Wednesday, March 11, 2015
[IWS] WEEKLY BULLETIN, 11 March 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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NOTE: Funding for this service ends on 31 March 2015. Postings will end on this date as well.
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 11 March 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--
8899 The Internet as a Data Source for Advancement in Social Sciences
(forthcoming in: International Journal of Manpower, 2015 (Article))
8898 GTL Regression: A Linear Model with Skewed and Thick-Tailed Disturbances
8897 Modelling the Impact of Direct and Indirect Taxes Using Complementary Datasets
8896 Some Challenges in the Empirics of the Effects of Networks
(forthcoming in: Oxford Handbook on the Economics of Networks, 2015)
8895 The Effect of Public Pension Wealth on Saving and Expenditure
8894 Trade, Wages, and Collective Bargaining: Evidence from France
8893 Earnings, Disposable Income, and Consumption of Allowed and Rejected Disability Insurance Applicants
8892 Compulsory Military Service and Future Earnings: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment
8891 The Spanish Productivity Puzzle in the Great Recession
8890 Some Surprising Facts about Working Time Accounts and the Business Cycle
8889 Scars of Recessions in a Rigid Labor Market
8888 A Retrospective Look at Rescuing and Restructuring General Motors and Chrysler
IZA Policy Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/policypapers
Recent Studies
98 The Institutional and Economic Limits to Bargaining Decentralization in Italy
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
European Commission
Eurostat
EUROPE 2020 INDICATORS: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT [Updated 10 March 2015]
European Commission
Eurostat
SOCIAL PROTECTION STATISTICS (Updated 9 March 2015)
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Social_protection_statistics
European Commission
Eurostat
GENDER PAY GAP STATISTICS [5 March 2015]
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Gender_pay_gap_statistics
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE: WORKING CONDITIONS, TRAINING AND QUALITY OF SERVICES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW [25 February 2015]
or
http://eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1469en.pdf
[full-text, 98 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
RESTRUCTURING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: ERM ANNUAL REPORT 2014 [4 March 2015]
or
http://eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1470en.pdf
[full-text, 132 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Observatory of Working Life (EurWORK)
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Local and regional government sector [9 March 2015]
or
[full-text, 72 pages]
see also: Representativeness Studies
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: INDIA COUNTRY REPORT 2015 [26 February 2015]
http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/mdg_26feb15.pdf
[full-text, 260 pages]
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
LABOR EXCLUSION AND THE EROSION OF CITIZENSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES [March 2015]
by Ronconi, Lucas; Zarazaga, Rodrigo
or
[full-text, 25 pages]
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
SKILLS FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS: THE POWER OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS [10 March 2015]
http://www.oecd.org/edu/skills-for-social-progress-9789264226159-en.htm
or
[read online, 142 pages]
or
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/skills-for-social-progress_9789264226159-en
see also: Education and Social Progress
http://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/educationandsocialprogress.htm
and: International Longitudinal Study of Skills Development in Cities
http://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/internationallongitudinalstudyofskillsdevelopmentincities.htm
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
INVESTING IN YOUTH: TUNISIA--Strengthening the Employability of Youth during the Transition to a Green Economy [10 March 2015]
http://www.oecd.org/els/investing-in-youth-tunisia-9789264226470-en.htm
or
[read online, 245 pages]
or
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
"Better Policies" Series-- http://www.oecd.org/about/publishing/betterpoliciesseries.htm
TUNISIA: A REFORM AGENDA TO SUPPORT COMPETITIVENESS AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH [10 March 2015]
[full-text, 89 pages]
World Bank
LEFT BEHIND: CHRONIC POVERTY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, OVERVIEW [4 March 2015]
by Vakis, Renos; Rigolini, Jamele; Lucchetti, Leonardo
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21552
or
[full-text, 44 pages]
Federal
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
FEDERAL DEBT AND THE STATUTORY LIMIT, MARCH 2015 [3 March 2015]
http://www.cbo.gov/publication/49961
or
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/49961-DebtLimit.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
U.S. Farm Income Outlook for 2015
Randy Schnepf, Specialist in Agricultural Policy
February 18, 2015
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40152.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
PUBLIC REPORT OF REVIEW OF U.S. SUBMISSION 2012-01 (HONDURAS) [27 February 2015]
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/pdf/Final_Report_of_Review-Honduras_Submission_022715_redacted.pdf
[full-text, 143 pages]
Press Release 27 February 2015
Department of Labor issues report on worker rights concerns in Honduras, Honduras pledges to work closely with the United States
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ilab/ILAB20150066.htm
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Public Elementary and Secondary School Arts Education Instructors [5 March 2015]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2015085
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015085.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STATE PROFILES: 2014 [4 March 2015]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/states/
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)
Monthly Analysis of U.S.-China Trade Data [6 March 2015]
http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/March%202015%20Trade%20Bulletin_0.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Manpower Group
MANPOWER EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEY: UNITED STATES, Q2, 2015 [10 March 2015]
http://meos-press.manpowergroup.us/
or
http://manpower.us/Website-File-Pile/MEOS/Manpower/MEOS-PDFs/Employment-Outlook-Survey-Q2-2015.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release 10 March 2015
Employers in 40 of 42 Countries and Territories Upbeat on Hiring, China and Brazil Outlooks Weaken
http://meos-press.manpowergroup.us/press/2015/meos_us_q2_2015/
McKinsey & Company
The outlook for global growth in 2015 [March 2015]
Despite tempered expectations, most forecasters see strong growth ahead, accelerating in 2016. As our Global Economics Intelligence team reports, executives are focusing on divergent opportunities.
byLuis Enriquez, Ina Kota, and Sven Smit
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/economic_studies/the_outlook_for_global_growth_in_2015
Migration Policy Institute Europe (MPIE)
SUPPORTING IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION IN EUROPE: WHAT ROLE FOR ORIGIN COUTNRIES' SUBNATIONAL AUTHORITIES? [24 February 2015]
By Özge Bilgili and Ilire Agimi
or
http://migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/INTERACT-SubnationalAuthorities.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Genetic Testing: Background and Policy Issues
Amanda K. Sarata, Specialist in Health Policy
March 2, 2015
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33832.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: An Overview
Kirstin B. Blom, Analyst in Health Care Financing
Ada S. Cornell, Information Research Specialist
February 25, 2015
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43922.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
International Law and Agreements: Their Effect upon U.S. Law
Michael John Garcia, Legislative Attorney
February 18, 2015
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32528.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
TRANS-ATLANTIC PRIVACY PROTECTION (U.S.-EU SAFE HARBOR FRAMEWORK) [9 March 2015]
by Alvaro Puig
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: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – JANUARY 2015 [10 March 2015]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/jolts.supp.toc.htm
BLS: VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES: 2014 [25 February 2015]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/volun.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
Upcoming --
BLG & Inc. Edu Workshops
http://www.blgevents-incedu.com/
MASTER THE SKILLS OF INFLUENCE
Washington DC: May 12-13, 2015
Los Angeles: September 15-16, 2015
LEAD YOUR TEAMS TO DRIVE GROWTH
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 2015, 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
How To Give Constructive Feedback
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
Leaders Pivot, Not Panic
Quiz: Is Your Company the Beatles? Or the Rolling Stones?
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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