages]
The Conference Board (TCB)
The DNA of Engagement: How Organizations Create and Sustain Highly Engaging Cultures (Strategic Overview) [4 February 2015]
https://www.conference-board.org/download.cfm?masterProductID=9276
[full-text, 8 pages]
Heritage Foundation
Trade and Prosperity in the States: The Case of Florida [4 February 2015]
Bryan Riley
International Confederation of Private Employment Agences (CIETT)
ECONOMIC REPORT 2015 EDITION [9 February 2015]
http://www.ciett.org/fileadmin/templates/ciett/docs/Stats/Economic_report_2015/CIETT_ER2015.pdf
[full-text, 84 pages]
Press Release 9 February 2015
Global Employment and Recruitment industry shows 9.6% growth in 2013
Ciett 2015 Economic Report shows that industry enabled 60 million people gain access to the labour market
http://www.ciett.org/index.php?id=110&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=476&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=b12849124573cb34049c0865331ac3cd
Towers Watson
GLOBAL INVESTMENT MATTERS: 2015 [February 2015]
or
http://www.towerswatson.com/DownloadMedia.aspx?media={412B88F7-3BBF-4334-9C8C-0A63C7B72284}
[full-text, 35 pages]
Press Release 4 February 2015
Full Transparency Is Key to OCIO Success
http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Press/2015/02/full-transparency-is-key-to-ocio-success
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
U.S. TRADE CONCEPTS, PERFORMANCE, AND POLICY: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS [30 January 2015]
Wayne M. Morrison, Coordinator, Specialist in Asian Trade and Finance
Mary Jane Bolle, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy
James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
Vivian C. Jones, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
M. Angeles Villarrea, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
January 30, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33944.pdf
[full-text, 45 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations and Issues for Congress
Ian F. Fergusson, Coordinator, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
Mark A. McMinimy, Analyst in Agricultural Policy
Brock R. Williams, Analyst in International Trade and Finance
January 30, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42694.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Who Regulates Whom and How? An Overview of U.S. Financial Regulatory Policy for Banking and Securities Markets
Edward V. Murphy, Specialist in Financial Economics
January 30, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43087.pdf
[full-text, 56 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Poverty in the United States: 2013
Thomas Gabe,Specialist in Social Policy
January 29, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33069.pdf
[full-text, 81 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues
Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy
M. Maureen Murphy, Legislative Attorney
Michael V. Seitzinger, Legislative Attorney
January 28, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43339.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Sex Trafficking of Children in the United States: Overview and Issues for Congress
Kristin Finklea, Specialist in Domestic Security
Adrienne L. Fernandes-Alcantara, Specialist in Social Policy
Alison Siskin,Specialist in Immigration Policy
January 28, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41878.pdf
[full-text, 54 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Border Security: Immigration Inspections at Ports of Entry
Lisa Seghetti, Section Research Manager
January 26, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R43356.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
United States Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON CHINA'S WTO COMPLIANCE [December 2014]
https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2014-Report-to-Congress-Final.pdf
[full-text, 180 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 -- JANUARY 2015 [6 February 2015]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages 2014, Preliminary [5 February 2015]
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
BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2014 [4 February 2015]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
Monthly Review Press
Labor in the Global Digital Economy: The Cybertariat Comes of Age
by Ursula Huws
http://monthlyreview.org/books/pb4635/
208 pages
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-58367-463-5
Cloth ISBN: 978-1-58367-464-2
November 2014
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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